As he dreams of facing Israel Adesanya, Dricus Du Plessis is confident he will finish Robert Whittaker at UFC 290.
Dricus Du Plessis is set to pass the toughest test of his career as he takes on former middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker in a fight that will determine the title challenger, with the winner set to face Israel Adesanya in September. The matchup is thrilling, but Whittaker is heavily favored to win. However, the South African thinks he knows how to finish “The Reaper” and win hands down.
Dricus Du Plessis knows Robert Whittaker’s weakness
Although Robert Whittaker is the betting favorite to win next weekend at UFC 290, Dricus Du Plessis is confident he won’t just beat the Aussie, but intends to win it. complete and shock the entire MMA world.
“I will go there to finish. If you look at my track record, I’m not going there to chase decisions. I’m going to go there to finish Robert Whittaker. I think it will be a hell of a fight,” Du Plessis told The Schmo. “At the end of the day, he has a lot of rage, I have a lot of rage, and we will see who is the bigger dog. In the end, I know it’s me, always, every time.”
As Du Plessis says, he doesn’t like going all the way. Indeed, in his UFC career, four of his five UFC wins have come by way of stoppage. In his entire MMA career, the decision victory over Brad Tavares is the only time he has gone the distance. That’s why he thinks if he’s going to get his hands on Robert Whittaker at UFC 290, he’ll do it by stoppage.
Dricus Du Plessis addresses his pre-title fight after a TKO victory over Derek Brunson in March. Prior to that, he picked up a submission win over Darren Till after beating Tavares by decision. To start his UFC career, he knocked out Trevin Giles and, in his debut, Markus Perez. One thing is certain, this fight is also a contender for the title of fight of the evening.
