Dricus du Plessis is gearing up for a title protection towards former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya subsequent weekend at UFC 305, however “Stillknocks” may need to look out for Islam Makhachev after that.
Earlier this week, Makhachev’s head coach, Javier Mendez, teased a possible transfer as much as middleweight for the reigning UFC light-weight champion. In fact, Makhachev nonetheless has some unfinished enterprise at light-weight and after that he must knock off the champion at welterweight, however Mendez believes Makhachev is the pound-for-pound finest for a motive.
That stated, Makhachev could be noticeably undersized if he ever determined to make a transfer to 185 kilos. Ready for him could be a hulking champion like du Plessis, who is without doubt one of the bigger fighters within the middleweight division. He additionally hasn’t misplaced since getting into the promotion again in 2020, delivering a 7-0 UFC file en path to capturing the undisputed title.
Earlier this week, du Plessis was requested about Makhachev and the way he’d truthful in an enormous transfer up two weight lessons. The reigning UFC middleweight champion scoffed on the thought as he believes the light-weight king would merely be too small.
“I imply what can I say? Everyone can dream proper, I at all times say by no means cap your desires, dream huge, however he’s dreaming actual huge. I’m very huge,” du Plessis advised Kevin Iole.
If each du Plessis and Makhachev hold successful lengthy sufficient to really meet inside the cage does Islam even stand an opportunity? Or is du Plessis just too huge of a fighter?
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