Dricus du Plessis Post-Fight Press Conference

Dricus du Plessis Post-Fight Press Conference | UFC 297

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New middleweight champion, Dricus du Plessis spoke to the press after his main event victory at UFC 297.
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@234i9 5 ай бұрын

Who doesn't want a rematch? That was as even as a title fight can be. What a perfectly matched pair of fighters!

@TheYolo20 5 ай бұрын

I loved the fight but i want to see variety. We Costa, Izzy, Khamzat etc. Give them a shot

@TheBlobGaziev 5 ай бұрын

⁠⁠⁠@@TheYolo20 None of them deserve shots Izzy just lost and hasn’t beaten any contenders since Costa doesn’t have any wins over anyone decent, and he would probably just pull out of the fight anyways. Khamzat hasn’t even fought a legit middleweight and arguably went to a draw with a short notice, bad knees, coming off of two losses welterweight Usman

@woodfromthehood 5 ай бұрын

Fight for the vacant belt. He doesn't deserve it off of that lame ass decision. Close decisions always go to the champ !!!!!

@Englishwarrior3019 5 ай бұрын

@@TheYolo20stick soccer this isn’t for you you really think any of those fights are exciting and will sell tickets… no

@Englishwarrior3019 5 ай бұрын

@@TheYolo20Costa will miss weight or not show up and when he does he will lose anyways, if he pulls out like normal you’ll get a half trained Sean or Izzy like volk and machaev think before you speak

@Londoncarper 5 ай бұрын

No matter what we think Sean and Dricus are great to have as champions , always giving props and pure honesty from both.

@quintin7099 5 ай бұрын

Sean didn't give any credit to Dricus.

@kevinallies1014 5 ай бұрын

Fight is rigged bro. It is all a part of the matrix.

@AlwaysRetr0 5 ай бұрын

I like their personalities but they have so many weaknesses in the octagon that it's sort of embarrassing that either of them are at the top of the division. Middleweight is really bad

@AlwaysRetr0 5 ай бұрын

@@quintin7099 He literally did, multiple times post fight and on twitter after

@sept4729 5 ай бұрын

@@AlwaysRetr0he’s also whining saying he got headbutted tho

@BroBruhBruv 5 ай бұрын

They should stop giving points for take downs if the other guy just gets back up and there was no damage done.

@kryhmeworld1843 5 ай бұрын

You don't get points for takedowns

@MR_TROLLSHOW 5 ай бұрын

You sound like an American 😂❤

@BroBruhBruv 5 ай бұрын

@@MR_TROLLSHOW u look Ethiopian

@zanderlittle9241 5 ай бұрын

Facts

@MrBreezly 5 ай бұрын

Definitely the only reason he won. No damage takedown are garbage

@kentmcintyre32 5 ай бұрын

"I look like a cauliflower now xD" Congratulations champ! Both fighters showed up and it was an awesome contest.

@muzifele6902 5 ай бұрын

Dricus’ face took the family combo 😭😭😭

@LarryDavid.blochain 5 ай бұрын

He won because of a head-but

@Bt26x 5 ай бұрын

Lmao

@user-rh2im2zm9j 5 ай бұрын

@@LarryDavid.blochain😂keep crying there was no head but

@SickestDisciple 5 ай бұрын

@@LarryDavid.blochainhe won because Disney, biggest ally of the “community”, cannot have Sean and his mouth as champ, we all know that.

@thebruiserweight8131 5 ай бұрын

He got a 5 piece crispy from KFC

@sinan1909 5 ай бұрын

Sean didn’t land a single shot. Dricus blocked all of them with his face

@thephilosopher7173 5 ай бұрын

Yea because he kept moving forward and Sean couldn’t get him to back up. DDPs a solid warrior..And NEW!

@Robert-gb7ex 5 ай бұрын

@@thephilosopher7173 and soon to be former

@AMERFIN 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, with his face I guess.

@gizmoza 5 ай бұрын

@@Robert-gb7exjust another one that doubts him. Keep doubting

@devanman7920 5 ай бұрын

Incredible defence

@jodyweber7773 5 ай бұрын

What a respectable and stand up guy. His got heart. 🍻

@edyoung6573 5 ай бұрын

Dricus earned my respect with this interview.

@chrispeacock44 5 ай бұрын

I don't care about the decision. That was such an interesting clash of styles. I'd love to see a rematch. Maybe they could put Izzy v Khamzat on the co-main.

@thejoke2791 5 ай бұрын

Khamzat hasn't earned a top 5 guy yet

@arvindparmar9012 5 ай бұрын

@@thejoke2791odd. Considering he would starch Izzy inside of one round

@Filip-xx9lj 5 ай бұрын

@@arvindparmar9012while chimaev similarly has 0 chance against dricus. MW is really the best division so many different styles

@arvindparmar9012 5 ай бұрын

@@Filip-xx9ljagree. Think DDP is legit. Izzy doesn't deserve a title shot until he beats someone

@VFALTIN 5 ай бұрын

no chance againt dricus? we'll see about that.. @@Filip-xx9lj

@blessingmathayo 5 ай бұрын

When he said when the crowd started chanting “DDP !! DDP!! I was like ahh man these guys are not loyal” 😂😂😂 Big respect 🇿🇦🇿🇦

@thephilosopher7173 5 ай бұрын

I kept saying this right when Sean got the belt. Ppl don’t like Sean for Sean they like him cuz A) he beat Izzy B) he says the same political points. Once the belt is gone, and he just repeats the same shit ppl will abandon him. He’s one dimensional.

