Dricus du Plessis Post-Fight Press Conference | UFC 297
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- Опубліковано 20 січ 2024
- New middleweight champion, Dricus du Plessis spoke to the press after his main event victory at UFC 297.
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Who doesn't want a rematch? That was as even as a title fight can be. What a perfectly matched pair of fighters!
I loved the fight but i want to see variety. We Costa, Izzy, Khamzat etc. Give them a shot
@@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
Fight for the vacant belt. He doesn't deserve it off of that lame ass decision. Close decisions always go to the champ !!!!!
@@TheYolo20stick soccer this isn’t for you you really think any of those fights are exciting and will sell tickets… no
@@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
No matter what we think Sean and Dricus are great to have as champions , always giving props and pure honesty from both.
Sean didn't give any credit to Dricus.
Fight is rigged bro. It is all a part of the matrix.
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
@@quintin7099 He literally did, multiple times post fight and on twitter after
@@AlwaysRetr0he’s also whining saying he got headbutted tho
They should stop giving points for take downs if the other guy just gets back up and there was no damage done.
You don't get points for takedowns
You sound like an American 😂❤
@@MR_TROLLSHOW u look Ethiopian
Facts
Definitely the only reason he won. No damage takedown are garbage
"I look like a cauliflower now xD" Congratulations champ! Both fighters showed up and it was an awesome contest.
Dricus’ face took the family combo 😭😭😭
He won because of a head-but
Lmao
@@LarryDavid.blochain😂keep crying there was no head but
@@LarryDavid.blochainhe won because Disney, biggest ally of the “community”, cannot have Sean and his mouth as champ, we all know that.
He got a 5 piece crispy from KFC
Sean didn’t land a single shot. Dricus blocked all of them with his face
Yea because he kept moving forward and Sean couldn’t get him to back up. DDPs a solid warrior..And NEW!
@@thephilosopher7173 and soon to be former
Yeah, with his face I guess.
@@Robert-gb7exjust another one that doubts him. Keep doubting
Incredible defence
Dricus earned my respect with this interview.
He fought way more cautiously than I expected. His overhands rarely landed.
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.
@@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
@@osamabinturnt1287total punches landed mean nothing
@@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
@@brunch8051 you do know that fights are scored round by round not over all right?
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.
Khamzat hasn't earned a top 5 guy yet
@@thejoke2791odd. Considering he would starch Izzy inside of one round
@@arvindparmar9012while chimaev similarly has 0 chance against dricus. MW is really the best division so many different styles
@@Filip-xx9ljagree. Think DDP is legit.
Izzy doesn't deserve a title shot until he beats someone
no chance againt dricus? we'll see about that.. @@Filip-xx9lj
Props to dricus. I doubted his gas tank going 5 vs Sean but he did it.
The only problem, he didn't win
His corner was saying Sean's tired while DDP was on his chair looking destroyed and Sean was standing up LOL
sure lol
@@Loquacious_JacksonHis record says otherwise. Cope harder
@@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
What a respectable and stand up guy. His got heart. 🍻
Back in the day when a close split decision like this happened in a title fight, they gave it to the champ.
And that makes it right?
@@Theblobmma yes
gotta beat the champ to beat the champ and that was as even or maybe 3-2 sean
@@Theblobmmayes bruh where tf is champ bias. If it were jones…
Remember Mighty Mouse v Cejudo?
Bro SEAN fucked up his face not gonna lie
Fr they both did
Don't mean ya win bro
Both of them ate severe damage. Sean is bleeding out of several holes lol
@@shitmypants5275Sean was bleeding from the 1 accidental cut.
@@phunchu8202and it was headbutt too
When he said when the crowd started chanting “DDP !! DDP!! I was like ahh man these guys are not loyal” 😂😂😂
Big respect 🇿🇦🇿🇦
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.
@@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
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
@@thephilosopher7173 project your worthlessness harder lol!
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.
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.
he was grasping for air after the 3rd and 4th round while Sean didn't even sit - wtf are you talking about.
but his movement did not degrade any more than Sean's
@@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.
