Izzy Beware: Khabib du Plessis Conor McGregored the “King of South Africa” in Unearthed Snap

The beef between UFC Middleweight champ Israel Adesanya and Dricus Du Plessis started to get nasty. Initially, the two fighters were calling each other out and ridiculing each other. Du Plessis was doing what any other fighter would do – incite the champion for a title shot. It all started going out of control when the two started debating over their African roots.

Du Plessis claimed that he was more African than Adesanya which triggered a response from the Stylebender. In the hopes of getting a title shot, Du Plessis defeated Robert Whittaker, following which Adesanya and Du Plessis were seen in a heated exchange of words within the ring. However, the fight fell through because Du Plessis suffered an injury.

Dricus Du Plessis ‘de-throned’ the ‘King of Africa’

Adesanya wanted to fight Du Plessis after their war of words online. However, the fight fell through and Adesanya might be facing controversial Middleweight fighter Sean Strickland.

This news majorly disappointed fight fans all around the globe who were watching the Du Plessis vs. Adesanya fight develop, with bated breath. But, there is more.

Recently, a major throwback video of Dricus Du Plessis has been doing rounds. In this video, the South African fighter is seen defeating a fighter who is nicknamed ‘African King’. In the video, the ‘African King’ is seen taking a shot at Du Plessis. he then proceeded to be dismissive of Du Plessis’ skills. With the hope of an early victory, the ‘African King’ started the fight against Du Plessis. However, the big talk soon vanished as Du Plessis won the fight with an extremely impressive choke hold, forcing his opponent to submit.

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This video impressed the fans who then started to warn Israel Adesanya. They cautioned the Middleweight champ against taking Du Plessis too lightly. However, there was one thing that the fans pointed out. The way the match transpired – it seemed quite similar to how Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov started and ended.

Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov – A glimpse of one of the most bitter UFC rivalries

When the fight between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov was finalized, the UFC brass and the fans were quite excited. However, that soon dissipated and was replaced with chaos as the fights spilled outside the rings. Conor McGregor said a lot of things to ‘The Eagle’ that were less than desirable but Nurmagomedov rarely had a rebuttal.

During the fight, Nurmagomedov was seen doing the talking. The undefeated fighter was talking trash to McGregor as he landed heavy strikes with the Irishman on the ground. Finally, Nurmagomedov ended the fight with a rear-naked choke, shutting down McGregor and forcing him to quit.

The way both matches started and ended is eerily similar and fans cautioned Israel Adesanya of a similar fate. At the moment, the champ has Strickland to deal with. That being said, the fans are excited to see Adesanya take on Du Plessis, whenever that might be.

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