Despite their history, Israel Adesanya praised Dricus Du Plessis for his title win at UFC 297. Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) defeated Sean Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) by split decision to become middleweight champion in Saturday’s main event at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Adesanya initially picked Du Plessis to win and thought he won as the judges’ scorecards were being read out. “Who knows? I say Dricus probably won that,” Adesanya said on his YouTube channel .
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