Israel Adesanya vows to finish Dricus Du Plessis for discrediting ‘Three African Kings’ – FirstSportz

Israel Adesanya gets his chance to regain the UFC middleweight championship at UFC 305 against Dricus Du Plessis. Before the match, both fighters have serious animosity towards each other. Adesanya has plans to punish the champion for disrespecting the ‘Three African Kings.’

Israel Adesanya and Dricus Du Plessis came face to face in their first ever press conference ahead of UFC 305. During the conversation, Izzy discussed the history between him and Du Plessis. Adesanya revealed that he didn’t like Du Plessis allegedly smearing him, Francis NgannouAnd Kamaru Usman.

He tried to discredit the Three Kings and say he's the real, true African champion. Him discrediting me, Francis Ngannou, Kamaru Usman, that tick me off a little bit. That's what started this and again I'll finish it.

Israel Adesanya via UFC 305 pre-fight press conference

Du Plessis retaliated by saying that he had never discredited the ‘Three African Kings’ and had only stated facts. According to the champion, he is the only fighter who trains and lives in South Africa. As such, DDP believed that he was the real African champion, not Adesanya, Usman or Ngannou. Du Plessis said that he plans to kill Izzy in the octagon and expects the former champion to do the same.

The history between Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya goes back a long way, and the bad blood was sparked by the ‘Real African’ claims. The heated press conference was just a taste of what fans could expect in the lead-up to fight week. Nevertheless, it will be Dricus Du Plessis’ first-ever title defense, and the champion has big plans for the fight.

Dricus Du Plessis believes beating Israel Adesanya would make him one of the best players ever

Israel Adesanya had one of the most dominant title reigns in recent memory. The fighter is a two-time UFC middleweight champion and has defended the belt five times. During his time, he has run through the division and never shied away from any challenge while being one of the most active champions. However, the middleweight division has seen three new champions emerge in the last few years.

Among them is Dricus Du Plessis, the latest and he believes that beating Israel Adesanya would put him in the GOAT discussion. ‘Stillknocks’ claimed that Izzy was one of the best fighters to ever do that and beating him would boost his resume.

I’ve always looked at Israel Adesanya as the benchmark. Now, Izzy became a champion a long time ago, and I’ve looked at him and always knew this is where I need to be if I ever want to be the best in the world. This is the benchmark.

Dricus Du Plessis via the Fox West Texas YouTube channel

Adesanya has lost two in his last three fights. On the other hand, Du Plessis is riding an undefeated streak in the UFC. It is a great opportunity for the ‘Stylebender’ to hand Du Plessis his first ever loss and regain his lost glory. However, it will not be an easy task against the dangerous fighting style of Du Plessis.

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