![]() ![]() Narrated by Robert Samuel White II and Robert Samuel White III. It’s a much easier fight, but it doesn’t bother me. You Can Be ABCs audiobook written by Robert Samuel White II, Robert Samuel White III. So, of course he wants him (Du Plessis) to win. I think I’m the biggest threat to him and his reign at the present moment. If you watch back my fights, every fight I’ve been getting better. ![]() “I’ve been evolving every fight, you can see it. This third one though, I have a really good feeling I am. “I’m the hardest fight in the division for him. “He doesn’t want to fight me,” Whittaker told Fox Sports Australia. Regardless of the dramatic storyline involved with a Du Plessis booking, Whittaker thinks Adesanya would rather not fight him. Adesanya even went as far as to ask Du Plessis to “please win.” Whittaker rebounded with a unanimous decision win over former title challenger Marvin Vettori, and is now booked against rising contender Dricus Du Plessis (19-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) at UFC 290 on July 8.Īdesanya and Du Plessis have gone back-and-forth over Du Plessis’ claim of being the first African UFC champion, should the South African win gold. Middleweight champion Adesanya (24-2 MMA, 13-2 UFC) has already defeated Whittaker (24-6 MMA, 15-4 UFC) twice in title fights – most recently by close decision at UFC 271. Robert Whittaker thinks Israel Adesanya would much rather face Dricus Du Plessis. ![]()
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