Top middleweight contender Dricus du Plessis spoke with members of the media following his UFC 290 victory over Robert Whittaker on Saturday.
Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: bit.ly/2uJRzRR
Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit ufcfightpass.com/
To order UFC Pay-Per-Views on ESPN+, visit bit.ly/2vNIBE8 (U.S. only)
To order UFC Pay-Per-Views, visit welcome.ufcfightpass.com/#PPV (Non U.S.)
Connect with UFC online and on Social:
🔴 Website: www.ufc.com
🔵 Twitter: / ufc
🔵 Facebook: / ufc
🔴 Instagram: / ufc
🟡 Snapchat: UFC
🟣 Twitch: / ufc
Connect with UFC FIGHT PASS on Social:
🔵 Twitter: / ufcfightpass
🔵 Facebook: / ufcfightpass
🔴 Instagram: / ufcfightpass
#UFC #UFC290
Izzy with the most disgusting open racism on live TV ever and this guy handled it with pure class by just walking away 👏
Izzy couldnt even let Dricus speak
He was also racist on Ariel's show and Ariel laughed it off. Unbelievable.
Right so just let a white man represent Africa and walk away lol
Dricus started it all tbh. I dont know what this dude thought by saying hes a more real african champ than izzy and kamaru when his ancestors are literally colonizers.
@onlybetasgetoffendedbystri8030 the yt ppl don't like that 😂😂
Well done DDP. You handled Izzy racist, drunk, disgusting behavior like a true champion. Congratulations!
izzy really hates this man because he's white representing a black country. As if Izzy isnt black representing a white country😅 Izzy isnt racist though
He just wants easy money 💵 he can see his flaws
@@irishscience580NZ was first settled by the Maori and then colonized by Europeans. So technically it's original inhabitants are dark skinned and therefore it isn't really a "white country" as you say.
@@traitorfang1416 both New Zealand and South Africa was created and built by Europeans, israel the man who hates White Europeans live in a European country.
izzy really hates this man because he's white representing a black country. big oof...
As a black south african. We all love dricus and respect him. Hes done our country proud! ❤
😂
Ek staan saam, my bru :)
No 1 cares what colour you are, stop highlighting race
🇿🇦♥
You're a South African but I'm sure DDP's forefathers and formothers considered themselves Afrikaans
Dricus and Whittaker are true fighters, full of class inside and outside the octagon. Much respect.
How is telling izzy he is going to be the true african champ and attacking him in that way “full of class”? You people are ridiculous. That shit was racist AF. Only white people think it wasnt. As long as someone hates izzy you will defend anything they do
Yup and Izzy is a egomaniac and a fool. I hope DDP smokes him
Lets be honest .. The man made a lot of us eat our words. Really impressive performance all the best DDP.
It was mostly bandwagon clowns that said that.
He only made you Whittaker glazers eat your words. Everybody with a functioning brain knew this would be quite a close fight. If Whittaker doesn't get a decision as he always does, he gets finished.
@@Obiodum_ Always people like u, sad
I definitely ate my words
Yep!!! I agree!!
“I’m white boy and I’m jacked deal with it” - Dricus “Black Panther” Du Plessis
😂
Hahaha hilarious
Well, next Get ready for Adesanya show; calf kick, calf kick, snipe punch, calf kick, calf kick, run, calf kick calf kick, run, calf kick, calf kick, counter punch, usually KO if not rinse and repeat until KO...
@@chrisj8642 😂😂🙏🏻🙏🏻
Shout out brock. Iconic moment
I'm a Cape Coloured from Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦 We are kak proud of you mybru, don't let that dom nai get to you Dricus. You representing us well. RSA stand up!! 🇿🇦👏🏽
Lekker. Using words only us South Africans can understand 🤣🇿🇦
🇿🇦 kak proud always 😅
Im a Turkish guy born and raised in the Netherlands and I understand most of wat you guys talking. Lekker dricus pak Adesanya 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
Parow hierdie kant my'bru ha-ha represent die Kaap mooi. ＳＴＩＬＬＫＮＯＣＫＳ ▲Ｌ ＤＩＥ Ｐ▲Ｄ
@@ozanemir3863 So you're mainly a dutch speaker? Not german? Afrikaans is our native language here, in other words my home-language. Quite similar to Dutch, I also understand dutch most of the time it's lovely man. ͛M͛o͛o͛i͛ ͛w͛e͛e͛k͛ ͛v͛e͛r͛d͛e͛r͛ ͛m͛y͛ ͛v͛r͛i͛e͛n͛d͛!͛ ͛
As an Aussie, I was rooting for Whittaker, but you have my utmost respect Dricus! The better man on the night and very humble and respectful in victory! A true role model for what MMA is all about, you’ve gained a new fan!
