Dricus Du Plessis and Alex Periera exchanged barbs following Du Plessis' submission against Israel Adesanya at UFC 305.
middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis isn't buying Alex Pereira's request for a title fight in Pereira's old weight division.
Pereira has quickly established himself as the most active champion in the promotion, as his next fight will see him headline UFC 307 in Salt Lake City, Utah, in October, opposite eighth-ranked Khalil Rountree . It'll be Pereira's third light heavyweight title fight of the year, essentially resurrecting 205 pounds after Jon Jones' move to heavyweight.
Du Plessis pointed to the way Pereira exited the middleweight division as his main rationale for why he would not play into Pereira's request."If Izzy stiffened you like that, you do not want to be in there with me," Du Plessis said.Meanwhile, Pereira, who was watching Du Plessis' victory closely, posted a picture to social media with a message to Du Plessis, which was translated from Portuguese.
Regardless of what the UFC decides to do next, there are plenty of options for both men, as they are quickly establishing themselves as two of the promotion's most well-known champions.Zain Bando is a writer for MMA Knockout, part of the Sports Illustrated/Minute Media umbrella. He has covered combat sports since 2019 for notable outlets BJPenn.com and FanSided MMA.
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