Dricus Du Plessis has despatched a warning to all of his future opponents, with the South African clearly not bothered by the prospect of both Khamzat Chimaev or Sean Strickland.
Dricus Du Plessis Warns Opponents
“Stillknocks” is wanting ahead to his subsequent matchup within the Octagon, however it’s nonetheless but to be confirmed who Dricus Du Plessis will face in his subsequent combat.
Du Plessis was final seen beating Israel Adesanya at UFC 305, along with his win marking the primary defence of his middleweight championship belt.
It appears ‘DDP’ is more than likely to face both Sean Strickland or Khamzat Chimaev in his subsequent bout, after he despatched the pair a message this week through his YouTube channel.
“Strickland, I’ve felt every part you may give, and I promise you this time the judges received’t should be there. With Khamzat, you assume you’re robust, you assume you’re highly effective, you haven’t felt something. I can’t wait till I see it on his face ’trigger I see it on each single individual I’ve fought’s face.”
Dricus Du Plessis believes defeating Khamzat Chimaev is a part of his plan to grow to be a UFC double champion 🏆👀
He additionally expressed curiosity in preventing in South Africa 🇿🇦 pic.twitter.com/VxEbzeb8zI
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) October 30, 2024
The present middleweight champion has already confronted off with Strickland within the octagon, popping out on high in a title combat when the fighters met at UFC 297 in January.
Du Plessis was requested which opponent is extra seemingly for him in his subsequent bout and it appears we usually tend to see the South African tackle Strickland subsequent, somewhat than Chimaev.
“The conversations [have been] extra about me preventing Strickland,” Du Plessis stated. “However there was a really large purpose no contracts have been signed, and I’m saying this as an opinion. I agreed that I’ll combat Strickland, good — and that’s the combat the followers need. However in the event you go on what the followers need proper now, it’s positively not the Strickland combat.
“If you happen to ask what I would like, I need to combat the very best man. I need to combat the man the followers need me to combat. And that’s 100% Khamzat.”
Du Plessis has provided to combat Chimaev wherever on the planet, along with his Russian opponent restricted on the place he can combat.