I just thought Rob was gonna do Rob things, so naturally, I had Rob. Still stunned. Rob has been in absolute wars minut Izzy 1. This guy is the real deal
Yep I'm the same Robert is a beast and dam Plessis show the beast in him. Izzy is in trouble and see how he reacts he can feel it
I’m a massive Rob fan, I know him and his family personally and I really wanted to hate this dude, but he won my respect and I’m a new fan of his.
Same here brother. A true warrior and a gentlemen. Got for fan for live now
Yep I’m also Aussie and wanted to see Rob win but DDP is pure class and now I want to see him become champion.
“I’m African but I ain’t no brother of yours son” 🔥🔥🔥🔥
The first 10-4 round ever and the fight hasn't even started.
I'm African and many of us look up to him it's not about the color it's about the actions 👍🏿
exactly, south africa produced him and should be proud. im english and really proud of leon, his skin colour doesn’t matter he’s our lad
Fake African Bot 😂
Well said sir.
You’re not an African 🤡
"It's not about the colour" the apartheid says otherwise
Well done. I sounded repetitive in the barbershop praising this gentleman and was proved right. Support from New Zealand brother.
Good to see im not the only kiwi rooting for this guy
Catch you at the Rugby this weekend ✌💚💛🇿🇦
Rooting against your fellow country man , not surprised 😂
I’m South African and the most disgusting thing was the fans not giving this man a chance since day one
I get it, but this promo of black African against white south African is a promotions dream. I mean this fell into Dana's lap, the great white hope Angle, geeze man tell me what would you do with this? Where would you hold the event? Would you stir up even deeper beef of racism and apartheid just to sell ppvs? I mean I don't live there, and have no idea of the sensitivity there, but exploiting things is what Dana does,js
Against everyone ELSE I had DDP. Against Rob, I chose poorly. Not sgain. This guy will beat the FUCK out of Izzy
@@gcoffey223 if he gets a hold of Izzy, he’s gonna rag doll him
@@rugger104 truth
@@gcoffey223same here man, I’m Aussie so a like biased but Rob is elite. DDP got a lifelong fan out of me now
This guy is class, got yourself a new fan good sir
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
same here
fr
And quite handsome too
npc izzy hater
Wasn’t expecting that! The guy has class and handled Izzy’s bs perfect. 👍
DDP stock went up 1000% tonight. With genderbender acting like a kid, DDP will get even more fans leading up to the fight. I really hope DDP KO that POS genderbender
Just because your nice and have class doesnt mean your gonna win the belt.
@@Sterling2023 Izzy beat him easily the first fight too, styles make fights. No one saw Dricus winning because hes looked like a bum every single one of hes fights until now.
@@Ace_Jermaineyou sound bitter
@@Ace_Jermainealex owns izzy twice, jan also beat izzy, he aint a god. Anything can happen in mma
What a fucking win Dricus. Made the whole of South Africa proud yet again! 🔥🇿🇦
Dricus has already become my favourite UFC fighter for 2023. What a gentleman and warrior!!!
I'm proud of this man. 🇿🇦
I predicted Whittaker the way he wanted, Dricus shut my mouth. Respect
dricus has been on such a tear. no surprise to me
🤣🤣🤣
At least you're man enough to admit it
Whittaker is a decision machine who has been massively overrated by his legion of online stans
Idk about that "how he wants" but i thought it will be by dec just like every Rob's fight these days. I'm happy DDP won because i'm not interested in Izzy vs Rob 3.
This man conducts himself impeccably .Hope he gets major success.
