Israel Adesanya is not happy with the status of his newest rival Dricus Du Plessis, and is ready to give the next man up a shot at the UFC middleweight title. Wednesday evening, Adesanya released an expletive-filled rant directed towards Du Plessis, who appeared to be in position for a title shot after stopping former champ Robert Whittaker at UFC 290. During his post-fight interview, Adesanya faced off with Du Plessis in a viral moment filled with racially-charged comment s. Although the fight was never officially announced, the expected bout between Adesanya and Du Plessis was rumored to take place at UFC 293 in Sydney, Australia. However, it appears Adesanya has been tipped off that Du Plessis will not be ready to make that date, which prompted a fiery video post on social media. “I don’t even know how to start this but, Dricus DuP*ssy, you f*cking b*tch,” Adesanya started in a video posted to Twitter
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