Dricus Du Plessis has despatched a caution to all of his long run opponents, with the South African obviously now not afflicted via the possibility of both Khamzat Chimaev or Sean Strickland.
Dricus Du Plessis Warns Warring parties
“Stillknocks” is taking a look ahead to his subsequent matchup within the Octagon, however it’s nonetheless but to be showed who Dricus Du Plessis will face in his subsequent combat.
Du Plessis was once ultimate noticed beating Israel Adesanya at UFC 305, together with his win marking the primary defence of his middleweight championship belt.
It kind of feels ‘DDP’ is possibly to stand both Sean Strickland or Khamzat Chimaev in his subsequent bout, after he despatched the pair a message this week by way of his YouTube channel.
“Strickland, I’ve felt the whole thing you’ll give, and I promise you this time the judges gained’t want to be there. With Khamzat, you assume you’re robust, you assume you’re robust, you haven’t felt the rest. I will be able to’t wait till I see it on his face ’reason I see it on each and every unmarried individual I’ve fought’s face.”
Dricus Du Plessis believes defeating Khamzat Chimaev is a part of his plan to change into a UFC double champion 🏆👀
He additionally expressed hobby in combating in South Africa 🇿🇦 percent.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 most sensible in a name combat when the warring parties met at UFC 297 in January.
Du Plessis was once requested which opponent is much more likely for him in his subsequent bout and it kind of feels we’re much more likely to peer the South African tackle Strickland subsequent, slightly than Chimaev.
“The conversations [have been] extra about me combating Strickland,” Du Plessis stated. “However there was once an overly large reason why no contracts had been signed, and I’m announcing this as an opinion. I agreed that I’ll combat Strickland, best — and that’s the combat the fanatics need. However if you happen to pass on what the fanatics need presently, it’s for sure now not the Strickland combat.
“When you ask what I would like, I wish to combat the most efficient man. I wish to combat the man the fanatics need me to combat. And that’s 100% Khamzat.”
Du Plessis has introduced to combat Chimaev any place on this planet, together with his Russian opponent restricted on the place he can combat.