Israel Adesanya says he was down to headline UFC 300, but Dricus Du Plessis wasn’t. According to Adesanya (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC), the UFC approached him to main event the April 13 card in Las Vegas against Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC), but the South African middleweight champion wasn’t ready. Du Plessis outlasted Sean Strickland in a five-round battle this past January at UFC 297 to become champion. He called out Adesanya after the fight, but it appears a less-than three-month turnaround was too soon. “There’s some things that were meant to happen,” Adesanya said on “This Past Weekend” w/ Theo Von
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Israel Adesanya: Dricus Du Plessis declined to headline UFC 300 against me – MMA Junkie