Morne Visser told Fight Forecast the UFC pitched a four-man light heavyweight tournament for a title shot. Dricus du Plessis said no to chase middleweight gold.
The UFC reportedly pitched a four-man light heavyweight tournament to former middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis, offering the winner a title shot against division champion Carlos Ulberg. According to Du Plessis' head coach, Morne Visser, the fighter rejected the promotion's proposal to compete in the potential 205-pound Grand Prix event.
Du Plessis recently defeated Kamaru Usman by unanimous decision at UFC Oklahoma City after competing at 185 pounds throughout his UFC tenure. While the 32-year-old remains open to moving up to the light heavyweight division in the future, his primary priority is regaining the UFC middleweight championship.
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