Dricus du Plessis sent Israel Adesanya in the 4th round of a fascinating contest to maintain his middleweight title at UFC 305 in Perth, Australia. The South African, 30, rocked Nigeria-born New Zealander Adesanya with a right hook before dragging him down and protecting a rear-naked choke. Following the contest, Du Plessis paid homage to Adesanya as the set settled their distinctions after a heatedup accumulation. “To share this octagon with a legend… this guy hasactually done so much for this sport and I’m actually sorry it came throughout that I disrespected he was from Africa – it was neverever my intent. Tonight Africa won regardless,” stated Du Plessis. “It was an honour for me to share this cage with a legend like that. I have the utmost regard for him, an supreme warrior. Believe me, I do not desire to be kicked by that guy onceagain.” The contest saw a bitter accumulation after Du Plessis stated he is the “first genuine African champion”, clarifying that he lives on the continent while previous champs Adesanya, Kamaru Usman (both born in Nigeria) and Francis Ngannou, who grew up in Cameroon before moving to France, had moved inotherplaces. Du Plessis, who signedupwith the UFC in 2020, won the title off Sean Strickland in January and was making the veryfirst defence of his belt. Former UFC middleweight champ Adesanya, ontheotherhand, was combating for the veryfirst time in 11 months after taking a break from the sport, mentioning psychological and physical tiredness after objectingto 5 title bouts in 16 months. The set appeared unwinded on their method to t
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