Neither Dana White nor Israel Adesanya are willing to commit to Dricus Du Plessis as the next challenger at 185 pounds. Initially, it was expected that Du Plessis would be challenging “Stylebender” in the headliner for UFC 293 this weekend. However, Du Plessis declined the fight offer due to a lingering injury he wanted to recover from first. In his place , Sean Strickland has stepped up for the challenge, and will take on Adesanya in Australia. During the post-fight press conference for this week’s Contender Series, White was asked if Du Plessis was the obvious next challenger at middleweight should Adesanya emerge victorious. However, Du Plessis was noncommittal on the move.
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Israel Adesanya won’t commit to giving Dricus Du Plessis the next title shot – MMA Weekly