Dricus du Plessis wants to be the UFC middleweight champion. The current titleholder, Israel Adesanya , wants to fight him. But instead, the South African fighter is taking on former champion and top contender Robert Whittaker. Dricus du Plessis knows he’s not taking smart fight en route to UFC title He admits that it isn’t the smartest route to becoming champion, but claims he didn’t become a fighter to be smart.
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Dricus du Plessis admit it’s not smart fighting Robert Whittaker – MMA Weekly