‘Incredible Fighter’ Israel Adesanya Can’t Be UFC Middleweight Star’s Friend: UFC News: Dricus Du Plessis in an interview shares his personal opinion on what he feels about Israel Adesanya. Kacper Rosolowski says to Dricus that Israel Adesanya may not be his biggest fan but before things turned ugly between the two athletes, Kacper asks Dricus, did he ever see Israel as the man who represents Africa. Follow UFC News Updates with Insidesport.IN
Dricus came into the UFC in the year 2020 when Israel was already a champion. The main motive behind the question was to seek an answer as to did Dricus ever look up to Izzy.
Israel Adesanya Can’t Be UFC Middleweight Star’s Friend- ‘He Doesn’t Reside in Africa’
Dricus doesn’t feel an ounce of discomfort to answer the question. He says, in terms of personality both Israel Adesanya and Dricus Du Plessis are not the same people. If not for the sport, if the two people met outside, they definitely wouldn’t be friends, he specifies the statement,” Everybody can’t be friends”, he says, he knows a lot of guys but isn’t friends with a lot of them.
To reason with what he said Dricus also mentions that he doesn’t know Israel Adesanya personally, people on camera and off camera are completely different. But as a fighter, he says Israel is an incredible fighter and has immense respect for Izzy.
‘Incredible Fighter’ Israel Adesanya Can’t Be UFC Middleweight Star’s Friend- ‘He Doesn’t Reside in Africa’
He says that Israel Adesanya no doubt is an incredible fighter with professional defensive and striking techniques, he may also be considered the greatest middleweight but this time he will be facing off against Anderson Silva, but Dricus says that Adesanya has put in years of hard work and dedication to reach his current position and Dricus will definitely not take it away from him.
Along with it, he also mentions that Israel may be born in Africa, He may represent Africa, but he hasnt resided in Africa for a very long time. His exact words being ‘He Doesn’t Reside in Africa’ But in terms of being a fighter, Dricus says Adesanya is absolutely incredible.
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