@juliandavis9711 5 ай бұрын

@@thephilosopher7173Or fans are just fickle people. Sean literally didn't change one bit when he got the belt and all of a sudden afterwards and even slightly before the Izzy fight the narrative around him changed as if he's some savior. It's all just really weird

@saynotothegreatreset 5 ай бұрын

These are fight fans you win they are with you, lose the relegate you. You would think that there was a completely different crowd from Friday

@evosteff 5 ай бұрын

@@thephilosopher7173 project your worthlessness harder lol!

@ghostmourn 5 ай бұрын

Massive congratulations to DDP ! Go South Africa 🇿🇦!!!

@mf_________ 5 ай бұрын

Back in the day when a close split decision like this happened in a title fight, they gave it to the champ.

@Theblobmma 5 ай бұрын

And that makes it right?

@calidawg510 5 ай бұрын

@@Theblobmma yes

@jackholmes4625 5 ай бұрын

gotta beat the champ to beat the champ and that was as even or maybe 3-2 sean

@xdmrzzz8740 5 ай бұрын

@@Theblobmmayes bruh where tf is champ bias. If it were jones…

@omim04 5 ай бұрын

Remember Mighty Mouse v Cejudo?

@vivektripathi3238 5 ай бұрын

Bro SEAN fucked up his face not gonna lie

@MaxGrattan 5 ай бұрын

Fr they both did

@mhutch5082 5 ай бұрын

Don't mean ya win bro

@shitmypants5275 5 ай бұрын

Both of them ate severe damage. Sean is bleeding out of several holes lol

@phunchu8202 5 ай бұрын

@@shitmypants5275Sean was bleeding from the 1 accidental cut.

@toxicclonejr8411 5 ай бұрын

@@phunchu8202and it was headbutt too

@sy12 5 ай бұрын

Props to dricus. I doubted his gas tank going 5 vs Sean but he did it.

@Loquacious_Jackson 5 ай бұрын

The only problem, he didn't win

@whacklp6120 5 ай бұрын

His corner was saying Sean's tired while DDP was on his chair looking destroyed and Sean was standing up LOL

@brucebuckner247 5 ай бұрын

sure lol

@jay9958 5 ай бұрын

@@Loquacious_JacksonHis record says otherwise. Cope harder

@brettlayne6591 5 ай бұрын

@@jay9958bro saying cope harder is the most generic thing ever, ddp literally said ‘I knew this was 100 percent 50/50’ and quite honestly ddp is lucky he got the decision. He whiffed a lot

@Puncherschance24 5 ай бұрын

“This is 100% 50/50” -Dricus Du Plessis

@3mp3404 5 ай бұрын

He fought way more cautiously than I expected. His overhands rarely landed.

@frankamaya5796 5 ай бұрын

Strickland crying again . Wah wah. Hypocrite who said he didn’t care about the belt now whining about how he lost it. He has no one to blame for him running away the whole fight . Fight to the death? Then proceeds to run faster than Izzy when he saw the African chad coming at him. The cut on his soft head but was from those hands. It’s on video. Sean crying because he can’t see when it’s because dricus pieced him up . Sean’s now admitted dricus stopped him with punches but lied to the dr.

@osamabinturnt1287 5 ай бұрын

@@frankamaya5796 sean didnt cry at all just showed the round by round stats said he should have won then said cant wait for my next fight lol

@brunch8051 2 ай бұрын

@@osamabinturnt1287total punches landed mean nothing

@osamabinturnt1287 2 ай бұрын

@@brunch8051 punches round by round and many were blocked, it was a very close fight and they aren’t even giving Sean the rematch lmao makes no sense. In any close title fight in history a rematch was given

@osamabinturnt1287 2 ай бұрын

@@brunch8051 you do know that fights are scored round by round not over all right?

@yidiwu249 5 ай бұрын

I. Like this man, he is a respectful bloke.

@Bish0pgaming 5 ай бұрын

Much better than constant raspy random phrases. Listen you guys.....lol it's his favorite phrase. Poor guy he's so dumb

@ap9396 5 ай бұрын

True champion mentality, I'm glad he saw victory. That smile at the start of the interview was classic!

@SJVR4758 5 ай бұрын

A very good fighter and a decent human being. A rare thing in UFC

@skyrider4789 5 ай бұрын

100%

@blackmaxbranning3666 5 ай бұрын

The fact he didn’t even wear sunglasses for his post fight interview tells me enough, well deserved champion and a great ambassador for the sport.

@MtownsGreatest 5 ай бұрын

You dont see Dricus walking in with gucci shades to cover his damaged face, and bragging about how he is the best in the world. What you see is class. Grace. Humility. A true martial artist. Love him or hate him. You have to respect him. Cheers DDP.

@atmosrepair 5 ай бұрын

That's what we needed too

@timtim8644 5 ай бұрын

You can be class and act humble with shades too. Gucci or not.

@YourKingJDG 5 ай бұрын

I don’t have to respect him, I don’t respect him at all.

@andrewmoylan6295 5 ай бұрын

Spot on, mate He handled himself like a pro

@ToothTwister77 5 ай бұрын

Agreed. Class act all the way. He even looks a little uncomfortable showing his f'd up face.

@moko1181 5 ай бұрын

Much respect to this man

@joemarshall4254 5 ай бұрын

Dricus' gas tank is truly impressive. He had much more intense output all fight, yet he wasn't any more tired than Sean in the last round.

