UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has shared a video on social media where he seems to reveal Dricus Du Plessis is out of UFC 293 due to a foot injury and calls for number six middleweight Sean Strickland to fight in Sydney.
The video, posted with the caption ‘Dickless DuPussay’, featured Adesnaya speaking directly to the camera while in a gym, where he slams the South African fighter.
Dickless DuPussay. pic.twitter.com/UQwRF2a5tU
— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) July 20, 2023
‘You’re a b*tch, that’s why you aren’t taking this fight…a lot of you fighters talk about “I’ll fight anyone, anywhere, anytime.” No, you won’t. I do. Alex Volkanovski does. We’re built different.’ Said Adesanya.
‘I’m fighting in Sydney; I don’t give a f**k who. [Dricus Du Plessis] f**k off, you’re out. Strickland you’re in, let’s do the man dance. I’ll show you how to really dance.’
UFC 293 is set to take place on September 10th from Qudos Arena and is expected to be headlined by Adesanya defending his middleweight title, however the opponent for that fight is still unconfirmed.
Du Plessis called for a title shot after defeating Robert Whittaker at UFC 290, where he and the champion exchanged words in the cage after the fight.
Strickland is coming off a KO win over Abusupiyan Magomedov at UFC on ESPN 48.
