UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis has mocked Brendan Schaub for predicting he’d get crushed with relative ease by Israel Adesanya.
Final weekend, Dricus du Plessis bought the job accomplished. He defeated Israel Adesanya and efficiently retained his UFC middleweight championship within the course of. Now, he’ll transfer on to pastures new as he continues to hold the division ahead as champion.
As you possibly can think about, lots of people believed Adesanya would do sufficient to get the title again. He would’ve grow to be a three-time middleweight champion, however sadly for ‘Stylebender’, that didn’t fairly come to fruition.
Some pundits have been so satisfied he was going to win that they made sweeping statements in regards to the contest. That features Brendan Schaub and, as you possibly can see by the next submit, du Plessis wasn’t about to let his incorrect prediction slide.
Dricus du Plessis mocks Brendan Schaub
Schaub: “He’s gonna beat Dricus, he’s gonna outclass him on Saturday. He’s gonna beat the s*** out of him. He’s gonna outclass this dude. It’s gonna be the previous classic Izzy, and by previous, I imply a 12 months in the past. He’s gonna beat the s*** out of him as a result of he’s had relaxation, he’s not the hunted, he’s the hunter. He’s gonna beat Dricus.”
du Plessis: “@nice prediction.. you has been JK haha you’ve by no means been.”
It definitely appears like Dricus du Plessis goes to take pleasure in this victory tour. In spite of everything, this was one more occasion of the plenty saying he couldn’t do one thing. Now, he’s been in a position to rattle off large wins in opposition to the likes of Robert Whittaker, Sean Strickland and Israel Adesanya.
There’s even speak that he might be on the verge of a superfight in opposition to Alex Pereira. Alas, that feels unlikely, however he’s positively within the operating for Fighter of the Yr no matter the way you slice it.
