Dricus Du
Plessis
has multiple eyes on his him after his first successful
middleweight title defense.

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Du Plessis and Adesanya went toe-to-toe in an entertaining
championship bout at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, on Saturday
night. While Du Plessis had some early success, Adesanya started
finding momentum as the fight progressed, visibly edging past the
champ on the feet. However, “Stillknocks” rocked Adesanya with a
blistering flurry in the fourth round and almost immediately sunk
in a rear-naked choke to earn the finish.

Sean
Strickland
, who lost his title to Du Plessis via split decision
at UFC 297 this past January, has long been adamant on fighting
only for the title next. Strickland called for a rematch against Du
Plessis in the immediate aftermath of the UFC 305
main event.

“Time for war Dutch man,” Strickland wrote.

When a fan suggested South Africa as a venue for the potential
matchup, Strickland went into a full-fledged tirade on the
country.

The former champ would prefer fighting in Vegas although he doesn’t
mind traveling to enemy territory.

Du Plessis’ win over Adesanya also had former middleweight champ
Alex
Pereira
contemplating a move back down to 185 pounds. “Poatan”
knocked out Adesanya to win the title in 2022 and lost it via a
knockout in a rematch the next year before moving up to light
heavyweight, where he claimed the title with a victory over
Jiri
Prochazka
at UFC 295. Pereira has since defended his title
twice and is booked for a third defense against Khalil
Rountree
at UFC 307 on Oct. 5. Pereira posted a picture with Du
Plessis’ UFC 305 win playing in the background.

“Coming down to 185 one more time,” Pereira wrote in the
caption.

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