UFC middleweight contender Dricus du Plessis defined why he wished to battle Robert Whittaker subsequent, saying that “I need to deserve my title shot.”
Du Plessis is presently the No. 6 ranked middleweight within the UFC. He joined the world’s main MMA promotion again in 2020 and since then he has an ideal 5-0 file within the Octagon with 4 wins by end. In his final two fights, he beat Derek Brunson and Darren Until to leap into the highest 10 of his weight class.
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya doesn’t have his subsequent opponent lined up, so many followers and media assumed that du Plessis can be subsequent in line to battle for the belt. Nonetheless, the UFC booked du Plessis to battle the previous champion Whittaker at UFC 290 as a substitute, with the winner getting a title shot.
Talking to Submission Radio in a latest interview, du Plessis was requested why he took the battle with Whittaker as a substitute of making an attempt to get a title shot. So far as “Stillknocks” goes, he agrees with the critics who suppose he’s taking a threat by accepting one other battle, however he has his causes for wanting this matchup.
“Lots of people are saying it’s not the neatest transfer to battle Whittaker and 100%, I agree with that. I agree it’s not the sensible transfer, however I’m not right here to be sensible. In any other case, I’d’ve stayed in class and completed my research, gone to work at a financial institution, put on a swimsuit to work each day, and do some company life. However that’s not the life I selected. I selected to be a warrior, to be an entertainer, and on the finish of the day, I’m a fighter. And that’s what I do: I battle,” du Plessis mentioned (h/t MMAjunkie.com).
“I don’t need to get that title shot based mostly on some hype created by, I don’t even know what, some man who has the title who’s behaving like somewhat youngster and overreacting and now the battle is going on due to that. I need to deserve my title shot. I don’t need to be handed a title shot. I’m going to deserve that belt, and that’s why I wished that Whittaker battle.”
Who do you suppose wins at UFC 290, Robert Whittaker or Dricus du Plessis?
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