Israel Adesanya gained notoriety after revealing a private conversation addressing Sean Strickland’s altercation with Dricus Du Plessis. The leaked conversation added intrigue to the rivalry. Adesanya’s public statement also heightened the excitement surrounding Strickland and Plessis’s altercation.
If Strickland and Du Plessis square off for UFC 297, it would be a highly anticipated bout between the two middleweight fighters, and the excitement among fans recently peaked. The forthcoming high-stakes match is even more dramatic because of Adesanya’s participation in a leaked chat
Israel Adesanya reacts to Sean Strickland’s brawl with Dricus
Israel Adesanya responded to the altercation between Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland, who were both present at UFC 296. Following an intense exchange of words during the UFC’s seasonal press conference earlier this week, the two got into a massive fight at the pay-per-view that just ended.
It appeared as though Strickland started the fight by jumping over chairs to go after Du Plessis, but security intervened, and the middleweight champion was led out of the arena. Following their altercation in person, the two engaged in some back-and-forth on social media. When they enter the octagon in January, security won’t be able to assist Strickland, Du Plessis warned on X.
Now I understand why you have a 33% finish rate, you hit like a girl, also 20 January the security won’t be there to save your life when I’m on top. 🤣🤣🤣 #rentfree
— Dricus Du Plessis (@dricusduplessis) December 17, 2023
In the meantime, ‘Tarzan’ claimed that he attacked the South African fighter due to remarks he made concerning his father.
I go hard on everyone I know this, izzy mouth feeding his dog, Dricus kissing his coach and grabbing his cup. Omally talking about sharing his wife in a podcast.
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) December 17, 2023
You're a man, on a world stage doing this in public
And what do you pick?
"You got abused as a kid ha"
Israel Adesanya also took to X to give his two cents on the brawl. He reacted to Strickland asking Gilbert Burns’ family to move before attacking du Plessis.
At least.……..🤷🏾♂️
— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) December 17, 2023
Great show of sPorTsMaNsHiP 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/Sv6eYzPhPs
Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis to face-off at UFC 297
Middleweight champion Sean Strickland (28-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) had a brawl against the next title challenger Dricus Du Plessis (20-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC). On January 20, UFC 297 will take place at Scotiabank Arena and it’ll be available for pay-per-view.
Tensions were still running high during Strickland and Du Plessis’s confrontation yesterday during UFC 296, which resulted in a heated exchange of words during the press conference too. A title fight between Strickland and “Stillknocks” is slated for the first pay-per-view of 2024 at UFC 297 in Toronto.
Earlier in September, “Tarzan” defeated Adesanya to win the middleweight title by a surprisingly convincing unanimous decision. In July, Du Plessis defeated former champion Robert Whittaker by TKO in his most recent bout.
