Dricus Du Plessis Calls For Israel Adensanya Title Fight In South Africa

Dricus du Plessis has called for a title fight against Israel Adensanya in South Africa once he returns from injury. "I'll be ready for June [or] July - I guess even [in] May, I'll be fit and ready to go. I just want to be able to have a proper camp. I would like to fight three times a year. That would be ideal, so June [or] July would be ideal," du Plessis told ESPN. Furthermore, du Plessis said he "absolutely" wants the fight to take place in his home county of South Africa.

Du Plessis has been out of action since his title win over Sean Strickland last year. However, he and Adensanya have long been on a collision course. Not only are they two fighters in their prime, du Plessis has fueled the feud by stating that he does not consider Adensanya a true African champion.

Stephen A. Smith Gives "Props" To Israel Adesanya For Vanessa Hudgens Thirst

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 25: UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis greets supporters as he arrives at O.R. Tambo International Airport on January 25, 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Israel Adensanya is one of the more beloved fighters in the UFC. Last year, on July 11, Daily Loud posted a poolside picture of Vanessa Hudgens in a pink bikini. Twitter went wild over it. However, the picture really started to circulate when Adesanya quote-tweeted the photo with the addition "We all in this together" followed by a prayer hands emoji.

Stephen A. Smith then addressed the photo, and Adensanya's comment. "Israel Adesayna, props to him for the greatest tweet of the day. So Vanessa Hudgens, you know - actress - you know, does good work. I'm a fan of her work. Some people are just a fan of hers. And when you see this photo of her, those of you who are a fan of hers and not just her work, it makes perfect sense, as you can see in that photo. But forget the photo. It's the tweet that accentuated it in a beautiful way. Israel Adesayna, the defending middleweight champion of the world in the UFC, simply retweeted it and said, quote "We all in this together." That was a beautiful quote. I got to give it to. That was a beautiful one. That really, really was," Smith said on The Stephen A. Smith Show.

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