UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis is eyeing double champ standing however not earlier than he completes his enterprise at 185 kilos.
Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) is at the moment linked to a title protection in opposition to Israel Adesanya (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC), doubtlessly on Aug. 17 at UFC 305 in Perth, Australia.
A pivotal middleweight conflict between Khamzat Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and Robert Whittaker takes place within the UFC on ABC 6 headliner June 22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. If Chimaev emerges victorious, Du Plessis hopes to face him if he’s profitable vs. Adesanya.
For Du Plessis, including wins over Adesanya and Chimaev to his resume makes him worthy of a shot at gentle heavyweight gold.
“I imagine beating Adesanya – if Khamzat beats Whittaker, beating Khamzat, that earns you a spot at gentle heavyweight,” Du Plessis stated on “The Sias du Plessis Present.” “As a result of then in case you have a look at the greats, the boogeyman everyone appears to be frightened of in Khamzat, I’d love that battle. Preventing Izzy (Adesanya), beating Izzy, the most effective middleweights to ever do it, and beating Robert Whittaker, one of many different finest middleweights, that earns you that spot.
“However like I stated, I’ve no issues defending my belt a number of instances earlier than that. For now, my focus is 100% on that middleweight division and my subsequent battle, which in all probability shall be Israel Adesanya, and that’s the place all my focus is. Clearly that’s within the trajectory for me, however not one of the different plans can come collectively with out this.”
Previous to the UFC, Du Plessis was a former double champion at EFC, capturing each their welterweight and middleweight titles.
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