Fresh off his victory, Dricus Du Plessis is already looking ahead to his next challenges. The first South African UFC champion is eager to defend his newly won -84kg belt against Israel Adesanya, who lost it to Sean Strickland in September. Du Plessis is also throwing a challenge to Brazilian fighter Alex Pereira.
« I saw Alex Pereira step into the cage, and I thought, here we go again! Let’s have our fight right now and see if I can recover in time. But it seems like that won’t happen. For now, I just want to enjoy this moment. There’s a guy who’s trying to take what’s rightfully mine; he lost it, and now I have it. You didn’t come into the cage tonight, but Adesanya, come back to the UFC, and let’s settle our scores, » Du Plessis stated after his win over Sean Strickland.
