UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has spoken out about Israel Adesanya, who is rumored to fight middleweight division champion Dricus Du Plessis on August 17 at UFC 305.
Being honest with you, like I say before why the Strickland fight for him would be a hard fight and looking how everything played out, how everything worked, after we fought, he changed a little bit. It's kind of like, I'm not going to say he's not the same anymore but he did perform a little different so I don't even know what to expect [in the Du Plessis fight]
Alex Pereira
Du Plessis last fought against Sean Strickland in January 2024 at UFC 297. Dricus won that fight by split decision. He has 21 wins and two losses on his record.
Adesanya last stepped into the octagon in September 2023 at UFC 293, losing to Sean Strickland by unanimous decision. He has 24 wins and three losses on his record.