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Dricus du Plessis says Kamaru Usman needed convincing to sign fight

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Dricus du Plessis says Kamaru Usman needed convincing to sign fight
Dricus Du
Plessis has accused former
Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder Kamaru
Usman of delaying their bout.

While Usman and du Plessis are now confirmed to be squaring off at

UFC Oklahoma City on July 18, the latter claims “The Nigerian
Nightmare†wasn't keen on the matchup. Ahead of the two former
champions' clash, du Plessis has revealed that the UFC had to
convince Usman to sign the contract.

Dricus Du Plessis claims Kamaru Usman didn't want UFC fight
contract

The UFC Oklahoma City main event announcement was left until the
11th hour, despite du Plessis claiming weeks earlier that he'd been
offered a fight and was waiting for his opponent to sign the
contract. With the Fight Night headlining bout now confirmed,
“Stillknocks†has opened up about how it came together.

“He didn't want to sign the contract. I know that for a fact,†du
Plessis said in an interview with Fight Forecast. “I spoke to the
UFC and they said, ‘We finally convinced him to sign.' If you need
convincing to sign, that's a problem, but I can't blame him. I
would also not want to fight me right now. It would be the smart
move not to sign the fight, but let's go.â€

While Usman is a couple of years removed from his dominant
welterweight title run, du Plessis isn't counting out the
Nigerian-American, especially considering how Usman's teammate
Justin
Gaethje defeated the far younger Ilia
Topuria at
UFC Freedom 250.

“We've been talking about the fight for a long time. He's mentioned
the fight way before we made the fight and I said, ‘Well, cool.
I'll take that fight.' Now people will say, ‘Why don't you fight
[Nassourdine] Imavov?' I don't mind that fight either,†he added.
“I want to fight somebody that gets me to my title again. Kamaru
Usman, yes, he's a bit older, but now you look at what [Justin]
Gaethje just did, so that throws that argument out the window
immediately.â€

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Anthony Smith pleads not guilty to four felony charges in Nebraska

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Anthony Smith pleads not guilty to four felony charges in Nebraska
Anthony
Smith has pleaded not guilty to four felony charges stemming
from a July domestic incident in Nebraska.

Court records confirmed
Smith’s plea, resulting in the cancellation of an arraignment
scheduled for Aug. 17. The former
Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight title
challenger is now due back in court for a status hearing Sept. 21
in Sarpy County.

Former UFC title challenger Anthony Smith faces four felony
charges stemming from an alleged July domestic incident in Gretna,
Nebraska

Smith faces one Class 2 felony count involving an attempted Class 1
offense, a terroristic-threats charge and two counts of
first-degree false imprisonment, all classified as Class 3A
felonies. A Class 2 felony in Nebraska can carry a prison term of
one to 50 years, while Class 3A felonies carry up to three years of
imprisonment and 18 months of post-release supervision.

Prosecutors allege that Smith became involved in an altercation
with his wife at a Gretna, Nebraska, bar on July 26. They claim
Smith threatened to kill his wife, forced her into his vehicle and
later attempted to strike her with the vehicle after she exited it.
His wife was not physically injured, according to prosecutors’
account.

Smith has not publicly addressed the allegations. His wife, Mikhala
Renee Newman, previously offered a different characterization of
the incident, saying Smith was experiencing a mental health crisis
and that she had sought help to protect him from himself.

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Glover Teixeira likes the idea of Alex Pereira facing Josh Hokit to earn another heavyweight title shot: 'Knock his ass out'

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Glover Teixeira likes the idea of Alex Pereira facing Josh Hokit to earn another heavyweight title shot: 'Knock his ass out'

Former UFC middleweight and light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira plans to stay at heavyweight.

Pereira moved up to heavyweight at UFC White House as he took on Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight title. However, Pereira suffered a knockout loss, as the size and power of Gane proved to be the difference.

After the loss, whether Pereira would stay at heavyweight was unclear, but his coach, Glover Teixeira, said that is the plan.

“He's going to stay at heavyweight; that's the plan,†Teixeira said to Ariel Helwani. … “He wants to fight all the time, but it's good to take time, he fought back-to-back for so long. He wants to fight. Alex always wants to fight.â€

Alex Pereira could face Josh Hokit next

Once Pereira is ready to return, Teixeira isn't sure who will be next for him. The goal is to get back to a heavyweight title shot, so Teixeira believes Josh Hokit could be a logical opponent.

“The plan with them, because Alex is a huge name and an exciting fighter to watch, and he sells. Some fight they will put him right back into the title. For him, pretty much any fight. Maybe we get this fight (Josh Hokit). He's talking a lot of shit. Go over there and knock his ass out and get back to the top, and then get the rematch,†Teixeira said.

Whether or not the UFC has any interest in that fight is unclear. But, on paper, it does make sense, as the winner would likely get a title shot, which is what this fight would do. And, Hokit has been talking trash about Pereira, so the storyline is there to be a co-main event of a numbered card.

Pereira is 13-4 as a pro and is coming off a TKO loss to Gane. He's 10-3 in the UFC and the former middleweight & light heavyweight champion.

Would you like to see Alex Pereira face Josh Hokit next?

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