The stage is set for the much-anticipated middleweight title bout between Israel Adesanya and champion Dricus Du Plessis. The bad blood between both has been pretty severe as they get ready to take on each other this Saturday. However, going into the night, the rivalry has taken a rather NSFW turn.
The card takes place in Perth, Australia, where the crowd is mostly inclined toward Adesanya. Recently, both stars held open workouts, which were visited by many fans. During Adesanya’s session, he answered some of the fans’ questions. The one that stood out was when one fan asked Izzy if anyone had “fin**red” Du Plessis.
It was an out-of-pocket question that took Adesanya by surprise as he burst out laughing hysterically. The question was referenced to UFC interim heavyweight Tom Aspinall’s infamous question to MMA content creator Nina Marie Daniele. Nonetheless, this time Izzy had a witty reply in his arsenal and asked the fan to question the same to DDP’s head coach. Adesanya was impressed by the fan and also offered him two free tickets for UFC 305.
Israel Adesanya had one of the most dominant title stints in recent times in the UFC. The Nigerian could hold on to his title after multiple title defenses. During that period, Izzy took on every challenge the promotion threw at him. The success continued until he failed to do so against his arch-nemesis Alex Pereira at UFC 281.
Fans loved Israel Adesanya’s striking, dominant fighting style; however, this has changed in recent times. Following his fights with Pereira and Sean Strickland, the fighter was criticized by many fans and trolls. While this may greatly affect most fighters, for Izzy, it’s just another day at the job. In a recent interview ahead of UFC 305, the ‘Last Stylebender’ addressed his experience with doubts.
“A little bit. It’s like maybe 20 percent. I have my own ego. I got a big ego but it’s a healthy ego and that’s normal… I’m gonna show them again,” Israel Adesanya said via the mainevent YouTube channel.
Irrespective of the doubts and trolls, Adesanya is still one of the most bankable stars for UFC. On top of it, his ongoing rivalry with Dricus Du Plessis has raised the hype of UFC 305. It will be interesting to see if Izzy manages to get his hands on the middleweight championship for the third time.
