South African mixed martial arts fighter Dricus du Plessis told how he trained with UFC middleweight champion New Zealander Israel Adesanya in Thailand.
Dricus du Plessis for The Schmo YouTube channel
Oh yeah, we trained in Thailand together. I think I was 19 years old at the time. He had quite a record in MMA already, back then. I was 3-0, I think? Yeah, I was 3-0 when we trained together. He said I beat him in the grappling exchanges. He’s 100 percent correct in that. But we did not do a single round of striking together. Not one.
Du Plessis last fought against Derek Brunson in March of this year at UFC 285. Dricus won that fight by TKO in the second round. He has 19 wins and two losses under his belt.
Adesanya last came to the Octagon against Alex Pereira in April of this year at UFC 287. That fight, which was stopped in the second round, ended in favor of Israel by knockout. He has 24 wins and two losses under his belt.
