Champ pulls plug on UFC 300 grudge match and says he's 'willing to wait' for historic fight with bitter rival | 2N4E96J | 2024-02-11 09:08:01
The pair have been seemingly on the right track to settle their bitter feud on the historic April card following Du Plessis's middleweight title win at UFC 297
UFC 300 possible WON'T function the eagerly-anticipated grudge match between Dricus Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya.
The pair have been seemingly on the right track to settle their bitter feud on the historic April card following Du Plessis's middleweight title win at UFC 297 last month.
Adesanya has hinted at a spring showdown with the South African on social media a number of occasions over the previous few weeks.
However DDP – who revealed to SunSport that he'd be willing to perform a quick turnaround to headline the card – has loftier ambitions than preventing on in the Sin City extravaganza.
He informed Jacaranda FM: "UFC 300, obviously, gonna be a milestone occasion.
"I might like to be a part of that but not if meaning I'm not gonna be absolutely recovered.
"Defending my title is far more essential to me than being on this milestone occasion."
MMA's prime promotion have but to host an event in Africa, although President and CEO Dana White is keen to take action within the subsequent few years.
And topping the bill of the first event on the continent would mean much more to Du Plessis than dealing with Adesanya at UFC 300.
He stated: "The actual milestone occasion will probably be UFC in Africa and extra importantly, South Africa.
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"I can't even clarify to you ways lengthy I'll be prepared to wait to make that occur and defend my belt on house soil.
"That's history. UFC 300 is only a quantity. It's not as large as UFC Africa."
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> UFC 300 – which is about to be the promotion's largest card of the yr – takes place on the T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas on April 13.
The historic card at present doesn't have a foremost event finalised, though an announcement will possible be made in the coming weeks.
White just lately informed followers on Instagram Reside" "I just gave you guys a 300 battle.
"When will you get the primary event? You guys can't even handle the primary occasion.
"We're working on a couple of totally different options. Trust me, the UFC 300 essential occasion is going to be crazy.
"We now have a couple of options for the primary occasion.
"I'm nonetheless enjoying with it, I'm still enjoying with it. When it's time, I'll give it to you."
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