Dricus du Plessis defeated Israel Adesanya in their UFC 305 fight. He apologised to the Nigerian family for his comments during the pre-match conference.
Dricus du Plessis did not allow victory to get into his head further and was humble enough to backtrack on his statement to the Adesanya’s family before the match.
Du Plessis defeated Adesanya via submission with a little over a minute to go in the fourth round during their highly-anticipated all-African middleweight title fight.The South African engaged in a disrespectful trash talk with the Nigerian during their post-match conference, where he questioned his African heritage.
He claimed he is not a true African because he migrated to New Zealand when he was a kid, adding that he lived a privileged life and should come to the fight with his servants.Du Plessis apologises to Adesanya's family“For me, to share this octagon with a legend, not potentially, but a 100 percent Hall of Famer... has done so much for the sport,” he said.
“I'm really sorry it came across that I disrespected the fact that he was from Africa. That was never my intention. Now tonight, Africa would have won regardless… It was an honor for me to share this cage with a legend like that. I have the utmost respect for him,” he added.The Canadian rapper is reputable for jinxing sports stars he bet on, with Lionel Messi’s Argentina the only team to break his jinx at the 2022 FIFAViginia Akinyi is the current import editor at Briefly News.
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