Dricus Du Plessis Recalls “Manhandling” Israel Adesanya
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- The Schmo interviews #5 UFC Middleweight “Stillknocks” Dricus Du Plessis getting acclimated in Las Vegas, NV for UFC 290. Topics include:
- 3X Fighting PPV at International Fight Week
- Assured from UFC title shot with victory?
- Thoughts on Robert Whittaker as a Fighter
- Israel Adesanya cheering from him to win
- Winner facing Adesanya UFC 293 in Sydney, Australia?
- Sparring against Adesnaya in Thailand
- Adesanya Middleweight GOAT?
- Legacy he’s building for himself
- How he envision’s beating Robert Whittaker
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Dricus' Patriotism and Confidence are to be admired.
July 8 - SA vs AUS in the octagon and on the rugby field !!! What a day !! 💥🇿🇦👏👊
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Used to kinda not like this guy but I must admit he's grown on me. He's a super well spoken and confident guy, keeps winning in very entertaining ways. Hard to not like him
U sound like you like men a little too much 😅😅
@@KG-ii2yxthat or listens to usmans and Israel’s butthurt interpretation of what he said about wanting to be a real African champion 😂
@@KG-ii2yx it's 2023 bro isn't that cool now
@@matthewpaul8755 yea, but little do they know they just making these 2 brothas richer;)
"well spoken" is coded hate speech fyi, not something to throw around about African folks. Maybe think about doing the work?
I love Dricus' confidence. The guy's mindset is at the right place, no wonder he has been so successful in his Kickboxing and MMA career, being undefeated in kickboxing and already having won 3 world titles in 2 other organisations. The guy's work ethic is insane and it also helps that he permanently stays and train 1400m above sea level.
trains at alt but hes always shattered, hopefully the nose op helped
That last sentence made me lol considering this dude gasses out after like round 1. It seems like each time he wins is because somehow he gets opponents that gasses even faster lmao
I see you on every Dricus related video fighting in the comments
Love to see this white man dominate the fake African adesanya
@@bulo4030 lol...that's actually kinda sad 💀 It's never good to be a Stan
I cant wait for this fight, so awesome to be able to support a fellow 'AFRICAN' 🤣 we are all behind you here in Cape Town Dricus.
BLIKSEM HOM DRICUS!!!
Is that ilia topuria on your pfp? 😂
bro just said the champ can wait in line to fight him, i love this guy!🤣🤣
tbf that was smart. He should lean into it and keep saying stuff like i am the A side that's why izzy wants to fight me so bad 😂 Its gonna piss izzy off
@@cup_check_officiallol ddp sounded like a badass here and the sunglasses suites the man😂
White champions rule
@@ConorMcRocketFuel he already wants the fight, what are you talking about?
@@cup_check_official Izzy is not hard to piss off and it looks like he sometimes wants to be pissed off at force because it makes him perform better since his best performances were when they was trash talk and "bad blood".
Beautiful interview for our South African champion Dricus "Steelknocks" Du plessis. Proud of you champ
Dricus is a good fighter but Adesanya is better.
@@IAMJEFFREY-cw9ns 🇳🇬
@@angelareele858 🇳🇬&🇳🇿😉
I like your "Steelknocks"..its sounds better.....
I'm a huge Whitaker fan but I really respect this guy's self-belief and confidence I wish nothing but the best
South Africa gave Australia an ass wooping 8 July in Rugby with a 43 - 12 win and now Dricus vs Rob with another ass wooping... Boer-Jitsu for the win 😂😂 Thanks for another $10 000 sport bet win Dricus !!!
If that’s the logic you use when sport bettings good luck in the future Lmfaooo quit while your ahead
DDP was only able to utilize 3% of his endurance and power with his previously blocked nose. Whittaker is in for an impossible battle against this oxygenated specimen.
😂😂
This is hilarious 😂😂
I'm gonna die if this is gonna turn out to be a Kamaru "30 percent" moment and Dricus was actually fighting at 3 percent. I believe it's bs but I remember when people were clowning kamaru and thought he had no chance against Woodley.
@@jackiechanadventures2509 to me DDP is actually a good fighter. Much more than what people think. But Bobby seems to be of another level. Or at least for what I've seen so far. Maybe after this nose surgery DDP has something to show us.
Shut up 😂😂😂
Dricus chadding his way through the middleweight division
Won't work against Rob and Izzy
He’s too man for them straight up.
