Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker couldn’t help but laugh when assessing UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis . The former rivals formed an unlikely duo when they recently spent time training together at Adesanya’s gym, City Kickboxing, in New Zealand. Both Adesanya and Whittaker recently have been finished by Du Plessis. Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) defends his title in a rematch against Sean Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC), which headlines UFC 312 Feb. 8 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. The main card streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+
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Israel Adesanya, Robert Whittaker laugh but praise UFC champ Dricus Du Plessis – MMA Junkie