@ChingelBopDingelFlop 5 ай бұрын

now with both of his nostrils fixed he was able to breathe in even more african air. he was predestined to get his hand raised.

@wrxzboost 5 ай бұрын

he was grasping for air after the 3rd and 4th round while Sean didn't even sit - wtf are you talking about.

@joemarshall4254 5 ай бұрын

but his movement did not degrade any more than Sean's

@wrxzboost 5 ай бұрын

@@joemarshall4254 his movement in general looks like a neanderthal - so yeah, you're kinda right. don't get me wrong, Dricus went the distance for once in his life, but he didn't do enough to win in most ppl's eyes. if you're gonna steal a title, you better win it out right.

@pineapplesideways3820 5 ай бұрын

Self drug testing these days

@mkhululimbedlashe5105 5 ай бұрын

1st south african to be ranked in the UFC 1st south african to hold UFC strap Congrats to team stillknocks🇿🇦

@chubbydaniels1695 5 ай бұрын

First African

@trinal3745 5 ай бұрын

@@chubbydaniels1695 Hes european

@maltheri9833 5 ай бұрын

@@chubbydaniels1695Hes not African at all. His blood isnt African its european the man is African in homeland only. Not even the first African to win the belt only people saying that are people mocking actual Africans with lowkey racism

@ntelekilebohang6685 5 ай бұрын

@@trinal3745 bwahahaha! That's funny!

@berserker2265 5 ай бұрын

@@trinal3745african natural born citizen

@eugenevanoudtshoorn4002 5 ай бұрын

Really like this dude such a humble and honest man, great sense of humor as well finally a champ with some class

@ttot20 5 ай бұрын

Agreed! Especially at middle weight.

@TraderJoe007 5 ай бұрын

Enjoy your cheat win

@bigchedds8389 5 ай бұрын

Colonizers always win

@starseeddeluxe 5 ай бұрын

This is why I was rooting for DDP. He's really the perfect champion. Sean is a good guy, but he really didn't respect the belt and I didn't like how he took his championship for granted. DDP really cares about his career, and holding the belt is the most important thing to him. Sean doesn't need the belt to remain a huge star. This is the best outcome for both men.

@SanveerRamterath 5 ай бұрын

Proud moment for South Africa thanks Dricus for bringing it home..

@filoIII 5 ай бұрын

It is obvious this was a screw job by the UFC to get into the huge market of S. Africa.

@Gomd6996 3 ай бұрын

Sean won

@142doddy 2 ай бұрын

@@Gomd6996 No, he didn't.

@Gomd6996 2 ай бұрын

@@142doddy yeah he did

@142doddy 2 ай бұрын

@@Gomd6996 don't take it up with me, take it up with the guy wearing the belt. Anyone who isn't being a fanboy would say it was extremely close, could go either way, but 2/3 professional analysts gave it to DDP. To pretend this was robbery is just silly, and takes away from the actual times fighters get robbed

@MPowellDK 5 ай бұрын

Huge respect for both fighters. DDP really got some respect collected there.

@andrewmoylan6295 5 ай бұрын

Well done, DDP, a humble guy with a good sense of humour

@azeezosho9459 5 ай бұрын

Honestly… these guys ain’t loyal what a line

@andrewmoylan6295 5 ай бұрын

@azeezosho9459 Not sure what you're on about, mate. Being humble has nothing to do with loyalty

@user-jj1yk3yv3b 5 ай бұрын

@@andrewmoylan6295you are not the only person not quite getting that comment....

@zacryan2095 5 ай бұрын

humble? dude said strickland never even deserved to fight for a title but he argueably lost to him dudes not as humble as you think

@PAWGmoth 5 ай бұрын

“Did you see how handsome I was before this fight?” 😂😂

@thecatat7 5 ай бұрын

South Africa is very proud of you DDP! The middleweight UFC world Champion!!!

@LIG773 5 ай бұрын

And we don't care who think what!! He is our champion!!!!!!

@JamesBond-006.5 5 ай бұрын

@LIG773 absolutely!

@sbbudj 5 ай бұрын

He lost

@pieterlindeque7798 5 ай бұрын

@@sbbudjAnd he's still the champion. That's crazy. If he can get the belt even when he lost that means he's unbeatable. Holy shit we have a new MW goat that will keep the belt forever. You said it man.

@UCu5r8dAKT9SGlF55ojytsDg 5 ай бұрын

@@pieterlindeque7798people this days really believe if they comment something they will have power over it, this is not true.

@aneeskara6776 5 ай бұрын

Legend. Humble and honest

@PushinP2 5 ай бұрын

It’s Impossible to dislike this guy

@konnorm12 5 ай бұрын

Actually very easy to dislike he’s one of the most annoying personalities in the UFC and by far the worst champ right now

@konnorm12 5 ай бұрын

Personal opinion of course i respect yours but I do not like him at all and many people agree

@PushinP2 5 ай бұрын

@@konnorm12 Fair enough. Out of curiosity, why don't you like him? For the record I like Sean too

@DesertFoxWRX 5 ай бұрын

@@konnorm12 What's bad about his "personality"? And how is he unlikable? Just curious

@konnorm12 5 ай бұрын

@@PushinP2 just the whole “there wasn’t a real African champion because they don’t live in Africa” thing was annoying and a stupid thing he did and he just comes off unlikeable to me it’s hard to explain but I just get annoyed listening to him and looking at him but that’s probably more of a me problem 😂 his last few fights were pretty entertaining I’ll give him that he’s not a boring fighter I’m sure he’ll grow on me

@user-pf8wo3dm6e 5 ай бұрын

Dricius is a real man going to a press conference with that beat up face without hiding his face under a gay sunglasses like 99% of the fighters would do

@timtim8644 5 ай бұрын

Conor disagree.

