Following a heated build-up to their fight at UFC 305, Israel Adesanya and Dricus du Plessis agree that Africa was the real winner of the night after the pair settled their differences.
Israel Adesanya points to an encounter about four months ago which can now sum up his rivalry with Dricus du Plessis.
Du Plessis clarified his comment by saying he is the first champion that still resides on the continent, with Adesanya, Usman and Ngannou all moving elsewhere, but the bitterness remained during aBut, after a captivating main event in Perth, Australia where Du Plessis submitted the 35-year-old Adesanya to retain his middleweight title, the pair settled their differences before agreeing Africa was the real victor in the bout.
"To give him that jacket was a token of appreciation, a thank you for this memory. Win or lose I was going to give him the jacket as reminder of an all-African main event.
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