South African Dricus Du Plessis is not the most technical fighter, but thanks to his character and perseverance he gets the desired result, the Russian UFC fighter told . Roman Kopylov .
Du Plessis defeated New Zealand’s Israel Adesanya via fourth-round choke on Sunday to retain his UFC middleweight title. The fight headlined UFC 305 in Australia.
“I was looking forward to this fight, I gave preference to Adesanya. It seemed that Israel was controlling the fight, but the clumsy champion, despite his fatigue, took advantage of the opportunity. Drikus seems to me to be an outsider in every fight, but he continues to defeat the best in the world. It is not the most technical and talented fighters who win thanks to character, perseverance and hard work. I hope that one day I will fight with him,” Kopylov told .
Du Plessis has eight wins in eight UFC fights, with the 30-year-old South African winning the title in January by split decision over American Sean Strickland.
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