The bad blood keeps getting worse.
UFC 305 finally goes down tomorrow night from inside RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia, and the main event just got much more heated. During the UFC 305 press conference that went down early this morning (watch here), Dricus Du Plessis touched a nerve with Israel Adesanya that made him very angry, and then he cried moments after.
The two initially traded light jabs about the infamous “Africa” comments that started this feud (read allllll about that here). After Adesanya said he would travel to Nigeria, South Africa, and New Zealand after the fight, Du Plessis asked, “Will you be taking the servants with you?”
“The Last Stylebender” exploded.
“Bro shut the f—k up. You don’t know anything about my story! You have no idea who the f—k I am,” Adesanya yelled. “Listen, my father and my self had to wake up at 4 a.m. and clean the banks while my mom studied to be a nurse. You don’t know my f—king story. Don’t f—king speak on my story if you don’t know my story. I will show you who you are on Sunday, so right now, shut the f—k up….I’m not your f—king man, b—tch. You sound like a pig; I will slay you.”
This main event is HEATING UP #UFC305 pic.twitter.com/ZyKjZ5IbjM
— UFC (@ufc) August 16, 2024
Adesanya was asked a question a minute later and explained why he got emotional while breaking down in tears.
“He touched a subject there because I do this for my family,” Adesanya said. “I do this for the people who I love, and I’ll fight for you forever – I swear to God. Look, I’m a human being. I’m a man. I can cry and whip your ass at the same time.”
Dricus Du Plessis makes Israel Adesanya cry pic.twitter.com/YwmVOEYYgG
— MMA Mania (@mmamania) August 16, 2024
Du Plessis might be the master of mind games right now in the UFC. He made Sean Strickland cry, and now he’s made his opponent this weekend weep at the press conference.
Nevertheless, we still have another day of build-up, plus ceremonial weigh-ins! So, strap in.
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