The back and forth between middleweight King Drus Du Plessis and one UFC 318 hunter has continued.
All eyes are aimed at the main event of the Pay-per-View event on Saturday, because Dustin Poirier makes one last time for his home fans in Louisiana.
Although the majority of the attention during the UFC 318 Fight Week had been on Poirier's pension fight against Max Holloway, the BMF champion, he is not the only local favorite in action in the Smoothie King Center of New Orleans.
The closing of the provisional map is Brendan Allen, another resident of Louisiana, who has the task of beating former title finer Marvin Vettori if he loses the first three-fight that loses his professional career.
Hours from their collision, all has not exactly received a supporting message from the champion of his division …
Dricus Du Plessis sends another chance for Brendan Allen on the day of his UFC 318 return
Dricus Du Plessis and Allen have long exchanged heated words on social media and during interviews. The contempt of the couple for each other has been clear since they met in Sanford's Kill Cliff FC Gym.
The South African joked about Allen's tattoo by asking if the religious “1: 2-7” ink was the MMA record of the American, who did not go well.
'Everything In' has not shunned from criticizing du Plessis in the years that have been followed, even when it comes to his rise in the direction of the middleweight title.
“Until that moment (the Robert Whittaker victory), we can certainly say 1,000 percent fact that he had the easy way, and he lost all those fights until he returned and got the finish,” Allen told MMA Junkie.
“Some of them were lucky. Marcus Perez, (du Plessis) lost that fight, and (Perez) hit him so easily to hit a rotating elbow that (du plessis) threw a body shot and hit him in the chin. I don't think it has more luck than that.”
Du Plessis did not forget those comments, and after the two consecutive losses of all that preceded the UFC 318, the champion used it again against his rival.
“@Brendanallenmma I will send you some of my luck tonight, you need it more than me,” Du Plessis wrote on X. “Still rooting for @marvinvettori because Brendan has always been an advertisement – for me and it seems that I was right about the tattoo.”
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Brendan Allen can expect to be mocked by Dricus du Persis when he loses again
Given how Du Plessis responded to the first defeat on Allen's SKID, it is safe to say that the American can expect more spot from the champion if he does not win again at UFC 318.
Du Plessis all trolled after UFC Paris, fake a message of support to rub salt in the wounds after 'all in' was equipped by Nassourdine Imavov.
“Touch Luck Brendan Allen,” wrote the South African on X before he added: “Jk you Suck Loser (Laughing Emoji)” “”
With the champion enjoys the upper hand in their verbal struggle because of the recent losses of all, the American will try to start his way to a long -awaited resort with 'Still Knocks' by returning to winning ways against Vettori in New Orleans.