MMA coach Morne Visser confirms Dricus Du Plessis not fighting at UFC 317 while denying injury rumors - 'We are waiting for the contract'
South African fighter
Dricus Du Plessis
recently posted on his Instagram account, dismissing the
rumors of his chin injury
and subsequent pullout from scheduled fights. The fighter even went on to counter the statements made about him by the Russian fighter
Khamzat Chimaev
earlier this week on the social media platform X. In a recent talk with Submission Radio, Plessis' coach,
Morne Visser
, legitimized the words of the fighter while also confirming that the fighter is not appearing at
UFC 317
and the team has planned something else instead.
Dricus Du Plessis and his coach Morne Visser are in constant talks with UFC for the fighter's upcoming title defense bout
The MMA circle, including the fans and the members, had a rumor going on about Dricus Du Plessis' alleged shin injury, which has pushed the fighter to pull out of a scheduled fight. However, the recent post made by the South African fighter has cleared the air on the presumed pullout and instead teased the fans for an exciting upcoming bout.
Coach Morne Visser, in his recent talk with Radio Submission, validated the words of the fighter. Visser shared his first reaction to the rumors in the interview.
'Obviously it was a bit of a joke. Because we have been talking to the UFC. And, um myself and Dricus and the UFC, we all have been on the same page about the whole thing. We haven't signed a contract. The fight was never confirmed. We were talking about it man. And no injuries man. We are actually waiting for the contract.'
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EXCLUSIVE: Dricus Du Plessis' Coach Confirms NO INJURY, Khamzat Fight WILL NOT BE at UFC 317!
Dricus' coach went on to confirm that the fighter is not stepping inside the Octagon at UFC 317 and instead the team is planning for something else, soon to be announced officially. 'It's going to be soon. Definitely not gonna be International Fight Week. They have got something else planned for that. I am sure everybody knows about what they have got planned…We are waiting for the contract. It's a done deal'
Also read:
'He cannot be sick' – Islam Makhachev's return to the camp reignites hope for a lightweight title bout with Ilia Topuria
With an impressive MMA record of 23-2-0, Dricus is the current
UFC middleweight champion
, preparing for a title defence against Khamzat Chimaev. The rivalry between the fighters has increased in recent days with the war of words. Fans are expecting a high-octane bout whenever that happens.
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