Dricus Du Plessis talks Israel Adesanya fight, relationship with fear, legacy & more
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- čas přidán 24. 06. 2024
- The UFC Middleweight Champion has a new bout date against Israel Adesanya at UFC 305 in Perth. Ahead of this fight, he spared some time to speak with FWTX.
The fact that he does interviews with small channels shows his character. What a G
and the small channels are the ones that ask the better questions, questions fans would ask
@@wheelmanstanthank you for the love!
He’s the same guy you’d expect him to be. He and his team told me I could take as much time as I felt fit. A rarity in this game for sure
@wheelmanstan not always some of the questions asked here were already answered in the previous response.
Yeah who's this dude?
Our African champ🇿🇦💪🏾
❤
Real african*
Cap😂😂🤣🤣
thought that was Mike Perry
Damn the respect meter is off the charts , and these days RESPECT is unheard of. I hope you become the best of all time brother the G.O.A.T.
Dricus du plessis is a badass. Absolute G.
Got my tickets for UFC 305 and got my tickets for the Springboks the night before the UFC. It is going to be one awesome weekend.
lekker Riki!
Dricus fan in Texas!!!! Let’s go DDP!!!
The Real Champion of the division. The hardest working champ and truly the BEST. Will never forget when he was crowned champion. NOU WEET HULLE WAT ONS WEET 🇿🇦✨
Dricus is die beste 🇿🇦 . The reason i became a fan of the sport
The Man of the MW devision. Our Champ!
Dricus, what a guy, what a man... all the respect... and yes Eazzy has a massisve problem heading his way...
Dricus has been my pick for a long time now, and I think he'll defend this belt for years. Anything that has been thrown at him he has won and however they talk about him, how they repeat Adesanya's narrative about him fighting ugly (because he fights so beautifully) it does not matter. It's the results and Dricus timing and IQ is outstanding.
Wonderful interview
Let's Go Dricus 🇿🇦.
Thank you
Boooooo
00:02 Dricus Du Plessis is motivated by legacy and hungry to defend his UFC championship.
02:03 Maintaining balance and dedication to training after becoming a world champion
06:13 Embracing fear as a motivation for success
08:19 Emotional journey to becoming World Champion
12:29 Parents' unconditional love and support
14:31 Becoming a world champion gave me the stamp of approval for our training system.
18:33 Importance of keeping a level head in fights
20:31 Managing fear and focus in fighting
24:18 Dricus Du Plessis emphasizes on defending middleweight title multiple times before considering moving up weight divisions
26:11 Predicts fewer call outs and contenders doubting themselves in the middleweight division post-fight
Jackie Chan knew Monkey Kung Fu, Bruce Lee the crouching tiger, hidden dragon but Dricus knows the good ol’ style of a gorilla on ice skates
It's called Boerjitsu.
@@saadalikhan3031 so gay
@@matiurussell8342 just because a gorilla is on ice skates does not mean its gay.
@@saadalikhan3031 😆🤣😂 retarded americans leave them
@@kooskoekemoer ek like dit!
definition of noble savage right there
Adesanya fan here (who admits he can be annoying / a point - fighter at elite level). This guy is a fucking star, for real. # gwanDPP
Been an Izzy fan since before he got the belt. DDP is a champ too though. Going to be a great fight!
his striking just looks amateur
🙏🇿🇦🥊What a true Champ! Zuid Afrika, Nederland & the whole world is trots op jou!!
another excellent interview!
I used to LOVE Izzy until he made it personal and racist, now i want you to pund him out. I also love Strikland but Dricus is respectful and a great CHAMPION. So hes my guy
What do you mean Izzy made it racist. Ddp did!
@@bibiladeoyeleke4296Izzy was bringing up the “african brother” stuff
@@bibiladeoyeleke4296 Izzy made it racist.. DDP spoke facts about being African. African does not mean Black. It means you are from Africa. You have African heritage. Yet the black fighters in UFC not residing in Africa anymore had to make it about race because in America people call black people Africans. Same as the N word.. That word is not even a word used in South Africa
Ddp did let's not be disengenous here. Had he never made those comments he would not have got that reaction from Izzy and even Uzman
@@ffshooter9929 He made the comments because it was true.. He is the first champion taking the belt to Africa and residing in Africa. So because the truth triggered the reactions from a racist now its his fault? That racist still had a free decision how to react. its like saying a sick pervert molests a woman that wears a mini skirt and then blame it on the women. DDP said nothing racist but fortunately for us it revealed the truth in others
Great interview! Subscribed. Dricus fan from South Africa 🇿🇦 💪😎
Thank you
what dricus was saying 27 minutes in was awesome
RESPECT!!! I'm so tired of all these fighters that go around being assholes to everyone just to create hype.
lets gooo Broer🇿🇦💪🏼
Shout out to San Angelo! Awesome interview!
