Former two-time undisputed middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya has teased a possible return to the Octagon within the close to future, amid hyperlinks to a championship grudge combat with newly-minted gold holder, Dricus du Plessis at UFC 300 in April.
Adesanya, a former two-time undisputed middleweight champion, has been sidelined since he took essential occasion honors at UFC 293 again in September of final 12 months, struggling a shocking title combat loss to Sean Strickland within the pair’s short-notice conflict, in an enormous upset unanimous resolution defeat.
As for du Plessis, the Pretoria native headlined UFC 297 over the course of the weekend in Canada, touchdown the undisputed middleweight title with an in depth, debated break up resolution win over common-foe, Strickland in ‘The Nice White North’.
And welcoming the chance to probably settle his long-standing rating with Metropolis Kickboxing staple, Adesanya off the again of his title victory, du Plessis appeared to be conscious of a shocking UFC 300 conflict in April, nonetheless, is probably going going through a race towards time to make the occasion, with a medical suspension prone to be enforced amid facial injury suffered towards Strickland.
Himself solely set to return to coaching in a full-time capability on the finish of February, Nigerian-Kiwi striker, Adesanya claimed his path with du Plessis was “destined” to cross as soon as extra sooner or later – following a tense face-off within the Octagon in July of final 12 months, earlier than a failed combat between the duo.
Israel Adesanya teases UFC 300 comeback
Nevertheless, on social media in a single day, former champion, Israel Adesanya appeared to trace at an impending return to motion, posting, “Ah sh*t, right here we go once more,” on his official Instagram Tales.
A title combat victory for Adesanya over du Plessis would additionally see the ex-titleholder change into the primary three-time champion within the historical past of the promotion’s middleweight division.
Who wins in a future title combat: Dricus du Plessis or Israel Adesanya?