Israel Adesanya: Dricus Du Plessis can’t sit on his ranking, ‘might have to fight two more times’ before title shot

SYDNEY – UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya says Dricus Du Plessis might have to wait a while before getting his shot. Du Plessis (20-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC) emerged as a No. 1 contender when he scored a TKO of former champ Robert Whittaker at UFC 290 in July. However, due to injury, Du Plessis was unable to make a quick turnaround for Saturday’s UFC 293 event, which Adesanya (24-2 MMA, 13-2 UFC) is headlining.

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Israel Adesanya: Dricus Du Plessis can’t sit on his ranking, ‘might have to fight two more times’ before title shot – MMA Junkie