@user-pf8wo3dm6e 4 ай бұрын

@@timtim8644 Haha I know. That was the first fighter who comes to my mind when it comes to sunglasses

@PeterElliottHughes 5 ай бұрын

Such a gentleman - well deserved win from a warrior - but even more impressive is the humility and dignity that DDP shows....

@n00g75 5 ай бұрын

nope! count the damn fight .. sean had way more significant strikes than dricuss! another very bad judgeing by the "officials" the judges f up every 2nd fight that goes to them!

@timchurch2390 5 ай бұрын

@@n00g75 yeah, unfortunately true. DDP is awesome, can't hate on him, but Strickland won that fight.

@troyrussell177 5 ай бұрын

@@n00g75they need to make it idiot proof. I think we get here again and again, because the judges all over value takedowns. If you take someone down and don’t control them for time, or create damage, or have submission attempts, the take down doesn’t mean shit.

@3ToGo726 5 ай бұрын

Such a proud South African supporter. Not only for the momentus win but a true South African ambassador with his professionalism and humility! Hulle weet nie wat ons weet nie

@filoIII 5 ай бұрын

It is obvious this was a screw job by the UFC to get into the huge market of S. Africa.

@xoxoxoxo5224 5 ай бұрын

he didn't win - everyone knows he lost. makes SA look like a rigged joke, this has made people around the world despise SA, including me, for being a rigged laughing stock of a country. I don't even like Strickland. everyone now really hates SA.

@belle190 5 ай бұрын

A humble intelligent man, you deserve this so very much. Thx for your respectful way.

@CNXMedia 5 ай бұрын

I actually like both fighters equally and the respect they share for each other. It could have gone both ways, both deserved it. Looking forward to seeing more of em in the next years.

@dimmak7414 5 ай бұрын

Should’ve gone to Strickland, people always say shit like “u have to beat the champ to take the belt” ddp didn’t do enough

@smoothsteviegful 5 ай бұрын

Guy is well spoken, Great representation for South Africa he just made me a fan.

@YourKingJDG 5 ай бұрын

We’ll see if he’s still a South African in a year

@hiddenleaf2 5 ай бұрын

He’s not African

@fabiancanada8876 5 ай бұрын

Yes he is not going to attack the communist Canada or the woke bs so it is a better fit for the world :-(

@kwlperson2242 5 ай бұрын

@@hiddenleaf2 He’s African in the sense that he lives here… It gets a lot less confusing when you don’t conflate nationality with ethnicity.

@markrothery8719 5 ай бұрын

Same here

@Kegotback 5 ай бұрын

Honestly loved this fight so much. Thank you Dricus & Sean. I’m sure down the road we can potentially see these two fight again. Let them both go rest & recover. I’m excited to see who Dricus first title defense will be. There aren’t any clear contenders.

@lawnmowerman7 5 ай бұрын

Israel Adesanya

@Kegotback 5 ай бұрын

@@lawnmowerman7 Yea it’s a fight the fans want. In my opinion he doesn’t deserve the title shot, but it will be a good fight. We’ll see when Izzy decides to return.

@Saintjose7 5 ай бұрын

Bo Nickal would crush dricus

@francoismarx2369 5 ай бұрын

@@Saintjose7Has he cracked the top 10 yet?

@MarkGuitar 5 ай бұрын

the reflex answer to a fighter winning the MW strap is Whittaker, but Dricus beat him to get the title shot... assuming Israel is still out for 3 years like he said when Sean beat him, lets see.....

@zdrawex 5 ай бұрын

if it was jon jones defending,there is no chance we would have new champ

@kornandfoofighters 5 ай бұрын

This should be top comment

@LordofYumYum 5 ай бұрын

Jon Steroids Dui Crash n Run Bones Jones.

@remingtonrojas 5 ай бұрын

What are you even talking about mans is 2 weight divisions above. Thats like watching 2 random basketball teams and saying if micheal jordan was playing there is no chance they would win.

@zdrawex 5 ай бұрын

@@remingtonrojas i am talking about jon jones vs dominick

@Beaudozer9000 5 ай бұрын

@@remingtonrojas are you illiterate?

@LS-sx5qo 5 ай бұрын

Even though I am more of a Strickland fan I cannot deny my sympathy for Du Plessis. He seems to be a good guy with great character and he really deserves what he has accomplished. But all in all it was a very close fight so I hope to see a rematch soon...

@betaraybong3484 5 ай бұрын

lol if you are a Strickland fan how can u not call anyone else a "good guy"? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@lowlowseesee 5 ай бұрын

a good guy who was willing to make fun of a guy for being abused when he was a kid lolol. i like ddp but thats pretty funny lol

@betaraybong3484 5 ай бұрын

@@lowlowseesee mmm im pretty sure he didnt make fun of that, he just mention it claiming he was gonna beat him worse, thats not making fun of something. He then laughs when Strickland got mad saying "oh i hit a nerve" where he clearly didnt know it was that deep of an issue, and he mention it cause Sean himself has mentioned it before so....And then he laugh again when Strickland said he was gonna "take his soul".

