Ahead of his incoming middleweight title-eliminator against former undisptued division champion, Robert Whittaker at UFC 290 in July, streaking contender, Dricus du Plessis has claimed there is a “clear path” to a win over current champion, Israel Adesanya.
du Plessis, the current #6 ranked middleweight contender, is slated to feature in a main card clash against former undisputed champion, Whittaker at UFC 290 in July during International Fight Week – with the victor set to fight Adesanya later this year.
In the midst of a promotional-perfect run of five consecutive victories, South African contender, du Plessis most recently turned in a second round corner stoppage TKO win over Derek Brunson at UFC 285 in March.