Self drug testing these days
Proud moment for South Africa thanks Dricus for bringing it home..
It is obvious this was a screw job by the UFC to get into the huge market of S. Africa.
Sean won
@@Gomd6996 No, he didn't.
@@142doddy yeah he did
@@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
I. Like this man, he is a respectful bloke.
Much better than constant raspy random phrases. Listen you guys.....lol it's his favorite phrase. Poor guy he's so dumb
True champion mentality, I'm glad he saw victory. That smile at the start of the interview was classic!
A very good fighter and a decent human being. A rare thing in UFC
100%
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.
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.
That's what we needed too
You can be class and act humble with shades too.
Gucci or not.
I don’t have to respect him, I don’t respect him at all.
Spot on, mate He handled himself like a pro
Agreed. Class act all the way. He even looks a little uncomfortable showing his f'd up face.
Much respect to this man
Massive congratulations to DDP ! Go South Africa 🇿🇦!!!
1st south african to be ranked in the UFC
1st south african to hold UFC strap
Congrats to team stillknocks🇿🇦
First African
@@chubbydaniels1695 Hes european
@@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
@@trinal3745 bwahahaha! That's funny!
@@trinal3745african natural born citizen
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
Conor disagree.
@@timtim8644 Haha I know. That was the first fighter who comes to my mind when it comes to sunglasses
A humble intelligent man, you deserve this so very much. Thx for your respectful way.
Guy is well spoken, Great representation for South Africa he just made me a fan.
We’ll see if he’s still a South African in a year
He’s not African
Yes he is not going to attack the communist Canada or the woke bs so it is a better fit for the world :-(
@@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.
Same here
Well done, DDP, a humble guy with a good sense of humour
Honestly… these guys ain’t loyal what a line
@azeezosho9459 Not sure what you're on about, mate. Being humble has nothing to do with loyalty
@@andrewmoylan6295you are not the only person not quite getting that comment....
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
“Did you see how handsome I was before this fight?” 😂😂
Really like this dude such a humble and honest man, great sense of humor as well finally a champ with some class
Agreed! Especially at middle weight.
Enjoy your cheat win
Colonizers always win
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.
This needs to be an immediate rematch no question.
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
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.
Israel Adesanya
@@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.
Bo Nickal would crush dricus
@@Saintjose7Has he cracked the top
10 yet?
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.....
South Africa is very proud of you DDP! The middleweight UFC world Champion!!!
And we don't care who think what!! He is our champion!!!!!!
@LIG773 absolutely!
He lost
@@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.
@@pieterlindeque7798people this days really believe if they comment something they will have power over it, this is not true.
Such a gentleman - well deserved win from a warrior - but even more impressive is the humility and dignity that DDP shows....
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!
@@n00g75 yeah, unfortunately true. DDP is awesome, can't hate on him, but Strickland won that fight.
@@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.
Huge respect for both fighters. DDP really got some respect collected there.
It’s Impossible to dislike this guy
Actually very easy to dislike he’s one of the most annoying personalities in the UFC and by far the worst champ right now
Personal opinion of course i respect yours but I do not like him at all and many people agree
@@konnorm12 Fair enough. Out of curiosity, why don't you like him? For the record I like Sean too
@@konnorm12 What's bad about his "personality"? And how is he unlikable? Just curious
@@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
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.
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
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
It is obvious this was a screw job by the UFC to get into the huge market of S. Africa.
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.
Legend. Humble and honest
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...
lol if you are a Strickland fan how can u not call anyone else a "good guy"? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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
@@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".
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.
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.
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.
“This is 100% 50/50” -Dricus Du Plessis
A humble champion. It was a great fight. I hope we get to see a rematch between Du Plesis and Strickland in the future.
Terrific fight, good job and congratulations Dricus Du Plessis, you've certainly made your country South Africa proud 🇿🇦🙌🏻👏🏻🏆
What country is he from again? Remind me 😂
@@Mhssrssean fans crying like he taught y'all too 😢
Lol sean Olson that fight period
@@MhssrsSouth Africa. Wanna hear it again?
