It looks like fans will have to wait a little longer for the grudge match between Israel Adesanya and Dricus Du Plessis. Adesanya, who was waiting to get his hands on ‘Stillknocks’, took to Twitter to lash out against the South African for backing out of the bout. Further, the champion has now called on a new challenger to step up and take Du Plessis’ spot at UFC 293. Both ‘Stylebender’ and ‘Stillknocks’ turned bitter rivals after the ‘real African’ debate. The 29-year-old stated that the UFC middleweight champion is not a true African, as he doesn’t live and train in Africa. This highly offended Adesanya, who always took great pride in his African roots.

Later, the two UFC stars once again got into a heated debate regarding who defeated whom during their training sessions in Thailand. However, all that seemed to be approaching a culmination after Du Plessis’s statement win over former champion Robert Whittaker at UFC 290. The two rivals even faced off in the cage, unofficially announcing their next fight. Now, things have taken a disappointing turn, and Adesanya held nothing back against Du Plessis for withdrawing from the bout.

Israel Adesanya throws some truth bombs

Israel Adesanya recently took to his Twitter handle to rant against Dricus Du Plessis for withdrawing from their proposed showdown. Even though they had not signed any contracts for the fight, Du Plessis and Adesanya were set to fight their grudge match. Before the UFC could make anything official, ‘Stillknocks’ scrapped the possible fight due to a foot injury. In the video posted on Twitter, Adesanya said, ” [imitating du Plessis] ‘Oh, all he had to do is put some gloves, I was ready to go again.’ No, you weren’t, you’re a b**. That’s why you’re not taking this fight. Your foot’s sore.“

The UFC middleweight champion added, “N****, my knee was jacked, too, from my last fight. Guess what I did? I showed up.”

In the video, Adesanya also mentioned that his next opponent would be Sean Strickland, as he is one of the top middleweight contenders in the UFC and a fresh opponent for the champion. If Adesanya has his way, they will both lock horns in Sydney, Australia.

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‘Stillknocks’ was set to fight Adesanya after he achieved a glorious victory over former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker at UFC 290. After his victory, many believed that the 29-year-old would have his dream fight next, a title shot against his bitter rival, Adesanya. However, things took an unexpected turn. When do you think the bout between Israel Adesanya and Dricus Du Plessis will come to fruition? Let us know in the comments below.

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