Adesanya's coach reacted to rumors of a fight with Du Plessis

Eugene Bermain, coach of former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, commented on the information that surfaced today that in his next fight his charge will meet in the octagon with the organization's current middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis.

"Israel will challenge for the title next. I'm not sure when their fight will take place. Let us know the place and date and we'll be ready. Israël is determined to fight for the title and Du Plessis' opinion doesn't count in this matter. If that were the case, I would like to see Israël as a former champion have a title shot. But the truth is he probably doesn't have one," Bloody Elbow quoted Bairman as saying.