Despite continued months of a fiery rivalry, undisputed middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya has claimed it is now unlikely he will face arch-rival, Dricus du Plessis at UFC 293 in September in Sydney, Australia – claiming the surging contender is suffering from a foot injury.
Adesanya, the current and two-time undisputed middleweight champion, has yet to book his return to the Octagon since he reclaimed his divisional crown against Alex Pereira back in April at UFC 287, defeating the Brazilian with a thunderous second round KO win.
As for du Plessis, the South African challenger most recently featured on the main card of UFC 290 earlier this month during International Fight Week, defeating common-foe and former champion, Robert Whittaker – landing a stunning second round TKO win over the latter.