Adesanya calls du Plessis an alien in Africa as he labels the reigning champion, Nigerian clown

On the main card of UFC 290, Dricus du Plessis scored a massive second-round TKO finish over Robert Whittaker. The win now sets the stage for a middleweight title showdown between Israel Adesanya and du Plessis. Adesanya takes this bout personally, as he and du Plessis have been feuding with racial undertones. It didn’t take long for Adesanya to enter the Octagon and have a heated confrontation with Dricus du Plessis.

“Why can’t y’all see that the division started with Dricus? He could’ve said we’ve three great African champions and I can’t wait to join the league of African warriors. But no, he had to stir the pot and talk about being the “real African champion” because he trains and breathes African air, knowing full well his history and simultaneously discounting the real-life struggles of the other three great African champions because they live outside Africa. He’s now acting like he didn’t stir any pot, but we know their games too well. Now, he has to face the dance. I’m sure Kamaru and Francis are counting on Izzy to teach him an ancestral lesson.”

Adesanya then doubled down with another post targeted at his future opponent.

“If you ain’t my brother, you ain’t African!! I will show you where you’re from,” Adesanya wrote.

Adesanya and du Plessis will likely meet at UFC 293 on September 9. That’s a quick turnaround for du Plessis, but he certainly appeared amped about the opportunity for bragging rights over his foe and to be called the top middleweight in the UFC. Fight fans are eagerly awaiting the press conferences and media interviews that are sure to keep the bad blood going.

Reacting to Adesanya, Du Plessis said,

“You saw it tonight, I’m prepared. I’m prepared for everything he says,” Du Plessis said at Saturday’s post-fight press conference.

“He’s behaving like a clown in there. That’s not how a champion behaves. That’s not at all how a man behaves. He’s behaving like a child. Conduct yourself like a champion. There are people looking up to you, and you’re behaving like that. If that sells tickets, good for him. I’ll sell tickets on my way. I’m a gentleman, I’m a man, and I’ll behave like a man.”