PERTH, Australia – Jon Anik thinks Dricus Du Plessis is a natural when it comes to mental warfare. That was evident at Thursday’s UFC 305 pre-fight press conference, when Du Plessis’ trash talk triggered an emotional response from opponent Israel Adesanya. Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) defends his middleweight title against Adesanya (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 305 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) main event at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Du Plessis now has managed to get under the skin of his past two opponents in Sean Strickland and Adesanya in the lead-up to their fights, and Anik compared his trash talk to Conor McGregor ’s. “Not unlike Conor McGregor, there’s nothing really scripted,” Anik told MMA Junkie of Du Plessis. “Certainly there is pre-thought, but he’s just orating naturally and he is effectively getting under the skin of high-level, elite opponents that maybe shouldn’t be taking that sort of bait
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