@FellaHAILIRA 5 ай бұрын

Doesn't matter who's the good guy and who's the bad guy. It's just a bad day for the mma fans. Africans don't buy PPV. Look at ngannou socials vs actual PPV buys. Without money, the sport dies. Strip the title if the fans from their country or even their region/continent doesn't even buy at least 20k PPV. Make 20k-25k PPV buys from the champion navite country mandatory for every weight class.

@frankamaya5796 5 ай бұрын

@arcadeheroes1 5 ай бұрын

A humble champion. It was a great fight. I hope we get to see a rematch between Du Plesis and Strickland in the future.

@themarinman8339 5 ай бұрын

Always in enemy territory, always an underdog. What a guy. Enjoy Dricus!!!

@Loquacious_Jackson 5 ай бұрын

Canada is not enemy territory

@themarinman8339 5 ай бұрын

@@Loquacious_Jackson excuse me, I meant..away from home.

@karinsteyn897 5 ай бұрын

In South -Africa everything has 7 meanings😂 AND Afrikaans people make jokes out of anything

@alwynvanwyk1851 5 ай бұрын

Don't be a karin, karin... 😂😂😂😂

@kingstone8214 5 ай бұрын

The crowd definitely favored Sean @@Loquacious_Jackson

@bradleyyoung4142 5 ай бұрын

That's what a real champion looks and sounds like, no need to be disrespectful, great fight.

@deej8983 5 ай бұрын

Those takedowns made the difference. Hard fought and well done

@DaneDuPlessis 5 ай бұрын

Well done! Impressive sportsmanship. Well deserved.

@seanyshepfit 5 ай бұрын

Him and Strickland are the epitome of brotherhood forged in battle. Also, credit to Dricus. I thought he would struggle getting past rd3 and he made me look like a twat 😂😂 5 round fighter indeed.

@thephilosopher7173 5 ай бұрын

There’s no brotherhood. Sean apologized to DDP for the insults and literally used the same insults just before the fight after he asked DDP to lay off because he made him cry. It’s sad ppl who follow him, ignore his true character.

@ethan.9390 5 ай бұрын

@@thephilosopher7173He did not apologize 💀 , he confratulated him

@Dirtcheapdeals 5 ай бұрын

Man it was the gas tank Seans abs, the get together the break up the make up, the death threats the battle to the death that went to a decision wow what a match.

@skylarvargas5634 5 ай бұрын

This needs to be an immediate rematch no question.

@frankamaya5796 5 ай бұрын

Sean never won enough fights to get there. Now he’s lost his first title defense . He can cry his way back to the prelims

@jvdw4178 5 ай бұрын

As a South African, biggest respect to Sean. These guys went to war. Both great fighters. Sean definitely deserves a rematch. But congratulations to our boy Dricus. Hard work and deserved. Uniting the country is beautiful. 🇿🇦

@jvdw4178 5 ай бұрын

@jettrink13 Oscar as in the guy who murdered his girlfriend, or is my comment an Oscar speech? Or both? We tend to mix those up

@YourKingJDG 5 ай бұрын

What do you mean with “uniting the country”?

@gerin5297 5 ай бұрын

@jettrink13 how Hiroshima?

@shortyned7140 5 ай бұрын

@@YourKingJDGwhole country putting aside their differences to support a country hero? Simple

@m.e3753 5 ай бұрын

@@YourKingJDGYeah I don’t want live with you either

@ives3572 5 ай бұрын

Terrific fight, good job and congratulations Dricus Du Plessis, you've certainly made your country South Africa proud 🇿🇦🙌🏻👏🏻🏆

@Mhssrs 5 ай бұрын

What country is he from again? Remind me 😂

@CoinDogwithABlog 5 ай бұрын

@@Mhssrssean fans crying like he taught y'all too 😢

@Whatsthedill_ENT 5 ай бұрын

Lol sean Olson that fight period

@realtyrone 5 ай бұрын

@@MhssrsSouth Africa. Wanna hear it again?

@nlb741 5 ай бұрын

So honest, love him. Baie geluk Dricus!

@sandydouglas2914 3 ай бұрын

Great win dude !!! A real AFRICAN!!! Much love from The USA !!!

@user-go2ue9zj7w 5 ай бұрын

He looks tired after 30 seconds but he just keeps going its amazing!

@burnindownthehouse 5 ай бұрын

He went full steam ahead the whole fight. He was constantly moving and throwing kicks and punches and shooting for takedowns. I really thought he would lose steam. I thought he would tire out and then Strickland would take over. But that did not happen. His cardio surprised me. I do believe he deserved that win. Good for him.

@MostlyPeacefulNinja 5 ай бұрын

Well said. Finally an honest comment

@quick906 5 ай бұрын

Sean just never got out of cruise control. He’s been fighting long enough to know that takedowns, even when they don’t do damage, are points in the eyes of the judges.

@Mr.Pine. 5 ай бұрын

I agree 100%

@jodawgsup 5 ай бұрын

look at the man's face, what about 'significant damage' again?

@centralfinitecurve-ling... 5 ай бұрын

He got his ass whipped.

@thefinaldispatch 5 ай бұрын

Very proud of both fighters. Great courage displayed by both.

