Dricus Du Plessis would love to smash 'idiot' Brendan Allen's face in

Dricus Du Plessis isn't sure Brendan Allen is the biggest fight, but he'd happily oblige if offered.

Allen (26-7 MMA, 14-4 UFC) called out former middleweight champion Du Plessis (23-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) after his fourth-round corner stoppage TKO over Reinier de Ridder in the UFC Fight Night 262 headliner this past October. Allen stepped in on short notice after Anthony Hernandez withdrew.

In a recent interview with MMA Junkie, Allen accused Du Plessis of being "quiet like a mouse in church" after the callout, but Du Plessis has now responded.

"He wins two fights in a row and then is calling out former champions?" Du Plessis told Fight Forecast of Allen. "I would love to smash his face in. I would absolutely love it. He's such an idiot. But to be honest with you, I only pick the best guys. I always want to fight the best next guy.

"For me, where I'm at, I don't want a hype fight. I want the fight that's going to get me to the title the quickest. That's what I want. If that's the fight the UFC wants? Sure. Does it really make sense on a two-fight win streak? There's a lot of guys. I don't care. Give me anybody as long as it gets me back to my belt. That's the only thing I'm concerned about."

Du Plessis lost his middleweight title to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319 in August. Prior to that, the South African fighter defended his belt twice with wins over Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland.

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Dricus Du Plessis on Brendan Allen: 'I'd love to smash his face in'