A True Champion
Thank you for the interesting questions. Thank you!!! How can you not love Dricus Dingus Pingus Du Plessis. Great guy, great champ.
Thank you
Dear Dricus, jys n yster en dankie dat jy vir die wereld wys dat boer bloed is vol respek en hart. Jou karakter alleen wys die disipliene van n world champ. Suid-Afrika bo 🇿🇦™️
Ddp king of ufc africa, lets go drikus.
Dricus speaks like a perfect champion. Not humble, not arrogant
I think he will win against adesanya
He may or may not
@@mikemichaels2914 There will be one winner and one looser.. No one can truly say for sure who will win. DDp and izzy does their homework so the end result could go either way
I think it will be by decision if he does lol
Can't wait for his fight with izzy
Let’s go DDP!!
Lfg Dricus my african brother, yea
Getting the belt and immediately wanting to fight for another belt shouldn't be allowed unless you have owned your division. I'm glad Dricus ain't doing that shit
Dricus 🙂❤
Ddp is Gold before the belt 🇿🇦🏆❤️
DDP is the realest G in the UFC. Him and Tom Aspinall have all my respect, class acts but absolute animals!
One of the 10 commandments. Honor thy father and mother, that your days may be long in the land God has given you
A class interview. What a solid guy. Awe my bra, keep it up 💪🏼
Thank you bro
Dricus giving good interview again. He's so forthcoming about being a fighter, mindset, the fun sides, the bad, fear and ego.
Excellent interview. Our man here, just that solid knowledge of the sport, what's going on, who the players are, look at the fantastic questions and propositions he put forward and in turn, giving someone like Dricus, who is chatty and open, plenty to work with. Well done.
I said it around November last year, him and Jiri remind me of each other a fair bit - something very straight forward and honest about why they fight, what they love about it, even their approach... and I think DDP's words about the pre fight fear, nerves, and what he didn't say, what it is to take risks, risk everything - the work, the words, the victory - in front of the world. Theys how their drive nakedly, no playing down, no hiding, no mockery.
Though Jiri can take note of balance. I think Jiri risks going down the rabbit hole of masochism as proof of mental strength. As MMA fighters, probably the hardest sport on the body from the nature of the cross trainging - the hands that get damaged from striking have to still grapple and grip and hold, toes always copping it, knees and shoulders having to take the blunt force trauma of striking but then have to have the muscles for lifting. (Wrestlers having nowhere to go for a pro fighting career, have done well in MMA. Poatan has shown a blueprint for a different way. Kickboxing, so his body not taking that harsh cross training for years, becoming a profoundly good striker, hands, feet, knees, then learning enough defensive grappling that most of your fights are on the feet. Young men take note.) The need to look after themselves, phsyically, is paramount. Dricus standing firm on physical maintenance as paramount is excellent.
It's a pity his start as champion has been so bogged down with the toxic components of UFC fandom. Whining, damaged jerks wanting the civillians to carry water for them bullying their rivals. And when they lie about what has gone down... it's a lack of integrity, so how nice they are as people? When people show you who they are... believe them.
He's an exciting champion because everyone watches him and sees him as beatable. They see those gaps and are certain they can exploit them. And sheer grit or upping the intellectual effort shows otherwise. We as fans see the risks and how it opens him up to being tagged... that adds to the excitement.
Beating Rob... yep, Rob was proving to be technically so fine, really fast... Dricus just stopped and changed it. And gave no hint of what he was going to do. It makes for a great fighter to watch. I love storyline in a fight.
Stay strong, Dricus, watch those counters and a bit of ragdolling would be fun, you know, for those who believe in you.
Good luck from Aotearoa (NZ)
My cuz Rangi lives there
Wonderful man, please keep that belt, you deserve it. Everyone wants your belt 🤣
The African Champ, Let's GO DDP!
I've been introduced to so many new content makers and mma interviewers
Thank you for watching
Great interview man this Dricus is a chad
Thank you bro
Ddp on fire 🔥🇿🇦🏆
Just started watch and I already have respect for learning to say DDPs name correctly
Hahahaha
This guy is a great fighter
All that talk anybody does dont mean shit in the cage. Dricus is the only guys ive ever seen say that not only do you have to go in the cage ready to die, you also have to go in there willing to take a life too.
My south Africa 🇿🇦 ❤️ brothe 😂
Proud of you 👏
The African champ! 💯
Lets go Texas represent ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
LFG
Stoic Chad
The modern day gladiator for sure 🔥
❤🇿🇦............he will even become greater...! Blessings!! ❤🇿🇦
M not a strikland fan but ddp was gifted the belt..