Izzy dropped the ball bigtime, he was like a kid being dismissed by an adult in there.
💯
Agreed. He was embarrassing as hell and I’ve lost a lot of respect for him.
@@gapplebeescry more white boy. Im sorry Izzy triggered you
The kid is going to beat some adult ass for sure
@@adamevert1618 Hehe, no.
Prolly DDP has more African fans than Izzy now and new fans worldwide. Africa's got your back DDP. Good on you for keeping it professional.
you must think Africa is a country to say dumb shit like that. Only people rooting for him are white people in south africa
No he doesn't 😂.....majority of Africa still with Izzy....South africa is with their boy
@@ludwigvanbeethoven7884 he was born in Nigeria, lived there till his teens.....he is 100 percent Nigerian and he will make you hate him more after he KOs your boy Dricus in 2 months
@@alvine7117 Source? Only gays and anime kids are fan of Adesanya.
@@alvine7117Anime profile pic ✅ Izzy fan confirmed
Well done Dricus. Nou gaan ons braai
Mooie taal Afrikaans..afz. een Nederlander😊🫡😉😁🙏
@@rankobarensic Jul klein suster, Afrikaans.
@@paullombard00 😁😉👍
@@paullombard00klein suster, groter ballas. 😂
Braaivleis, Rugby, Sunny Skies and Chevrolet...
He is the most underrated fighter in the UFC. Out of 22 fights, 20 wins, 19 of them before time. He last lost a fight to Roberto Soldic in April 2018. Greetings from Poland to the former KSW champion
10 Submissions built like a fucking Tank dude is literally like a white Yoel Romero 😂😂
*I owe this DDP an apology. I said "Bobby Knuckles is gonna run through Dricus like a hot chainsaw through butter" and the fight went the exact opposite. I'll never doubt DDP again. All respect.*
Nice one
I feel the same way. I liked Dricus, but I didn't think he could best Bobby. Now I'm over doubting him. He's the real deal.
In all fairness...how can anyone really bet against Bobby...dude is a friggen nightmare
TKO in the second. He called it. 100% oxygen. Drunken boxing. The African Champion rises.
*European South African
@@nivekmendez6376 na he is African the same as blacks in America are American.. you are obsessed with skin color, pathetic display
@@nivekmendez6376African, deal with it.
@@nivekmendez6376 We South Africans see Dricus as our countrymen 🇿🇦🇿🇦🔥
@@IGAJAMBANEThat's love ❤
Damn it feels so good to see all the doubters now praising him and turning you all into fans. True South African spirit. Dricus u've made us so proud boet. A real role model. And NEW! 🇿🇦💪
I thought Whitaker was gonna win, left the night a DDP fan. this guy has it!
He proved me wrong once again. I will doubt this warrior ever again
This guy is what a champ is supposed to be, Humble, Gentle and friendly yet shown to be a complete master of his art. Compare that to some of these other fighters who ONLY shit talk and slur. This is what we should look up to, this is a role model.
The double champ does whatever the Fyuck he wants!!
Humble? He knew very well he shouldn't say that about African champs... I don't agree izzy bs to but his not innocent.
Gentle? 😅
@@TheDJMGL A lot of people don't know the backstory.
No body wants him as a champ a humble none interesting person. What amazing champ didn’t have some kind of stick dude🤣🤣😂
Well done Dricus you made us proud love from SOuth Africa! 🇿🇦👏🏽 🇿🇦👏🏽
Bring that belt to South Africa Dricus🇿🇦🔥🔥
So many people including myself counted this guy out and basically gave him no chance against Whittaker. The way he just walked away from Izzy showed maturity and class. I think Izzy wins against him but would love to see that match up. He definitely deserves it.
This guy has good submissions, most people don't know how good Dricus actually is.
Izzy is good but for south Africans it's more then just the fight . He know how much it will mean for his country to be a champion .
I bet on him an robbie to win. Shame it was a treble an i put dan hooker down to loose 🙄
If Dricus follows Jan's game-plan he beats Izzy, I think. He actually fights kinda similar to Jan anyway - good counters, great body and leg kicks, and a deceivingly good ground game.