@chrishaz1122 5 ай бұрын

I'm sure they care you are proud

@bestrong1240 5 ай бұрын

@@chrishaz1122 😂😂😂💀

@colinashley3571 5 ай бұрын

Sean got robbed, Sean was cut off a headbutt, DDP’s face looks like roadkill

@HUMAN3050 5 ай бұрын

All beaten up but still showing up to an interview.......big ups and congratulations my brother

@loganwheeler1734 5 ай бұрын

What a class act. His face looks so painful

@andrewwebster5913 5 ай бұрын

You made your country proud, DDP 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

@Godshonestruth 5 ай бұрын

Dana said I lost? “Bullshit” 😂. Legend. I am 🇺🇸 pulling for Strickland who I thought won ONLY because u have to take it from the champ but this man is class and I am so happy for him and his South African countrymen.

@baylenthedogg3242 5 ай бұрын

Dana said it? Bullshit 😂😂😂😂😂 that was funny af. I honesty would understand if they did a draw. This was super close. I believe Strickland landed more, dp pushed forwarded more but swung wild. Idk I think it should be a AUTOMATIC rematch. No way anyone else should fight before Strickland. Izzy looked like a amatuer in there with Strickland... this fight with dp looked very even. They need to rematch immediately IMHO. Dana said it? Bullshit lol

@domzbu 5 ай бұрын

Dana didn’t say by much, just by the act of needing to ‘take it from the champ’ more/. Dana admitted lots of others said the opposite and had Dricus winning . Also Dana has to pander to his main US audience and also hype a rematch later.

@Godshonestruth 5 ай бұрын

@@baylenthedogg3242 Agreed 100. Automatic rematch but no one in the corporation wants Strickland to be champ speaking his mind imo

@WiraSatria183 5 ай бұрын

@@Godshonestruth nah they love him. He makes them money. They in the entertainment business. Ankalaev is someone they dont want, he no chimaev.

@BrainFuck10 5 ай бұрын

@@domzbuDana is not pandering, he’s just speaking his mind, many people thought Strickland won just look at DDP’s face looks like he took twice as much damage as Strickland

@firstamendment7568 5 ай бұрын

DDP is the DEFINITION of a CLASS ACT ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@Notfritenite 5 ай бұрын

Let's gOOOOO South Africa has a UFC champ to bring the belt home!! We're very proud of Dricus.

@filoIII 5 ай бұрын

It is obvious this was a screw job by the UFC to get into the huge market of S. Africa.

@martiniquedupreez1439 5 ай бұрын

Bring the Belt Home Dricus ❤❤🇿🇦🇿🇦!! It was like winning the Rugby World Cup all over again!! Goosebumps 🇿🇦❤️

@aaroningl 5 ай бұрын

It'll get stolen within minutes in South Africa. 😂 . The place is a dump.

@jamaljacksonjr2652 5 ай бұрын

@aaroningl ya The blacks have Destroyed it Big Time!!!

@lithium_9062 5 ай бұрын

Strickland won

@watappp 5 ай бұрын

@@aaroningl Nah he lives in rich white neighbourhood

@Brother-Louis 5 ай бұрын

@@aaroningl Not when he is carrying it. You didn't see the interview where he mentioned the time some thugs trying to rob him?

@bolo5190 5 ай бұрын

Dana is not at all talking b.s. saying that Strickland won.

@gmanlimitedanderson-0drisc211 5 ай бұрын

Like the fact he acknowledged how close it was 👌💯👊

@bjabbbjabb1286 5 ай бұрын

Way to go man

@Upnpersonal 5 ай бұрын

Dricus kind of reminds me of Larry Bird with his awkward movement/rhythm, yet he gets the job done. Didn’t want to see Sean lose the belt but congratulations to Dricus and his family that’s supported him for so long.

@erikpaterson1404 5 ай бұрын

Lol. Larry Bird the former pro basketball player? Boston Celtics!✌️

@danielhughes3677 5 ай бұрын

Larry Legend.

@fvgc454ss 5 ай бұрын

TF are u talking about

@Mookguy 5 ай бұрын

I know what you’re talking ab.

@eddiehauser6661 5 ай бұрын

I remember watching his first or second fight in the UFC and even though he got a ko win in the fight, I remember thinking this dude is way too awkward to be a top level fighter

@l-wolverine2211 5 ай бұрын

South Africa is gonna party hard tonight. 🇿🇦 🇺🇸 🇨🇦

@magshype 5 ай бұрын

Another classy interview by DDP, he reminds me so much of GSP, just a good looking well spoken animal, i love it.

@aaronerickson8878 5 ай бұрын

Yeah reminds me of when GSP "won" against Hendricks.

@exrentech 5 ай бұрын

well spoken and animal don't go together

@Cal18561 5 ай бұрын

That’s a 5 life path for you, don’t sleep on the matrix

@Cal18561 5 ай бұрын

Search gg33

@moneybags6840 5 ай бұрын

@@Cal1856111 Life Path, math wiz.

@thedeadliestname 5 ай бұрын

Oh damn Sean’s cut actually did come from a headbutt. That was a HUGE factor in the fight

@tacotacotington3638 5 ай бұрын

No it didn’t. The cut that was bleeding heavily was from an elbow.

@hiddenleaf2 5 ай бұрын

@@tacotacotington3638I thought so too. But it seems like it was from the head butt apparently

@Sniper-steve 5 ай бұрын

Head butt straight after the elbow when against the cage

@hospagalief 5 ай бұрын

Elbow

@frankamaya5796 5 ай бұрын

Sean never won enough fights to get there. Now he’s lost his first title defense . He can cry his way back to the prelims . Sensitive Sean Strickland . What’s he going to do in a rematch? Run faster ?