Always in enemy territory, always an underdog. What a guy. Enjoy Dricus!!!
Canada is not enemy territory
@@Loquacious_Jackson excuse me, I meant..away from home.
In South -Africa everything has 7 meanings😂 AND Afrikaans people make jokes out of anything
Don't be a karin, karin... 😂😂😂😂
The crowd definitely favored Sean @@Loquacious_Jackson
Oh damn Sean’s cut actually did come from a headbutt. That was a HUGE factor in the fight
No it didn’t. The cut that was bleeding heavily was from an elbow.
@@tacotacotington3638I thought so too. But it seems like it was from the head butt apparently
Head butt straight after the elbow when against the cage
Elbow
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 ?
Well done! Impressive sportsmanship. Well deserved.
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.
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.
@@thephilosopher7173He did not apologize 💀 , he confratulated him
Very proud of both fighters. Great courage displayed by both.
I'm sure they care you are proud
@@chrishaz1122 😂😂😂💀
Sean got robbed, Sean was cut off a headbutt, DDP’s face looks like roadkill
He looks tired after 30 seconds but he just keeps going its amazing!
Like the fact he acknowledged how close it was 👌💯👊
So honest, love him. Baie geluk Dricus!
That's what a real champion looks and sounds like, no need to be disrespectful, great fight.
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. 🇿🇦
How Oscar 😂
@@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
What do you mean with “uniting the country”?
@@jettrink13 how Hiroshima?
@@YourKingJDGwhole country putting aside their differences to support a country hero? Simple
Those takedowns made the difference. Hard fought and well done
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.
Well said. Finally an honest comment
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.
I agree 100%
look at the man's face, what about 'significant damage' again?
He got his ass whipped.
GSP after fighting Johnny Hendricks is that you???
My thoughts exactly
Great win dude !!! A real AFRICAN!!! Much love from The USA !!!
You made your country proud, DDP 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
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.
Lol. Larry Bird the former pro basketball player?
Boston Celtics!✌️
Larry Legend.
TF are u talking about
I know what you’re talking ab.
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
It was a close fight,but everyone knows that if you want to be champion,you have to BEAT the champ decisively or knock him out…and that didn’t happen….DDPs face after the fight told that story.Having said that,I can’t help but like Dricus ….Seems like a class act….very articulate,easy going,doesn’t try to sell us some ridiculous personality….i like the dude,and he IS a very good fighter
He was coming forward constantly. Winner
Well, coming forward constantly isn't "winning" but Sean played to counter active and that with the takedowns is what edged the win.
if it was jon jones defending,there is no chance we would have new champ
This should be top comment
Jon Steroids Dui Crash n Run Bones Jones.
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.
@@remingtonrojas i am talking about jon jones vs dominick
@@remingtonrojas are you illiterate?
Bring the Belt Home Dricus ❤❤🇿🇦🇿🇦!! It was like winning the Rugby World Cup all over again!! Goosebumps 🇿🇦❤️
It'll get stolen within minutes in South Africa. 😂 . The place is a dump.
@aaroningl ya
The blacks have Destroyed it Big Time!!!
Strickland won
@@aaroningl Nah he lives in rich white neighbourhood
@@aaroningl Not when he is carrying it. You didn't see the interview where he mentioned the time some thugs trying to rob him?
What a class act.
These 2 have fight chemistry. We need a second fight between these fellas.
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 ?
This was pretty much a jab vs wild over thrown over right punch match
'Say strickland vs du plessis without saying their names'
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.
thanks coach couch
I guess the highest scoring techniques (i.e. take downs) mean nothing 😂😂😂😂
@@locohomicida3348 Thats the level that smashed adesanya. hahaha
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.
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
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.
@@baylenthedogg3242 Agreed 100. Automatic rematch but no one in the corporation wants Strickland to be champ speaking his mind imo
@@Godshonestruth nah they love him. He makes them money. They in the entertainment business.
Ankalaev is someone they dont want, he no chimaev.
@@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
Another classy interview by DDP, he reminds me so much of GSP, just a good looking well spoken animal, i love it.
