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Israel Adesanya defends racially-Charged encounter with Dricus du Plessis at UFC 290: ‘I just lost my sh*t’

Israel Adesanya defends racial encounter with Dricus du Plessis at UFC 290 I lost my sh*t Following his racially-charged outburst aimed at incoming foe, Dricus du Plessis following his UFC 290 knockout win over former champion and common-foe, Robert Whittaker, defending middleweight kingpin, Israel Adesanya has defended his tirade aimed at the South African following criticizm he’s received. Adesanya, the current and two-time undisputed middleweight champion, is expected to make his […]

Following his racially-charged outburst aimed at incoming foe, Dricus du Plessis following his UFC 290 knockout win over former champion and common-foe, Robert Whittaker, defending middleweight kingpin, Israel Adesanya has defended his tirade aimed at the South African following criticizm he’s received.

Adesanya, the current and two-time undisputed middleweight champion, is expected to make his return to the Octagon at UFC 293 in September, taking on recent big-winner and current number one ranked middleweight contender, du Plessis in a heated championship grudge match in Sydney, Australia.

Most recently headlining UFC 287 back in April of this year against former champion and arch-rival, Alex Pereira, Adesanya rebounded to the winner’s enclosure with a second round KO win over the Brazilian phenom.

Israel Adesanya reflects on his tirade against Dricus du Plessis at UFC 290

And sharing the Octagon with du Plessis during a post-fight segment at UFC 290 during International Fight Week earlier this month, Israel Adesanya, who called the Pretoria native the ‘n-word’ on multiple occasions during their face-off, has reflected on his heated face-to-face with the former.

“He (Dricus du Plessis) worked hard,” Israel Adesanya said on his YouTube channel. “I manifest for myself and I make sure I do the work to get that manifestation right. It’s not just sit there and ‘Kumbaya’. What’s going to happen? I do the work. Trust me. There’s levels… Even at the prep point, I was giving him energy. Like, f*ck yeah – positive affirmations, like ‘Let’s go.’ But yeah, when (the face-off) happened, I just lost my sh*t.”

Now in the midst of an impressive promotional-perfect six-fight winning run since transitioning to the UFC back in 2020, du Plessis has racked up wins over Markus Perez, Trevin Giles, Brad Tavares, former title challenger, Darren Till, Derek Brunson, and his aforenoted second round TKO win over former champion, Whittaker.

Sean O’Malley backs Israel Adesanya in racially-Charged spat with Dricus du Plessis: ‘I wish I could say that’

Outspoken bantamweight contender, Sean O’Malley has defended middleweight kingpin, Israel Adesanya in his heated rivalry with Dricus du Plessis – including the racially-charged language the City Kickboxing striker has used in the past, going as far as claiming he wished he “could say that”. O’Malley, the current number two ranked bantamweight contender, is slated for […]

O’Malley, the current number two ranked bantamweight contender, is slated for his first title challenge under the banner of the Dana White-led promotion later this summer, returning atop a UFC 292 pay-per-view card in August, taking on bantamweight kingpin, Aljamain Sterling.

Sidelined sinct October of last year, Montana native, Sean O’Malley earned his title challenge with a close decision win over common-foe and former undisputed champion, Petr Yan in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

As for Adesanya, the current and two-time undisputed middleweight champion, is expected to take on South African talent, du Plessis next – potentially at UFC 293 in September in a return to Sydney, Australia.

Joining the Pretoria native inside the Octagon following his win over Robert Whittaker at UFC 290 last weekend, Adesanya, who had previously referred to du Plessis as a “cracker”, referred to him with the N-word during their Octagon face-off – leading to a slew of criticizm from fans and others in the mixed martial arts community.

Sean O’Malley has defended Israel Adesanya following his actions at UFC 290

However, according to O’Malley, the Dana White’s Contender Series product claimed he “loved” the interaction between Adesanya and du Plessis, and claimed he “wished I [he] could say that”.

“I loved it,” Sean O’Malley said on his podcast. “I thought it was sweet. I wish I could say… but I thought it was f*cking awesome – I thought it was awesome… Call him (Dricus du Plessis) the n-word. I was hoping [du Plessis] said, ‘What?’” (Transcribed by MMA News)

Slated to headline UFC 292 in August, O’Malley features at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, tackling Sterling for undisputed bantamweight spoils.