The real black panther 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
lol nah that's racist stuff.. He is still white.. But he is African.. South African.. If Izzy see this stuff then tomorrow he will have more issues with his racist mentality
Homeboy always humble🇿🇦Asiye Baba
i wonder who will win this one, i kinda expect it to fall though, izzy gets injured or something, izzy seems like he's honestly got one foot out the door already, eventually strickland gets the belt back at some point though, this ddp vs strickland will be a rivalry I imagine, maybe a trilogy, foolish to predict but hey if I'm right in 3 years then I get tons of credit, HAHA
Alles van die beste maat, wys vir hulle 👊🏻💛
The best
what a great dude
Yster!
We love u DDP
Sean deserved rematch as most people seem to think he won. This guys not real champ in my eyes
his going to win against izzy
Ask him whether or not he could believe his eyes when the MMA Guru first walked into the gym
Great impression of John Morgan.
Just trying to be Damien Bartonek brother
Dricus du Plessis 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
What jersey is that
Czech national team
👑 👑 👑
In the flesh...🖥
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"African residing champ" ✓
Never say anything about being African... otherwise you'll draw unnecessary negative attention
Why did he DM Holland?
Ddp lost to Strickland
Fighting Adesanya at this stage doesn't do much for career accomplishment due to Izzy having 3 Ls under his belt
So far DDP has been an inactive champ after getting his face rearranged by Sean
First 10secs bro sounds like a pastor 😂
Noting wrong giving glory to God bro. Blessed day to you.
Did you see this guy's face after he fought Strickland Sean's face had not a mark on it I don't know how this guy won the fight
If it was a fight to death DDP would survive. You don't understand South Africa my friend. Come visit sometime
Dont know what fight you watched? Sean had a massive cut over his eye with blood all over his face. He was hoofed in the head about 5 or 6 times, was drilled on his lip multiple times, and copped a few in the face over and above the punch that cut him. I like Sean, but when people make excuses that arent there its sad
YBH i like DDP but I like bobby knucles more so hopefully DDP will smash izzy and whits will get another shot
keep your dogs away from izzy... and furries too
I hope you don't get a scratch in training and pull out of this fight too bro!
What is this channel lol??
Should have been Sean
Sean is sitting in his Tesla, only giving interviews to the big time players and taking about wanting more money. So called "man of the people" 😂
@@steventheron3217 okay still the rightful contender and arguably champion
@@SudaneseChild94 Sean clearly lost rounds 2,3 and 4. Get over it.
@@steventheron3217 does it make you feel strong that you speak to people so rudely online
@@SudaneseChild94 I'm speaking factual. Don't get your feelings hurt, man.
Enjoyed the belt while it last.
Izzy set that trap for Poaton and i was like damn it boy.
Please beat Adesanya
Moer daai boytjie.
Wow, the translation to English seems a little bewildered. 😅
@@kooskoekemoer Nie so bewildered soos Adesanya gaan wees nie pappie🤣 Poesklap city hier kom ons.
@@raymondaloni2309 😂
Drickus al wat jy doen is laat hulle maar weer weet wat ons weet. Moer net dai flappie dis al ...
Before I thought only some white are racist to black, what is about when black racist to white???
C level fighter😂
‘Looks like a gorilla on roller skates’ 🤣🤣🤣 perfect description. Quite effective tho! Great interview let’s goooooo
Thank you
Izzy gunna clip ya
And the sky is blue
@@mikemichaels2914 it will be green and gold come 17 August
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I wouldn't even talk to this dude 😹 respect DDP
🤞😒
His engagement as a champion is lower than the female champions. 😂 he struggles to get 5k views
Izzy knocks you out in round 2
your surname is yusuf. Maybe you're that guy from khabib's gym that did that thing.
First african residing champion is abolutely a crappy talk. imagine a white boy claiming more africanism ahead of real africans, Ngannou Usman and Adesanya were african champions before you show respect
Hes fighting out of south africa you missed the point 👉
@@vanw916still rubbish
@@arnoldokenwa5058 the guys nothing but class. Look at his interviews compared to how izzy reacted. Ddp has the winning mindset and is inside izzys head. End of the day Ddp has izzy shook
He was born there, lives there, so were his parents and several generations. Get the chip off your shoulder, get over it 😂
@@vanw916 shook Izzy is my favorite Izzy
Win or loose DDP fan always🫡🥷🏽🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
My hometown boy Dricus 🇿🇦💪❤ all time every day winning or losing. You will always be out champ ❤
Brakpanistan? haha Ek grap sommer net.