Yeah reminds me of when GSP "won" against Hendricks.
well spoken and animal don't go together
That’s a 5 life path for you, don’t sleep on the matrix
Search gg33
@@Cal1856111 Life Path, math wiz.
Let's gOOOOO South Africa has a UFC champ to bring the belt home!! We're very proud of Dricus.
It is obvious this was a screw job by the UFC to get into the huge market of S. Africa.
All beaten up but still showing up to an interview.......big ups and congratulations my brother
Great fight,and great fighter.He really did most things right,dug deep and became the champ
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
mate sean has 0 title defenses whats u on about lmao
@@Minoclassicwho else do you want to fight for the belt then cause no one makes sense other then Sean lol
@@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
@@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
@@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
What a class act. His face looks so painful
happy for him seems like a genuinely good dude.
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.
Looked like an elbow to me
R4, that’s what caused Sean’s bloody face
@@stealthyturtlesThat was an elbow and commentators confirmed
who knows.. but that jab was fuxkin him up all night
@@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.
DDP 2,3,4 for me, super close fight though and could of gone either way. They’re both savages either way
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.
@@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
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
He did not win round 2, not a chance.
yep 2,3,4 are DDPs, dunno about 5th
Well done DDP. What a inspiration to all South Africans. You made South Africa proud. Proudly South Africa 🎉
It is obvious this was a screw job by the UFC to get into the huge market of S. Africa.
Congrats to DDP, it was a well deserved victory. The way he came back in late rounds is unbelievable. But anyone saying Sean just ran away and can’t punch needs to look at the state of this man’s face in this interview.
yeah Sean Strickland comes forward when he's going back he's evading. Big difference right
He lost
Casuals don’t understand how much damage jabs can actually do, nor do they have eyes trained enough to even see them
@@mythrin yeah good jobs usually win a fight
A well timed jab can cause a KO it's not just a set up shot
Reminds me of the look of George St-Pierre!
Exactly. DDP will become even better after this.
The face of a winner
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Si, es completamente ridiculo
Definitely no agenda here...
Where is Sean? Crying in his closet at home. So fuked to not do media after the fight.
@@sammorris6760 guerrero de internet, seguro hablarias asi en frente de sean 🤣
DDP is the DEFINITION of a CLASS ACT ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Dudes got insane cardio.
What a gent! Well done!
Real talk. I was shouting for Sean but DDP really won me over. A true warrior and gentlemen.
Why were you shouting? 😂😂
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
@@RedceLL1978You gettin oiled up
@@RedceLL1978 do you need a safe place?
@@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
What an eloquent & humble gentleman ❤
Respect DDP!! Well done bru! Fought like a champion and presented yourself after the fight like a champion!
Imagine thinking the winner is the guy that has half his face swollen shut and is hobbling out of the arena from checked kicks
Absolutely, he knows he headbutted sean, but he denied it like a good gentleman that he is
@@saynotothegreatreseta headbutt isn't an excuse for not doing anything besides jabbing in the first 2 rounds before it happened...
MMA Guru said he watched it over and it was an elbow, not a headbutt.@@saynotothegreatreset
@@user-pl3he7eo6glook at this mans face bro 😂
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???
I really do think Strickland won that, strike for strike and the quality at which they landed goes to Sean
keep crying
Feel like he took the damage category. Look at this guy's fuckin face
I think Strickland won and got robbed
And I thought izzy fans were bad 😂
Lol. Can’t count jabs over power shots.
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.
Damn good fight. Respect to both fighters
Face of a winner who defiantly didn’t get his ass beat
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
@@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.
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.
@@thearyaputrau sure bout that? Sean started bleeding immediately after that Right Straight 😂
@@thearyaputra stop gas lighting
Well done Dricus ..Worthy winner.
My man. Absolutely a legend.
Chase the legacy warrior, don't chase the money. All the love from Swaziland
Great man is going to be a great champion. God Bless & Congrats
Duplessis did surprise me with his cardio, and I respect him moving forward.