Dricus du Plessis tipped to land upset title win over UFC foe Israel Adesanya: ‘He is that dude’

Expected to book his premiere title outing under the UFC banner – potentially as soon as September at UFC 293 in Australia, surging middleweight contender, Dricus du Plessis can most certainly upset the apple cart with a title victory against champion, Israel Adesanya, according to lightweight veteran, Michael Chandler. du Plessis, the newly-minted number one […]

du Plessis, the newly-minted number one ranked middleweight contender, managed to land himself atop the pecking order at 185lbs last weekend, defeating former champion and common-foe, Robert Whittaker with a blistering second round ground strikes TKO win.

Met by two-time and current undisputed middleweight champion, Adesanya inside the Octagon in a racially-charged verbal assault, Dricus du Plessis is expected to potentially fight the Nigerian-born striker as soon as UFC 293 in September, in a trip to Sydney, Australia.

Dricus du Plessis “talent” and “build” touted as challenge for Israel Adesanya

With his victory over Whittaker, former EFC and KSW champion, Dricus du Plessis moved to 6-0 under the UFC banner following recent wins over both Derek Brunson, and Darren Till – and according to Chandler, the South African finisher can most definitely push Adesanya to his limit in their title affair.

“I should probably do a fight prediction now,” Michael Chandler said on his YouTube channel. “I’ve trained with Dricus (du Plessis). I like Dricus. He’s trained with me down in Florida. I think he surprised a lot of people in the way he finished Robert Whittaker. He even said it himself in the post-fight press conference, ‘Look at Izzy’s (Israel Adesanya) fights against Whittaker and look at my fight against Whittaker.’”

“Dricus has a very tall task ahead of him, but Dricus proved to us all that he is that dude and he deserves to be right where he is,” Chandler continued. “I think Izzy has more weapons. I think Izzy has obviously has more championship fights, which then would give him more championship experience, more championship mentality. But can Dricsu go out there and steal the show and shock the world? Definitely a possibility. With that build, with that talent, I think it’s definitely a possibility. If I had to put money on it, I think Izzy still has the edge.”

Hypocrite Israel Adesanya called out for discrediting Robert Whittaker’s New Zealand heritage in 2019

Israel Adesanya has been the recipient of significant backlash following his racially-charged rant during an awkward face-off with top-ranked middleweight contender, Dricus Du Plessis. Following DDP’s second-round knockout of Robert Whittaker at UFC 290, ‘The Last Stylebender’ stormed the Octagon and engaged in one of the more memorable staredowns in UFC history. Unfortunately, the tension […]

Israel Adesanya has been the recipient of significant backlash following his racially-charged rant during an awkward face-off with top-ranked middleweight contender, Dricus Du Plessis.

Following DDP’s second-round knockout of Robert Whittaker at UFC 290, ‘The Last Stylebender’ stormed the Octagon and engaged in one of the more memorable staredowns in UFC history. Unfortunately, the tension largely hinged on some racial undertones between the Nigerian-born Adesanya and his South African opposition. Their fast-escalating rivalry began when Du Plessis suggested that he would become the UFC’s first legitimate African champion, taking a dig at Adesanya who often references his African heritage, while having been raised and residing in New Zealand.

Adesanya became infuriated by Du Plessis’ suggestion that living in New Zealand makes him less African.

Now, the ‘Stylebender’ is being called out for doing the exact same thing to former foe Robert Whittaker ahead of their first fight in 2019. In a video clip shared by @SpinninBackfist on Twitter, Israel Adesanya calls Whittaker “completely Australian” despite being born in the same country that Adesanya calls currently home, New Zealand.

uh ohhhh Izzy pic.twitter.com/0H6dIrG2QD

— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) July 13, 2023

“He’s completely Australian. He disowned New Zealand in a way,” Adesanya said. “I live in Auckland and Auckland’s my home. New Zealand’s my home and Australia is his home. There’s a line in the sand and you’re on that side. I’m on this side. So if you’re on the other side, f*ck the other side.”

In the same clip, Robert Whittaker defends his New Zealand heritage against Adesanya’s hypocritical comments, saying:

“I don’t have to prove my New Zealand heritage. You can go back and look at my interviews. I am so proud of my New Zealand heritage and the strength I draw from my Maori side. It’s there. You can see it and I’m very proud of that, but I live in Australia. I was raised in Australia. My kids were born in Australia. My passport’s Australian, but I’m proud of both. I don’t have to pick one. Screw you.”

It’s certainly not a good look for ‘Stylebender’ who has also been criticized for a resurfaced video where the UFC middleweight champ claims to be Chinese.

“I’m black outside, China inside. I am Chinese. I’m the black dragon.”