@flapsnakes 5 ай бұрын

He was coming forward constantly. Winner

@nrtg6290 5 ай бұрын

Well, coming forward constantly isn't "winning" but Sean played to counter active and that with the takedowns is what edged the win.

@larryhoover4339 5 ай бұрын

This was pretty much a jab vs wild over thrown over right punch match

@jehovahs_thiccness. 5 ай бұрын

'Say strickland vs du plessis without saying their names'

@locohomicida3348 5 ай бұрын

I would say brawler vs jabber. I mean it was a war but if thats championship level I have better things to do than watching middleweight.

@user-fx4cw4cm1x 5 ай бұрын

thanks coach couch

@m3zza9 5 ай бұрын

I guess the highest scoring techniques (i.e. take downs) mean nothing 😂😂😂😂

@annna6553 5 ай бұрын

@@locohomicida3348 Thats the level that smashed adesanya. hahaha

@HiddenLotus111 5 ай бұрын

GSP after fighting Johnny Hendricks is that you???

@starvinmarvin069 5 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly

@naw-danoobie6236 5 ай бұрын

These 2 have fight chemistry. We need a second fight between these fellas.

@frankamaya5796 5 ай бұрын

@shamieghbehardien2710 5 ай бұрын

Well done DDP. What a inspiration to all South Africans. You made South Africa proud. Proudly South Africa 🎉

@filoIII 5 ай бұрын

It is obvious this was a screw job by the UFC to get into the huge market of S. Africa.

@jackmcilwaine5580 5 ай бұрын

DDP 2,3,4 for me, super close fight though and could of gone either way. They’re both savages either way

@brettlayne6591 5 ай бұрын

Ddp made the second look competitive by coming forward and getting the takedown. Otherwise he mainly whiffed and got his kicks checked the whole round. Even the takedown ended up being easily reversed by Sean and dricus did no damage with it. All while Sean was peppering with punches.

@makeyourownluck8823 5 ай бұрын

@@brettlayne6591spot on. He checked like every single kick. Sean's defense was light years above dricus. Look at that man's face lol. We have some old low level judges still doing it thats all

@zacryan2095 5 ай бұрын

ddp was outstruck in 4 rounds sean also threw more punches ddp got takedowns and walked forwards thats it he didnt even do anything witht eh takedowns so they shouldnt even be scored towards winnign the round i thought sean won 1 2 and 5 pretty clear even the numbers say he did

@aaronerickson8878 5 ай бұрын

He did not win round 2, not a chance.

@r6201sk 5 ай бұрын

yep 2,3,4 are DDPs, dunno about 5th

@MrFoxcrimeX 5 ай бұрын

To be honest I didn't see any headbutt, but i will rewatch the fight. Edit... It was an elbow i can confirm R4 4:19 - 4:20 exact time when it landed.

@dennisfabian2570 5 ай бұрын

Looked like an elbow to me

@stealthyturtles 5 ай бұрын

R4, that’s what caused Sean’s bloody face

@jericho-tube 5 ай бұрын

@@stealthyturtlesThat was an elbow and commentators confirmed

@DynastyIcon 5 ай бұрын

who knows.. but that jab was fuxkin him up all night

@MrFoxcrimeX 5 ай бұрын

@@DynastyIcon R4 4:19 - 4:20 Is extract time when it happened, just rewatched it. I have a photo too, but can't post it here.

@1satisfiedmind 5 ай бұрын

Dana said, "I had it Strickland, other guys at the table had it DDP..." Me, I had it Sean by split, my buddy at the table had it DDP. Either way, great fight, I'm not crying about it. Congrats, "...and NEW..." DDP. Good dude.

@mark2038 5 ай бұрын

What a class act.

@69jomen 5 ай бұрын

Well done Dricus ..Worthy winner.

@d3adj3ff 5 ай бұрын

He won fair and square mooi Dricus!!!! jys n fokken LEGEND

@The_R-n-I_Guy 5 ай бұрын

Definitely has to be a rematch. That decision could've gone either way. We need a decisive victory. Strickland deserves a rematch before anyone else gets a shot

@chewwa1700 5 ай бұрын

Dudes got insane cardio.

@ANSCHUTZ777 5 ай бұрын

Here it is: “the face of a champion!”

@rogerrabbit8756 5 ай бұрын

Lol blocked all.seans jabs with his face.

@igorsenayoutube 5 ай бұрын

Hahaha!

@eneMy016 5 ай бұрын

Great fight,and great fighter.He really did most things right,dug deep and became the champ

@Bruce_99 5 ай бұрын

happy for him seems like a genuinely good dude.

@George-ct1kb 5 ай бұрын

My man. Absolutely a legend. Chase the legacy warrior, don't chase the money. All the love from Swaziland

@sammyspero3648 5 ай бұрын

Reminds me of the look of George St-Pierre!

@UCu5r8dAKT9SGlF55ojytsDg 5 ай бұрын

Exactly. DDP will become even better after this.

