No one responds to adversity any better the Dricus Du Plessis. In fact, the man seems to feed off of it.
The 30-year-old South African retained his undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight title in scintillating fashion and turned away Israel Adesanya with a rear-naked choke in the fourth round of their emotionally charged UFC 305 headliner on Saturday at RAC Arena in Perth Australia. Adesanya (24-4, 13-4 UFC), who had never before been submitted, raised the white flag of surrender 3:36 into Round 4.
Du Plessis (22-2, 8-0 UFC) waded through considerable difficulty before he arrived at the finish line.