Dricus Du Plessis thinks he would have overpowered Israel Adesanya and made it look easy. Du Plessis (20-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC) and Adesanya were on a collision course when Adesanya was middleweight champion, but the stars never aligned. Sean Strickland scored an upset by dethroning Adesanya and Du Plessis will now challenge Strickland for the middleweight title at UFC 297 on Jan. 20 in Toronto.
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Dricus Du Plessis confident he would have ‘manhandled’ Israel Adesanya – MMA Junkie