Israel Adesanya won’t let go of what Dricus Du Plessis said about becoming the first UFC African champion. Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) argued that because he was born, raised, and trained out of South Africa, that makes him the first true UFC champion out of Africa. Nigeria’s Adesanya, Cameroon’s Francis Ngannou, and Nigeria’s Kamaru Usman all won UFC titles before Du Plessis – but did it residing outside of Africa. Du Plessis’ comments also enraged UFC middleweight Abdul Razak Alhassan , who was born in Ghana. Du Plessis stands by his comments, and Adesanya (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) vows to make him pay when they square off in their title fight Saturday in the UFC 305 main event.
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Israel Adesanya goes off on ‘privileged’ Dricus Du Plessis: ‘We paved the way for him’ – MMA Junkie