Dricus already Winning the mind games. Izzy acting like that is a weakness action.
The respect he shows to his counterparts is something I admire. What a champ
He isn't a champ 😂😂😂
Wow! Dricus a true champion! Spoke like a true gentleman. What a great human being
Jizzrael: vulgar, arrogant, ugly Dricus: well-spoken, humble, handsome
Dont forget crossdresser as well
Israel is also a champion. Until it's taken from him he's the man
@@shawnhawes7545we saw in less than a year ago Izzy is a beatable bitch
transgender
@@chriscymru46 lol 🤝
Well, I'll admit, I thought Rob would have a pretty dominant performance whether by decision or TKO. However, Dricus proved himself today with the best performance of his in the UFC. His cardio seems to have taken a complete 180 from last time out. That fixed nose really seems to have fixed the issue. He was putting the pace and pressure on Rob, and he wasn't slowing down. You could tell Rob was breaking to some degree after experiencing Dricus' expertise on the ground and being relatively ineffective at dealing serious damage to slow Dricus' advance. Rob was the more technical striker, unsurprisingly, but also unsurprisingly, he eventually got caught, and all it took was one clean shot by Dricus. That guy hits hard, even without crazy looping shots like we've seen in the past. Dricus really showed his grappling abilities, improved defense, improved cardio, resilience, and most importantly his heart and will to win. The power of belief. He felt unstoppable, like nothing Rob threw could really hurt him as he soldiered ever onward. Congratulations, Dricus! You've more than earned a title shot. To all the South African fans, I'm sorry I ever doubted your boy. He's legit.
I told mtfs..
@@taurus4670facts
This is South African athletes to a T. We don’t look pretty but we won’t give up and we are strong mfs
This guy moves so weird, almost as if it was due to the nose / breathing issue’s.
Honourable words.
This guy just won a legion of fans. Respect DDP, I didn’t think you could get past Rob but you did. Last time I EVER doubt you. A warrior and a gentleman.
This guy is super humble and super respectful. You gained many many new fans today Sir 👏🏻👏🏻 Hope you kick Izzy’s teeth in
I pray that he breaks both Izzy’s knees in and leave him limp, I can’t believe I used to cheer for that clown Izzy. Dude is a narcissist, cringe and an open racist.
He's also super out when it comes to his next fight being a title fight because he fumbled the bag n flag...Shame
Nothin but respect for this man after tonight.
We are proud of of you Dricus, Cameron and the Springboks RSA dominance in Sporting World.
Indeed, we beat Aussies, and Driccus wins
Springboks aren't domintating the rugby world. They're 3rd in the ranking behind the Irish and French. The ABs will beat you next week.
SA still cheeks at cricket tho
Congrats, from an Irish man, looking forward to our clash in the rugby World Cup. Dricus represented you guys with class 🙏🏻
@@edmonddantes563 Ireland u20s currently ahead of saffers in the world cup semis
Loved his answer regarding Isreal’s behavior that Isreal is not a champion of a man. DDP acts with class and is a champion that people can look up to. Really rooting for him in the title fight.
Been a South African I'm so Proud Of Dricus I always knew since I saw Dricus when he was 19 he was something special and when he ends Adesanya Reign He'll make History as the first True African South African MMA UFC champion of the world!!!
Dricus is real champion. Greetings from 🇵🇱
What a night for Dricus ! Love the way he carries himself.
like a true professional
He was doing a pretty nice job embracing the role of a heel when the fans wanted him to be one but he seems like a real decent, honorable guy at heart. Super impressive showing of physical skills & true character. Happy for him & looking forward to seeing more from him in the future.
Du Plessis speaking facts. Once a South African is on an international platform like this especially if there are a pioneer at whstever they do, so much is on the line
Even though a lot of people lost money, but he gained a lot of fans tonight, myself included. Cheers to him, best of luck with Izzy. I’ll be rooting for him!
Enjoy being a fan just for him to lose to Izzy like every other contender. This is exactly what people were saying about costa its embarrassing.
Izzy even said you should bet on KO by Dricus 🤣 how you loosing money? I slammed that line.
