Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya was one of the few people who picked Dricus du Plessis to beat Robert Whittaker at UFC 290. He visualized going into the octagon and confronting him as well.
“He worked hard. I manifest for myself and I make sure I do the work to get that manifestation right,” Adesanya said on his YouTube channel. “It’s not just sit there and ‘Kumbaya.’ What’s going to happen? I do the work. Trust me: There’s levels.”
Adesanya was rooting for du Plessis. He wanted him to win. It was the match that he wanted next.
“I was giving him energy. Like f*ck yeah, positive affirmations, like ‘Let’s go.’ But yeah, when it happened, I just lost my sh*t,” admitted Adesanya. “People say I turned heel. It isn’t heel. I could feel myself switch and beast comes out.”