@C.t1888 5 ай бұрын

No rematch that has happened this past 5 years was as close as this fight. It'll be an insult for this not to be a rematch

@Minoclassic 5 ай бұрын

mate sean has 0 title defenses whats u on about lmao

@Ashketchumip 5 ай бұрын

@@Minoclassicwho else do you want to fight for the belt then cause no one makes sense other then Sean lol

@alexanderbakulin8836 5 ай бұрын

@@Ashketchumip Jared Cannonier, to name one. He beat Strickland and was more deserving of a title shot, in the first place. Strickland was propped to a title shot for beating two unranked guys

@Ashketchumip 5 ай бұрын

@@alexanderbakulin8836 no he wasn’t he had just lost to Issy why would he deserve a shot, he lost his title fight so he can now build back up for his shot you, ddp beat Whitaker who Jared had lost to, this is just common knowledge and common sense, and anyone who actually watched Jared vs Sean can tell you that Sean won lmao

@Ashketchumip 5 ай бұрын

@@alexanderbakulin8836 your forgetting he’s only lost to Alex at middleweight, saying he fought two unranked guys is just a cope 😂 like say issy isn’t the one who called him out why do you think that is? There was no one deserving of a shot

@joaquinmendoza8364 5 ай бұрын

He did head butt Sean round 4 minute 4:20 that's how he got that cut in his eye

@barrys1342 5 ай бұрын

What an eloquent & humble gentleman ❤

@pieternel9758 5 ай бұрын

Anybody got a reaction shot of Drake losing his $700K betting against DDP?

@diogeneslantern18 5 ай бұрын

Love it.

@B_M_A 5 ай бұрын

700k is a drop in the bucket for him lol

@rahrah4610 5 ай бұрын

Dude losing more money than I’ll ever make is crazy

@kaz6854 5 ай бұрын

Its like if i lost 5 $ i dont think he give af ☠️

@MatthewOliverJamesOrgan 5 ай бұрын

Real talk. I was shouting for Sean but DDP really won me over. A true warrior and gentlemen.

@lowkeykeylow5526 5 ай бұрын

Why were you shouting? 😂😂

@RedceLL1978 5 ай бұрын

You rooting for Sean destroys your credibility on who's a gentleman or not. Hence Sean's Tshirt and hate speech but ok there buddy

@OffArch98 5 ай бұрын

@@RedceLL1978You gettin oiled up

@JellyJamSquad 5 ай бұрын

@@RedceLL1978 do you need a safe place?

@MatthewOliverJamesOrgan 5 ай бұрын

@@RedceLL1978 Sean would hold a door for a lady but you'd say his actions are just chauvinistic. Have a rest my guy, it's Sunday

@bobbydigital1747 5 ай бұрын

Damn good fight. Respect to both fighters

@drewwhy5541 5 ай бұрын

What decent human, well done sir. ❤️. From a Shawn fan.

@howtocookwithme2985 5 ай бұрын

Imagine thinking the winner is the guy that has half his face swollen shut and is hobbling out of the arena from checked kicks

@saynotothegreatreset 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely, he knows he headbutted sean, but he denied it like a good gentleman that he is

@user-pl3he7eo6g 5 ай бұрын

@@saynotothegreatreseta headbutt isn't an excuse for not doing anything besides jabbing in the first 2 rounds before it happened...

@starseeddeluxe 5 ай бұрын

MMA Guru said he watched it over and it was an elbow, not a headbutt.@@saynotothegreatreset

@bdoubleu6 5 ай бұрын

@@user-pl3he7eo6glook at this mans face bro 😂

@Jerryfromtheblocm 5 ай бұрын

Its the ufc not the victoria secret runway show... Who gives a single flying f what anyone looks like. And if you werent a strickland fanboy you'd have to acknowledge the fact that dricus only got hit because he had to be the aggressor for all 5 rounds. You have to throw kicks to have them be checked in the first place. Your boy did nothing and expected to defend the title???

@benjamin5726 5 ай бұрын

I love DDP and Sean those are the kind of guys we need as champions.

@themoshjeltonshowofficial 5 ай бұрын

Look at Dricus's face, then look at Sean Strickland's face.

@PolarBearComedy 5 ай бұрын

“Put ya glasses back on!” -Smokey

@phillblack6895 5 ай бұрын

What a gent! Well done!

@graham9345 5 ай бұрын

Face of a winner who defiantly didn’t get his ass beat

@andycockrum1212 5 ай бұрын

Did you not see Sean bleeding all over the cage? He took quite a lot of damage too. It was a close fight and I was pulling for Sean, but this certainly isn’t robbery

@thearyaputra 5 ай бұрын

@@andycockrum1212Sean bled because of a head butt, not because of punches. But it's also his claim, not mine. Still, it doesn't change the fact that Dricus's face is much worse than Sean.

@annna6553 5 ай бұрын

headbutt...RIIIIIIIIIIIITE. Sure he did, meanwhile on replay you can see dricus smashing his head on many punches and kicks. Noticed Sean eye poked a little, besides a good punch here and their.

@dominicjacobs5627 5 ай бұрын

@@thearyaputrau sure bout that? Sean started bleeding immediately after that Right Straight 😂

@HonkletonDonkleton 5 ай бұрын

@@thearyaputra stop gas lighting

@NkosiMbethe 5 ай бұрын

Congratulations Dricus Du Plessis 🦁🍻🏆🍻. He went 5 rounds doing the most and applying pressure. Sean did a really good job landing those jabs the whole fight💯. DDP showed he has the gas tank and how versatile he really is. Really great fight, a rematch will be amazing 💥. The whole nation is proud❤️Time for AFRICA 🇿🇦💪👑!!!!!.

@tacotacotington3638 5 ай бұрын

The middleweight division has been so entertaining the past few years. One of the few that isn’t just a circle of the same people at the top fighting each other.