“He Ain’t Wrong. It Was Cringe”- Dricus du Plessis’ “Clown” Comments on Israel Adesanya Post UFC 290 Has Fans on the Fence Amid Middleweight Title Shot Contention for the African

Dricus du Plessis registered the biggest victory of his career after defeating former champion Robert Whittaker at UFC 290. In an impressive outing, the South African star went in as the underdog. However, he won the fight by registering a clobbering TKO and will now challenge Israel Adesanya for the middleweight championship.

Following the bout against ‘The Reaper’, du Plessis and Adesanya faced off against each other in a moment that will go down in infamy. Israel Adesanya was fired up as he got inside the Octagon and started laying repeated slurs on ‘Stillknocks’. However, it didn’t sit well with du Plessis. He sounded off on the middleweight champion in the post-fight press conference.

Dricus du Plessis sounds off on Israel Adesanya

The South African star did not take too kindly to Adesanya’s antics after his fight. He claimed that the Nigerian-born Kiwi fighter diminished his status as a champion by behaving like a clown. He said, “He’s behaving like a clown in there. That’s not how a champion behaves.” Furthermore, he even claimed that Adesanya was acting more like a child than a man. “That’s not how a man behaves. He’s behaving like a child,” said the 29-year-old fighter.

‘Stillknocks’ spoke about how people look up to Adesanya due to the position he’s in. He claims that this kind of behavior sends a wrong message to his fans. The South African star added, “Conduct yourself like a champion. These people [are] looking up to you and you’re behaving like that.”

Given that Israel Adesanya is one of the biggest draws in the promotion, he is often known for such behavior to sell tickets and get the fans excited about his fights. However, Dricus du Plessis doesn’t like that approach. He wants to sell tickets with his own approach. “If that sells tickets, good for him. I’ll sell tickets my way. I am a gentleman, I am a man and I’ll behave like a man,” said the middleweight title contender. Let us see what the fans had to say about his comments.

Fans react after ‘Stillknocks’ goes off on the 2-time middleweight champion

Fans were perplexed after witnessing du Plessis’ comments about Israel Adesanya. They believe that the South African fighter has a championship mindset and may defeat ‘The Last Stylebender’ to become the middleweight champion. Furthermore, they find his words to be inspiring, calling him a real African champion. Here are some of the reactions from the fans on Instagram.

• Champion mindset DDP beats Izzy tbh
• Inspirational words from a true African.
• Shut up boy!! How did he behave like a clown ? He suppressed you
• im a izzy fan but i gotta respect this
• He ain’t wrong. It was cringe. But Izzy is a millionaire so.
• Without Izzy your not selling sh*t in first line bro
• Don’t know why he’s getting mad at that it makes it more entertaining

However, some fans believe that he got conquered on the microphone by the middleweight champion and was left speechless. They also claim that Dricus du Plessis would have had no tickets to sell if not for Israel Adesanya. Meanwhile, some of ‘The Last Stylebender’s fans seem to agree that the confrontation was cringy. However, they emphasized the fact that Adesanya is a millionaire. Moreover, some Izzy fans believe that there’s nothing for du Plessis to be mad about since these confrontations make a fight more entertaining.

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Adesanya mentioned how he manifested Dricus du Plessis winning the fight so that he can teach him a lesson when they face each other. Things are certainly heating up, and this fight has become one of the most anticipated fights of the year. We will have to wait and see who comes out on top when they finally go head-to-head.

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