Nothing is as chad as being a good looking fighter
yea being out of breath 2 mins into every fight is as chad as it gets
If Dricus beats Robert Whittaker then MMA is not real.
robs a wee bit chinny and i reckon he can create a scrap and tko rob but who knows rob might just school em
Boi what
Rob has no chance
DDP will beat Rob
On the contrary, that would show MMA is more real than any other combat sport
There are too many variables and anything can happen
Matt Serra beat GSP
I know Whittaker is most likely going to win but I wouldn't underestimate the Springbok spirit it's a very strong 💪🏻 motivation for Dricus.
Hell no
Well said brother. All the other comments are casual. Let's go Dricus!!!
I’m Aussie and I love seeing Springbok vs Wallaby in the octagon. We have a similar spirit. I’m surprised we don’t face off more often in MMA! Good luck!
@@evildzik you don't have similar spirit. We do (us kiwis and Australians)
@@evildzik and Rob is ours by default he's maori
Dricus is being underestimated. He’s got a lot of momentum, he’s younger, and he’s a good fighter. He manhandled Darren Till, who gave Rob a super close fight. And Rob hasn’t gotten a finish in over SIX years
But Rob also beat all the killers in the division
Rob is very young as well hes just been fighting for a while hes only 32 Rob is going to pick Du Plessis apart if you can think that was a good performence against overrated and washed darren till your tripping
He is NOT a good fighter
@@sams5746casual nonsenee
Rob is OLD in fighting years and not young
Only casuals look at age, you have to look at how long did he fight and how much damage he took
THAT is fighting age, not his age
I hope i never have to read this casual nonsense.again it hurts my eyes
He lost a round to a washed, out of shape Darren Till who was about to be cut from the UFC, versus a hungry Till who had just beaten Kelvin Gastelum when he fought Rob. It wasn't an impressive performance from DDP, but MMA math doesn't always add up to what it should. He also gassed badly against Till, but has had a nose operation, so his cardio might be much better. I'd still go with Whittaker though.
If Dricuiss loses and Sean Strickland wins I want to see that fight for title contention
Strickland jabs Dricus to an easy decision IMO
@@nickkelly3199strickland finishes dricus in a 5 rounder
@@jakestiebert8867 i agree Strickland criminally underrated, i wanna see him vs costa for a title if they both win
Me and you for the King of Miami belt?
Strickland would body Dricus, Strickland got robbed against Cannonier who put on a clinic against Vettori. Strickland is so underrated just because he doesn’t fight pretty.
DDP got this 🇿🇦💪🏽
Rob and him are vwry similar. Well mannered solid fighters with ith a funny accent
I love Du Plessis' confidence. The guy's mindset is at the right place, no wonder he has been so successful in his Kickboxing and MMA career, being undefeated in kickboxing and already having won 3 world titles in two other organizations. His work ethic is insane and it also helps that he permanently stays and trains at 1400m above sea level.
copy & paste much?..
Get your own opinion.
Comes off as cocky & too serious to me. His whole vibe is stiff.
I love Izzy's confidence. The guy's mindset is at the right place, no wonder he has been so successful in his Kickboxing and MMA career, being undefeated in kickboxing and already having won 3 world titles in two other organizations. His work ethic is insane and it also helps that he permanently stays and trains at 1400m above sea level.
Always great questions schmo. You do great interviews.
Wasn’t a fan before but love the way he carries himself. Love rob too, can’t wait to watch
I'm in the same boat here. How can I not love Rob. But as a South African I need to regroup and stand 100% behind our boy
That's the South African manly spirit for you. 😂 Let's go Dricus!
LOOL " Give me 5 minutes and some water and ill fight him next week Saturday " Dricus 🤣🤣🤣😂🤘🤛💪💪💪 ...
That was classic😂
I’m so hyped for this fight🔥🔥🔥
This win was such a surprise to many ,because they underestimated Dricus.
