“He Could Have Jumped In and Called Me a ***”- Israel Adesanya Provokes Dricus Du Plessis for Missing His Chance at UFC 290

Israel Adesanya is a flamboyant man. He wears nail paint, watches anime, and ‘sexually harasses’ other fighters. Which is why Sean Strickland dislikes him intently, and lets him know that in a press conference last year. ‘Izzy’ seems unbothered by this, as his response to Strickland’s tirade indicates. “And that’s facts,” Izzy said as Strickland accused the middleweight champion of having an interest in hentai. All of this, of course, has led to some serious bad blood between the two.

And they will have a chance to settle their grudge at UFC 293 in Australia this Sunday. Adesanya was originally slated to fight Dricus Du Plessis, but the South African pulled out in order to recover from a shoulder injury. However, after Du Plessis pulled out, Adesanya pushed the UFC for #5 ranked middleweight Sean Strickland. Their ongoing feud is one of the main reasons Adesanya wanted Strickland. And when he came to know that Du Plessis will not be attending UFC 293, he was disappointed and called out the Praetorian for missing a huge opportunity.

Israel Adesanya calls DDP ‘idiot’ for missing out on a

In an interview with ‘TheMacLife’ on YouTube, Israel Adesanya was asked if he thought that ‘Stillknocks’ had missed out on a lucrative PR opportunity and having a confrontation at the event, thus building hype for their potential fight.

Adesanya agreed and called Du Plessis an “idiot”. He even jested that the South African could have called him ni*** to market the fight, which the interviewer pointed out Strickland might do. “He didn’t? I just assumed he did. Idiot. He could have jumped in there and called me a ni***, too” Stylebender said.

The beef between Israel Adesanya and Dricus Du Plessis

The beef between Israel Adesanya and Dricus Du Plessis goes back to when the latter made comments Izzy viewed as questioning his African heritage. Things came to a head at UFC 290, where the two had a hostile face-off laden with expletives after DDP’s victory over former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker.

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Their confrontation managed to generate a lot of headlines and created intense hype for a matchup between the two. And another intense face-off between the two could have reignited fans’ excitement for a potential fight between the two. No wonder Adesanya is not happy. Who do you think will win in the fight between Adesanya and Strickland at UFC 293? Let us know in the comments section below.

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