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Du Plessis focused before fighting in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC
In March, in Las Vegas (USA), Caio Borralho He recovered from his first UFC defeat by dominating. Ridder's Reinier And, thrilled with the triumph, he challenged Dricus du Plessis Regarding the sequence of events. Days later, the former middleweight champion (up to 83,9 kg), who last competed in August, responded to the Brazilian and opened up about his priorities in the company.
In an interview with the YouTube channel 'Fight Forecast', the South African fighter didn't seem surprised by Borralho's challenge and, to Borralho's delight, considered him a possible opponent. However, despite not refusing the fight, Du Plessis stressed that he prefers to face two other names, leaving the Brazilian as a third option.
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In any case, just like the athlete from the 'Fighting Nerds' academy, the former champion was respectful and praised him. It's worth noting that this wasn't the first time Borralho expressed interest in the fight. And, while Du Plessis previously ignored the Brazilian, now, at least, he's considering facing him.
“This guy keeps challenging me whenever he can. I responded somewhere. What’s his ranking now? I wouldn’t mind fighting him. I don’t have anyone in mind right now. I really like this fight against Usman. It would be his chance. I know he said it doesn’t make sense, but I have the number one next to my name. So, if he wants to fight for the belt, it makes sense to fight the number one. And then, of course, Allen and even Borralho, I don’t care,” said the fighter.
“It could be anyone in the top 5. I want a win, to come back and fight for my title and win my belt. It’s never personal for me. It’s just business. The UFC can call whoever they want. The UFC will choose what makes the most sense, and I only want to fight whoever takes me to the title. Well, 100%. If that’s the fight the UFC wants to make, of course. I’d love it. I need an exciting fight. I want to fight, and one thing he does is fight,” he concluded.
Du Plessis' fighters in MMA.
Dricus du PlessisThe 32-year-old is one of the best middleweight fighters in MMA history. The South African began his career in the sport in 2013, debuted in the UFC in 2020, and became the champion of the category in 2024, making two title defenses.
In this discipline, the athlete built a record of 23 wins, 20 by stoppage (11 by submission and nine by knockout), and three losses. His main victories were against... Darren till, Derek Brunson, Israel adesanya, Robert whittaker e Sean Strickland (twice).
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