Former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya appears to be in no hurry to get back to a title shot at 185lbs, but he is looking to fight again within the next few months.
“(A rematch with Du Plessis) will come later on,” Adesanya said on the Adam Carolla show. “Right now, after I just fought him, I don’t think it’s going to be immediately.
“I’d rather just fight, not really for the belt, just fight for fighting’s sake. … Even though I don’t have the belt, they still have got my name in their mouth. I’m still Israel Adesanya. For me, I’ll let them call me out or whatever.
“At the moment, I want to fight one more time before the end of this year or early next year. I don’t know yet.
“I’m just training, building up where we left off. I’ll get the call at some point with a few options. I think Dana will hit me up at some point.
“(Sean Strickland) is going to fight Du Plessis first. I think he’s next. So even see how that plays out, see how the Rob-Khamzat fight plays out, and there are some other young guys on the come up. So yeah, we’ll see.”