Same here I locked in ddp for the dub baby
@@Ace_Jermaine weren’t they just saying he’d lose to Whittaker.
@@Ace_Jermaine This guy is different
Dricus beat a highly prepared & prime Robert, that's so crazy to think about. It wasn't even a flukey kinda win, he timed that punch so well & no one else has been able to do that to Robert. Definitely can see Dricus giving problems to the man-child Jizzrael when they fight.
Is he really prime tho?
@@atomicalien4 I'd say so. Based his performances Robert has only been getting better in the last few years & I don't see him getting much better 5 years down the line.
He also won the first round
Izzy knocked him out, twice ...
@@aleks-wy6uf lmao izzy will beat up this bums. fought jan as abmiddleweight with 185 against jan who walked around 210 220 in the cage abd wasnt finished on the ground
I know many South Africans from many sports and one thing they all have in 'em is PURE CLASS. They respect their opponents and never go into doing insults. DDP is just like that. He earned massive respect in my eyes and also a big fan.
Class act. Confident and properly credits the people that helped him get there and his opponent.
What a gentleman. Good for you Drikus.
Dricus du plessis 🔥🔥🇿🇦 represents he country in the best way possible
I lost money betting against this guy but I'm not even that upset, anyone who managed to do that to Rob has my respect
This man is doing all what he said he would do and shushing all the naysayers. Gotta respect the heart and class this man has.
So Proud fellow South African.❤
This young fella has class, is well spoken, precisly sharp, & acts like an adult. Too bad these are rare qualities present in most people today...
We’re rooting for you Dricus!!! From America 🇺🇸
I love the Respect he gave Whittaker 😊
Israel Adesanya represents China not Nigeria or New Zealand
😂
Nigeria and china will mean the same thing in 10 years
@@AxaFin USA and Bangladesh will mean the same thing in 9 years.
A future star in the making. One my new favorite fighters now. Dricus is so well spoken and knows how to sell a fight too with how he talked back to Izzy’s stupid antics in the cage lol
Izzy's "stupid antics" is exactly why Dricus will never beat him. Izzy touched a sore spot for Dricus that he started by running his mouth and could not say to Izzy's face. So now that Izzy stepped to him in the cage face to face he had nothing to say, but a whole lot to say once again in the post-fight press conference, his character says it all.
@@Juan2142 Izzy touched a sore spot? Dricus made one comment about how he'll be the first champ living in africa and Izzy is calling him a cracker and still crying about it weeks later lmao. Never seen Izzy so butthurt.
@@Juan2142fighting is done with punches and kicks... Not words!! The loudest in the room is the weakest in the room... You've a lot to learn bro 🙏
@@Juan2142 the gymnastics you are doing here is amazing.
@@Juan2142 You're really saying "his character says it all" in DEFENSE OF IZZY. I HOPE YOU REALIZE HOW DUMB YOU ARE, CONGRATS!
DDP is all class. He has picked up a new fan today!
I'm officially a fan of this man. He's a savage and a gentleman
I chose Robert to win by decision but my hats off to this man. He had a hell of a game plan and he showed the world where he belongs in the middleweight division. Congrats and good luck in the title fight with Iz. Go get em champ!!
Choosing Rob by dec. was at least a quite logical choice, i had DDP by KO/TKO first choice, Rob by dec. second choice. Certainly not Rob by KO like so many others had, DDP has a granite chin and Rob hasn't finished anybody for a long time.
A fucking champ. Africa represent 💪💪🏿
My man still knocks out there representing 🇿🇦
You handle yourself like a true champ. Izzy's behavior was disgusting. You made SA proud🇿🇦🇿🇦
I sincerely hope Dricus gives izzy the humbling he so deserves
Dricus has proven he’s a truly dangerous contender. The build up to the adesanya fight will be crazy. Stay a gentleman while the champ disgraces himself, I’m backing you future champ!
As a South African myself, I'm hella proud of Dricus❤🇿🇦
Honestly didn’t really like this guy at first but I’ve got to give it to him, he converted me with his actions. Puts respect on everybody and holds himself like a gent, can’t dislike it!