I think the forward pressure shouldn't count when he's missing everything and getting punched in the face the whole time. Surprising from both fighters.
People were saying Duplessis by KO in the first few rounds, otherwise his gas tank would be compromised.
The world was surprised when Duplessis made it comfortably to the championship rounds, and when he didn't even wobble Sean the entire fight.
Personally I had Sean winning,
even with the way things are scored currently.
Overall damage scales highest in importance, and if you look at Sean's and Dricus's face that says everything.
Takedowns and control time go to Dricus but the gap in significant strikes is WAY too big for that to swing it his way. And that's even with them counting checked leg kicks as significant strikes.
If you re-scale it so wrestling with no slam damage, no ground strikes, and no submission attempts doesn't account for much, and correct it so checked leg kicks don't count as significant strikes, or even count as a significant strike for the checker, the gap gets WAY bigger.
I'm not mad that Dricus won, he's a likeable guy with a nice style,
However, with it being a close fight, I had it 3-2 to Sean,
and with the default previous to this, that close decisions go to the champion, even if the champion loses by a bit, then it should have been Sean's, EASILY.
However, Sean's a controversial champ.
Jones lost to Reyes by a bit and kept the belt,
Sean won against Duplessis by a bit and lost the belt.
That's the maths.
Heard Anik say damage only counts for the round it was caused in not perpetually throughout the whole fight. Does that change your answer for who won or not really? Just curious! I enjoyed the fight glad you did too.
Well said should be a definite rematch I had Sean 1-2-5
Your comment is right on the money. The same for Arnold Allen losing imo. Those takedowns didnt do anything on Allen either. DDP is such a strange fighter. He doesnt do anything special, maybe a good high kick with little telegraph. Good cardio after tonight. But hes not Whitaker-fast Adesanya-special , Strickland-1-2 . But hes awkward as hell, maybe thats it?
Hi bro. I dont see the maths. I think those guys know little more than us thats why we watching, and they get paid. Thats just life
i think at the end of the day UFC didnt want to give stickland the win because they wanted to award the more aggressive fighting style.
Dana is not at all talking b.s. saying that Strickland won.
Congratulations to this man. I thought and hoped Strickland would win, but I must say Dricus du Plessis seems like a class act and he performed well. I've never seen D'Sean look tired in a fight before.
What decent human, well done sir. ❤️. From a Shawn fan.
The adjustments DDP made was elite level. The combinations, the aggression, and the takedowns for me was what made the difference.
Yeah his face is f*cked, sean had a bloody cut under his eye that's about it. Ridiculous.
@@emjay3066Jab Jab Jab,that’s all I saw Strickland do. Dricus at least had good combinations instead of throwing the same exact punch 90 times
@@mystix1966bro do you know how fights are scored? Not by flashy combos but damage haha, he did get takedowns tho but Sean dealt with it well
@@damianleonard2686 well no shit, it’s a bloodsport.
In a close match like this theyre not just gonna count damage ,but also takedowns and control. Yes Shean dealt with the takedowns well, but thats not my point. My point is that Strickland lacked skill. Youre not just gonna throw jabs all day to the most defended body part and think youre gonna win ,at least throw a kick or body shot to let the guard down, which is exactly what DDP did😉
Rewatched the fight. Very close fight. I do believe DDP won 2,3, and 4. Hearing Strickland corner, Eric Neksin at the end of round 4 told Strickland that he needs to get the finish, showing signs that his corner knew it could have potentially been 3-1 going into the 5th.
But look, it was a freaking war, and definitely got our moneys worth. Could have been a draw.
Congratulations Dricus you've made SA proud 👏. You've made history by being the first South African to win a UFC title. You've opened a door that will see many South Africans come through the ranks.
Are U serious hahaha?
@@joeharm8141Are you delusional?
Sa still doesn’t have a champion, look at his face! 😂
@@planthub9252that damage was mostly in the 5th and the swelling started in the 1st
no we won’t
Great fighter and great ambassador
Thats superb respect worthy of a champion.
Well done Dricus!!!❤❤❤❤❤