"Crybender," "DDP won the mental game" - Fans react to Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya face-off pre-UFC 305

After the UFC 305 pre-fight press conference where Israel Adesanya was brought to tears by Dricus du Plessis, fight fans now believe that the middleweight champion has gotten under his opponent's skin.

Du Plessis and Adesanya have long been embroiled in a feud regarding their African heritage. 'Stillknocks' believes he is the first true African UFC champion since he lives and trains in the continent, unlike his Nigerian-born opponent.

Things got heated during the pre-fight presser as Adesanya boasted that he'd be taking the belt on a world tour after winning this weekend. The reigning champion, however, was in no mood to let his opponent get ahead of himself, and clapped back at Adesanya with a jibe at his lifestyle choices:

"Are you taking the servants with you when you're going back?"

Catch Dricus du Plessis's comments below (1:10):

Deeply disturbed by his opponent's remarks, 'The Last Stylebender' broke down in tears, before promising du Plessis consequences come weekend.

Suffice it to say fight fans have deduced Adesanya's breakdown at the media event as a bad sign for him in the upcoming fight. After Dana White posted footage of the pair's face-off on Instagram, netizens delved into his comments section to note their opinion.

In an inventive jibe at Adesanya's moniker, @the_mischevousking wrote:

"Crybender."

_prettyboya opined:

"DDP won the mental game, which is half the battle."

However, not everyone is counting on 'Stillknocks' to win.

@sweegdeddy wrote:

"Izzy by KO, trust that. We understand champ, they don't, but we do."

Screenshots courtesy @danawhite on Instagram.

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Israel Adesanya plans to finish Dricus du Plessis at UFC 305

There is a lot of bad blood between Israel Adesanya and Dricus du Plessis going into their UFC 305 middleweight title fight. Hence, 'The Last Stylebender' is aiming for a finish this weekend in Perth.

During a Q&A with fans ahead of the fight, Adesanya revealed his gameplan for the fight, saying:

"My last fight was pretty s**t. I wasn't happy with it. So I was like, 'I need to reset and comeback'... Sunday, I'm going to fight hard, I'm going to fight fast and I'm going to fight smart. I'm taking this guy out."

Catch Israel Adesanya's comments below (2:00):

According to UFC's official website, Adesanya is a -130 favorite over du Plessis (+110 underdog) for the matchup.