Joe Rogan Response to Dricus du Plessis Victory
UFC Commentator Joe Rogan was not on responsibility this weekend for UFC 305 nevertheless, that didn’t cease him from watching. He has even gone viral for his response to the champion Dricus Du Plessis submitting the challenger Israel Adesanya.
UFC 305 occurred yesterday (Saturday seventeenth August 2024) from Perth Australia. In the principle occasion, Dricus Du Plessis was going to be defending his title in opposition to former champion Israel Adesanya. Adesanya was seeking to reclaim his title after dropping it to Sean Strickland again in September 2023.
This fundamental occasion had fireworks written throughout it and issues even acquired heated on the press convention between the 2 fighters. This rivalry began even earlier than Adesanya misplaced his title and the 2 fighters have been lastly going to settle it contained in the octagon. Within the night it could be Dricus Du Plessis who would come off on prime. This was as a result of a rear bare choke which occurred within the 4th spherical. Dricus was already main on 2 of the decide’s scorecards heading into the 4th spherical nevertheless, made certain to not go away any questions by getting the stoppage.
Joe Rogan who’s a commentator for the UFC has since gone viral for his response to the submission. Watch his response down beneath;
What Is Subsequent?
Now the query on everybody’s minds is who’s subsequent for the present champion Dricus Du Plessis. Earlier than the occasion happened the UFC CEO Dana White introduced if Dricus was capable of get the victory he would attempt to get a UFC occasion in South Africa. May we see Dricus Du Plessis be capable of attempt to defend his title again house? Nonetheless, who would he be dealing with?
Sean Strickland is at the moment the primary contender for the title and was the champion earlier than Dricus Du Plessis may defeat him. This was as a result of a cut up choice again in January. Since that defeat, Sean Strickland has additionally fought and defeated Paulo Costa by cut up choice.
Nonetheless, one other course the UFC may go is giving former champion and present mild heavyweight champion Alex Pereira a shot at changing into a double champion. Alex Pereira was capable of clinch the middleweight title again in November 2022 when he was additionally capable of defeat Israel Adesanya. Pereira was capable of get the standing TKO within the fifth spherical earlier than dropping as a result of a counter proper within the 2nd spherical within the rematch in April 2023.
If this battle goes to occur it must watch for a bit as a result of Alex Pereira already being scheduled to battle Khaili Roundtree. Pereira might be seeking to make the third title defence on October fifth and a win in opposition to Rountree may simply persuade Dana White to provide him a shot at changing into a two-division champion.
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