Dricus du Plessis laments losing potential Alex Pereira fight after UFC 313 letdown: ‘Aura gone’

Dricus du Plessis | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC

Dricus du Plessis saw what could have been one of the biggest fights of his career slip from his grasp last weekend.

In the main event of UFC 313, Magomed Ankalaev defeated Alex Pereira to claim the light heavyweight title and potentially spoil Pereira’s plans to chase champions in other divisions. One of those champions was du Plessis, who previously welcomed Pereira to drop back down to 185 pounds to face him.

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