Former UFC champion Dricus du Plessis slammed for ‘ducking’ top contender

A top UFC middleweight contender believes Dricus du Plessis is avoiding him.

Back in August, du Plessis lost the 185-pound gold to Khamzat Chimaev in one-sided fashion. Chimaev was in control for nearly 22 minutes and du Plessis couldn’t get anything going. It was a total wipeout and many are wondering what “Stillknocks” will do next.

It appears Brendan Allen has been pounding the table to fight du Plessis given his ranking and the beef that they have. Allen spoke to MMAJunkie and he wasn’t shy in expressing his belief that du Plessis doesn’t want to fight him.

“I’d love to have that fight, and I’ve been asking for that fight for a while,” Allen said. “It really just seems like it’s him ducking and making excuses and everything else. So yeah, we’ll see if he wants to do it. If not, I guess I’ll be defending my spot as I have many times before.”

Allen went on to say that du Plessis is only chirping at him when he loses. He noticed that “DDP” was rather quiet after he defeated Reinier de Ridder back in October.

“Based on statistics of where the division sits with the rankings, it just makes sense,” Allen said. “Plus, he has his sh*t to say about me, but he only has to say something about me when I’m losing. When I’m winning, he’s as silent as a church mouse, and then now he like, ‘Oh, two-fight winning streak.’ Sorry bro, you just got dominated.”

Allen finds himself in the No. 5 spot on the official UFC middleweight rankings, while du Plessis sits at No. 1. Whether or not the UFC will book this grudge match remains to be seen. The company has already announced a huge 185-pound clash between Sean Strickland and Anthony Hernandez set for Feb. 21 in Houston.