Robert Whittaker credits Dricus Du Plessis for fighting him. That’s because UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya wanted Du Plessis (19-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) next, but the South African fighter will have to get through Whittaker (24-6 MMA, 15-4 UFC) first at UFC 290 on July 8 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Former champion Whittaker’s only two losses at middleweight have come against Adesanya
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Robert Whittaker respects Dricus Du Plessis for not taking ‘the easy road’ – MMA Junkie