Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis wasn’t healthy enough to make UFC 300. Israel Adesanya (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC), whom Du Plessis called out after he captured the middleweight title from Sean Strickland in January, revealed that Du Plessis rejected to fight him at UFC 300 on April 13. Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) confirmed that he was approached for UFC 300, which would have been a less than three-month turnaround. However, the South African fighter says he injured both legs in his fight against Strickland and wasn’t about to defend his title while compromised. “With the conversations of 300, that would’ve been a massive fight with me and Izzy,” Du Plessis said on Cameron Saaiman’s “MSP Show.” “It was on the table, 100 percent, but one thing people don’t realize is why would I go and start a camp once again, injured, if I am the champion? “Taking risks is one thing
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