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UFC Middleweight Champ Dricus du Plessis Eyes Israel Adesanya Fight in South Africa

For his next challenge, UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis would like to fight ex-champ Israel Adesanya in June or July in his home country of South Africa, he told ESPN's Leonard Solms.

"Absolutely," du Plessis said when asked if that was his ideal matchup. "Fighting Izzy on home soil would be the ideal. That would be ticking a lot of boxes. He's one of the best to ever do it in the middleweight division.

"Of course, bringing the UFC to Africa would be awesome. That would be a victory in itself for MMA and for Africa.