Dricus Du Plessis is feeling confident ahead of his first title defense against Israel Adesanya at UFC 305.
Dricus Du Plessis has hard a time believing Israel Adesanya is as motivated as him, heading into UFC 305.The once super-active Adesanya fights for the first time in nearly a year when he challenges Du Plessis for the UFC Middleweight Championship from Perth, Australia this weekend. The 35 year-old has the opportunity of a lifetime to become a three-time champion and settle the score with rival Du Plessis in the process.Du Plessis: 'They Always Talk About Contender Izzy...
"They always talk about 'Contender Izzy'. Well, they've never seen 'Champion Dricus'," Du Plessis told "There's not a fire in him. There's not enough fuel in the world to fuel his fire, to even compete with my fire. And we'll see that on fight night."
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