Adesanya and Whittaker, both of whom have fallen to the South African during that run, have acknowledged the effectiveness of Du Plessis, even while being surprised by his ascent. "He's just weird ...
However, Adesanya lost the title to Sean Strickland via unanimous decision in Sept. 2023. 'Izzy' then faced current UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis in Aug. 2024 and lost via fourth ...
Despite his continued success, Du Plessis' fellow fighters and former opponents, have shared their confusion at how he has maintained his winning streak. Both Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya ...
Nothing personal…[Pereira’s] aura? Gone.” After du Plessis defeated Pereira’s two-time UFC rival Israel Adesanya last year, Pereira teased a return to middleweight for a clash with du Plessis.
Du Plessis, who dethroned Sean Strickland to capture the 185-pound title, then submitted former champion Israel Adesanya before dominating Strickland in their title rematch, is riding an 11-fight ...
It was the second title defense for the 31-year-old Du Plessis (23-2) after defeating Israel Adesanya with a fourth-round submission on Aug. 17 in Perth, Australia. The first round saw Strickland ...
Du Plessis won the middleweight title by split decision against Strickland at UFC 297 in Toronto last January before defending it against Israel Adesanya by fourth round submission at Perth's UFC ...
Du Plessis took the championship belt from Strickland at UFC 297 via split decision, and he successfully defended the strap at UFC 305 against Israel Adesanya last time out via submission in Round 4.
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