This dude shocked the whole world and made me loose money 😂😂😂
I lost money on Yair and that bum Bo fought
He didn't make me lose money but he made me WISH I had put some money down lol 👏😂 Damn.
Put a double @ 14 on hooker and DDP. Knew they had more fight in them than their opponents
Lost my money betting on Bobby too.
I been telling peoplehe will win but people telling me about his lack of skill set and cardio 😂😂
"WEEZ WAZ KANGZ N SHEET!" - Israel "Genderbender" Adesanya 2023
Mad respect for you Dricus
Never felt so proud to be South African thank you Du Plessis🇿🇦!
Always a Whittaker fan, good performance by DDP
As a South African I am so proud of Dricus, he did say we must prepare to be amazed but I didn't expect it to happen the way it did, congratulations to DDP South Africa 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 is proud.
Sucked seeing Rob lose but all credit to Dricus for that performance and the respect and admiration he speaks of Rob is very classy. Good luck to him, hope he goes on to get that belt. Will eat some biltong in his honour if he gets it done 🤙
This press conference was honestly amazing love the respect he has
To see South Africans telling DDP to bring the belt home, is awesome. I am a total fan now! Wow.
Wasn’t a fan… after him showing so much respect and being such a professional. Really hoping DDP becomes champ
I like this guy. Gives his opponent their due credit and seems a classy guy. Need more guys like this
Man i gotta give this man his props he went out there and shut people's mouth's
I doubted this man big time including most of the world! What a crazy awesome finish! All respect to this man can’t count him out now since he beat one of the best! 🔥👊
Been a fan of this guy from the start, fantastic performance and really nice down to earth guy. Shame about how Izzy went on after the fight absolutely disgusting I thought.
I have to admit as an Aussie and a big Whitaker fan, Dricus just earned himself a new fan. This guy proved all of the doubters wrong, he is the real deal. Best of luck to him against Izzy. Hopefully Izzy wont get into his head too much. Izzy must know he needs to break him mentally if he sees him as a big threat to his title.
My favorite fighter is GSP, calm, respectful but hella great, possible the GOAT. Love seeing fighters like Robert and now DDP to carry that torch. Martial arts is about discipline, respect and the competitive spirit showcased.
This guy is well spoken and calm, I lost some money because he won but now I'm glad he won because we will see Adesanya vs Du Plessis. Du Plessis will take the head off Adesanya.
Come on. Izzy will starch him
get ready to lose more money
@@TransitionedToASharkthese dumb asses were saying before the fights tonight “robert will starch him” so im not really worried about your opinion
@@TransitionedToASharkbet your family's entire net worth on it if you are so confident..😂😂😂
@@teddj514 we can only bet a certain amount in my country. No one will take a million bet at the bookies here lol
Aussie here, ya earned my respect big fella. Good luck vs the champ
South Africa!! Lets go!! You represent us all!! Well done!! We are proud of you!!
Izzys behaviour after the fight is what makes it so hard to like him as much as i try to the way he conducted himself was quite appalling
Yeah
Disgusting
LMFAO how? That shit was TAME
@@ZERVVREZ one rule for black people another rule for everyone else
@@ZERVVREZ if you only watched the highlights they cut most out
Talk about an upset! Air du Plessis putting hands on Rob is by far thr most incredible thing i have witness! And izzy acting like a child is just so disgusting! Big ups to the REAL AFRICAN DDP😊
Starting to be a fan of this dude, especially how he dealt with Adesanya
Great man, i respect this guy. Genuine honest and likeable character
2 nostril DDP is a threat to anyone
Guy certainly has the charisma of a great champion.
First fight I watched in long time, so worth waking up for🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 Well done Dricus and we'll said
CLASS. Not enough of this in mma today. Well done!
Class act by dricus❤❤
Wow I never thought I'd like dricus more after beating Whittaker. Rooting for him against izzy
Wow!!! South Africa is as proud of your performance in the ring today as well as your behaviour in the interviews. You carry yourself like a man's man Drikus. What a boytjie!!! Well done, i am so proud to be a South African today!
Been following Drizzy,its been a journey from efc to ufc! Now I can't wait for Izzy vs Drizzy!
Rooting for Dricus from now on!