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Following an impressive win over Sean Strickland at UFC 312, the Middleweight King Dricus du Plessis took a glare at UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira, who accompanied Strickland at the event. Giving him a stare, Du Plessis hurled, "Is there no one else? Is there no one else?"
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Dricus du Plessis Calls Out Alex Pereira After Beating Sean Strickland
In the follow-up of the callout, former UFC two-division champion Daniel Cormier, who was the designated commentator for the event along with Jon Anik and Michael Bisping revealed how Pereira reacted to the supposed challenge by Dricus.
“In the octagon, he calls out Alex Pereira,” Cormier said. “I told Pereira after the fight, I go, ‘He wants you, Pereira.’
“Pereira goes, ‘He’s just too small.’ Seriously. Pereira goes, ‘This man is just too small.’” DC divulged via his YouTube channel.
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Khamzat Chimaev is Next in Line for Dricus du Plessis
Following the culmination of the event, During the post-fight press conference, du Plessis made it clear that Khamzat Chimaev would be next in line for him.
Upon reflection, while a champ vs. champ fight between du Plessis and Pereira would do great business, Cormier agrees with du Plessis that he needs to get through Chimaev before thinking about adding a second belt to the collection.
“Alex is huge though,” Cormier said. “He looked massive compared to Dricus. And I love that Dricus has these big goals, I just think he has work to do at middleweight before he starts thinking about going up — Khamzat Chimaev being problem No. 1.
“Watching Dricus [on Saturday], I don’t know that Chimaev just drives across the mat and takes him down. He’s so good at what he does. ... He’s the man. Dricus du Plessis is the man, and he once again proved that [at UFC 312].”
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