Chael Sonnen defends Dricus Du Plessis in Israel Adesanya feud: ‘He didn’t make it about race, that’s not true’

Former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen comes to the defence of Dricus Du Plessis amid the ongoing controversy between him and reigning middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya. Du Plessis scored the biggest win of his career this past weekend, knocking out former 185lb title-holder, Robert Whittaker, in the second round. This win set up a grudge match […]

Former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen comes to the defence of Dricus Du Plessis amid the ongoing controversy between him and reigning middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya.

Du Plessis scored the biggest win of his career this past weekend, knocking out former 185lb title-holder, Robert Whittaker, in the second round. This win set up a grudge match with Adesanya following their ongoing feud, which came to a head in the cage after the fight.

The dispute between the two started after Du Plessis said that he wanted to be the first African champion, clarifying by saying he meant someone who still lives and trains out of the continent. Of course Adesanya, Francis Ngannou and Kamaru Usman were all born and spent a varied amount of time living in either Nigeria or Cameroon. However, all three have spent their entire professional careers living and training out of New Zealand or American.

Whether Du Plessis meant to offend or not, neither Usman or Adesanya liked the comments, with the latter ripping into the South African several times and would label Du Plessis a ‘cracker’. Prior to last weekend’s fight, ‘Stylebender’ said that he hoped Du Plessis won so they could get a fight together, vowing to ‘drag his [Du Plessis] carcass across South Africa.

Chael Sonnen weighs in

Sonnen took to his YouTube channel to discuss the topic, claiming that Du Plessis’s comments were misrepresented and he did not bring race into the discussion.

“We were witnessing [Du Plessis] realizing for the first time ‘This guy doesn’t get it. This guy is actually mad. This guy is actually offended, this guy doesn’t understand. I’m not in that spot,” Sonnen said. “I’m just trying to get the match.’ And I just understood it on a deeper level, where people were willing to say or where people were willing to go with that or where they were trying to pull Du Plessis or pull some of Du Plessis’ comments. And they simply weren’t true.

There were a number of things Du Plessis said, that he most certainly did not say. And he did make it about nationality, that’s true. And you will find the African comment, that’s true,” Sonnen continued. “But he didn’t make it about race, that is not true. And that’s not fair.”

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Ex-UFC star says Israel Adesanya is coming for McGregor’s spot as MMA’s top draw: ‘I think it’s fascinating’

Israel Adesanya was the talk of UFC 290 and he didn’t have to throw a single punch in the process. The reigning middleweight champion was on hand at T-Mobile Arena to take in the action last Saturday night. Adesanya specifically had his attention locked on a highly anticipated 185-pound clash between former titleholder Robert Whittaker […]

Israel Adesanya was the talk of UFC 290 and he didn’t have to throw a single punch in the process.

The reigning middleweight champion was on hand at T-Mobile Arena to take in the action last Saturday night. Adesanya specifically had his attention locked on a highly anticipated 185-pound clash between former titleholder Robert Whittaker and rising contender Dricus Du Plessis. Fans were left absolutely stunned when Du Plessis, a three-to-one underdog, scored a second-round TKO against ‘The Reaper’ and solidified himself as the next man in line to challenge Adesanya.

As the South African celebrated his win, ‘Stillknocks’ was joined inside the Octagon by Adesanya who proceeded to make a series of racially-charged remarks that felt like they came from a page right out of the Conor McGregor handbook for selling fights.

Chael Sonnen Sees Israel Adesanya Competing with Conor McGregor to Become the UFC’s Biggest Draw

While most fans were quick to condemn Israel Adesanya’s controversial comments, former three-time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen believes ‘Stylebender’ stole the show and suggested that the champ is gunning to become the promotion’s top draw via a very McGregor-esque attitude change.

“There were things that happened on Saturday on television before that I’ve never seen,” Sonnen said of Adesanya during an appearance on The MMA Hour. “I thought Adesanya was the star of the show, I don’t think that program is the same with his appearance and he didn’t throw a single punch. I think it’s fascinating.

“There’s something else going on here, by the way…there’s a different game being played here by Izzy. You know who should be watching this? It’s Conor McGregor. Izzy’s coming for his spot, Izzy’s coming for top draw in the sport and he’s not that far away. He truly made that program for me” (h/t MMA News).

With things already incredibly intense between Israel Adesanya and Dricus Du Plessis, we can only imagine the kind of antics that ‘Stylebender’ will pull out of his bag over the next few months.

As for when the two men will actually square off, recent rumors suggest that Adesanya is planning to return at UFC 293 in September when the promotion returns to Australia. If that is the case, it only gives Du Plessis eight weeks to recover and prepare for the biggest fight of his career thus far.