Israel Adesanya has hit back at Dricus du Plessis following their recent face-off at UFC 290.
Du Plessis had just beaten Robert Whittaker to secure a second-round stoppage win. Thereafter, the attention turned towards Adesanya.
The two fighters do have some history after Du Plessis claimed that he would be the first person to bring a world title back to Africa.
The arrogance by white South Africans is on another level, a black man even if born in America is called an African American, Adesanya will always be more African than Dricus. https://t.co/cfYMknQH9K pic.twitter.com/96RWBTgdvy
— Mr Handsome_ZA (@Noxza_dube) July 11, 2023
And in doing so, he hit out at Adesanya and Francis Ngannou. But given that Adesanya had beaten Alex Pereira via a second-round TKO, the attention turned towards a bout with Du Plessis.
You must either be extremely dumb or biased to believe Izzy is the one who made it about race
You’re allowed to think that what Izzy did yesterday was kinda cringe (I know I do) but he’s in no way shape or form a racist and he’s not the one that started this whole thing pic.twitter.com/h7JwTwsWQM— MMA News Africa (@MMAnewsAfrica2) July 9, 2023
And now that bad blood has gotten personal.
Adesanya’s Comments
“Don’t back play the victim…stand on your original statement. Say it with yo chest nigga!! I never discredited you as a real African, you tried to discredit 3 Real African UFC Champions.
You started this, and I will finish this! That’s not a threat, that’s a promise. Gbo gbo yin ma ku! #oloriburuku #oyinboboy #UFC293”
Social Media Reaction
Izzy kills this clown
— Bartholomew L’enfer Weltschmerz (@CosmicLocal) July 11, 2023
Definitely cringe!
— CYCLEGAMER 🏍💨 (@CYCLEGAMER) July 11, 2023