LETS GO DRICUS 🔥
South africa have always been the perennial underdogs in any new sport we enter and our athletes have proved critics wrong time and time again. From chad le clos beating the great Phelps, a old almost retired Corrie Sanders knocking dr.steelhammer wladimir Klitschko out in the 2nd round for the WBO heavyweight title in 2014 2 years after his death from protecting his daughter from armed robber gunshots. Wladimir and vitali both named him the hardest puncher they faced and their hardest fights. The 95 world cup the springboks beat an imdominable jonah lomu and all black side to win the webb ellis cup. Wayde van niekerk going from just another runner in the 400m to setting a world record. In almost every sport we participate we overachieve the expectations of others. When it comes to sport nobody has the heart of a sputh african. Others will fight and try and do their best and call it a day but our pride for our country and people pushes us beyond our limits, we will die for our sport and country most athletes aren't willing to do that. That is what will give dricus the win. Yes Rob is objectively better and more experienced but never sleep on the heart of a south african. Dricus might get clawed beaten to a pulp battered and bruised. But he'll never stop driving forward no matter what and because of that he's always got a chance to win. He has no quit in him. Even with sheer willpower and determination dricus can get the W. Rob may be the fav but I'll always back dricus because of his chin of iron and heart of gold.
The utmost respect he has for his rivals is amazing 👏 meanwhile the champion is trying to make it personal 🫤 let's go Dricus 👊🏽
No, DDP made it personal the moment he made the 'African' Jibe. Now he's just backtracking and making himself likeable by sweet talking after poking the fireplace, and by the looks of it, seems it worked on a lot of fans.
@@nathanielcorbett929 didn't see Micheal Bisping getting salty when Leon Edwards said the exact same thing about being the first real champ out of England.
@@fablenumber1fan The difference was Leon referring to his position as a champion versus Dricus referencing the authenticity of Israel/Ngannou/Usman being African...
Israel can be african, kiwi and chinese all at once but dricus is not allowed to say which continent he is from
@@firesalamander100No he said he wasn't a true British champion. Which was stupid af of him to say. And super disrespectful
Nice balance of confidence and respect.
LETS GO DDP GO GET THAT BELT!!! Been routing for you since your first UFC fights
Didn't really think much of dricus as I didn't know much about him, but hearing him speak highly about Whittaker and izzy made me respect him.
I like this guy more n more everytime I listen to him. Great mindset
Great interview
The whole south Africa is behind you dricus !!!!
The whole Africa is standing behind Dricus
@abeneypiet2362 You clearly don't speak for the whole of South Africa. I'm British and I have South African friends- they're not rooting for this "Boer" to quote their statement.
@@blazzz13 You can not argue a rule with an exception. You think your soutpiel friends are indicative of the support Dricus has here in SA?
@@blazzz13 I thought Boers were only referring to those descending from the Dutch settlers
@@KingPangalangwhen last did I hear that word 😂😂😭😭 souties
I’m going for the underdog. Let’s go Dricus. If he gets the belt I’ll lose my mind 😂😂😂. His trolling will be top tier.
Let's go Dricus!!! You got his bud!
Muur hom shattt
Light bud?
@@robthevampireslayer3211 the alcohol content will be greater when he wins ;)
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 🇳🇬
This guys a stud. Good momentum behind him right now to. He always seems to rise to the level he needs to win fights. Hopefully hes been working on his gastank though
Dricus is true Chad, I hope that he will punish Adesanya for his racism
If DDP's nose surgery fixed his cardio issues, he's a legit top 5 middleweight. But Bobby Knuckles is a legit top 1 middleweight. Will be a fun one no doubt
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I dont think driscus is top level at all, but i think rob is very worn down already and at some point it has to show
Every single fight i am wondering HOW bobby knuckles is still so good and not worn down
After the romero fight i thought he was DONE he was rocked like 5 times on bambi legs, and then the izzy ko, and wonderboy also koed him once
He took a looooot of.damage already so i woudlnt be surprised if rob loses to ddp but i dont think ddp is special
@@backbone93Lmfao “I think Rob is very warn down already….. I am wondering how bubble knuckles is still so good and not warn down”.
You got the second part correct. He is not warn down. Every subsequent fight is showing that he is not only _not_ warn down, he is improving. Some fighters get hurt and KO’d early in their careers but go on to age like fine wine. The last time Rob was significantly damaged (KO) was 4 YEARS AGO. If you look at his fights he hasn’t taken much damage in recent years and he hasn’t appeared to hit his ceiling yet.
@@jayslater7017 seem like another your problem
@@backbone93 So this is your reflexive response when you get called out for having zero clue what you are talking about 🤣
SA represent lets fucking go Du Plessis and Cameron Saaiman
Gonna be a great fight.
I think Dricus continues to shock the world, and wins this fight against Whittaker. It will be a no small feat though.
There is no shame in losing to Stylebender or Whittaker, they are the elite of the elite. I have a feeling Dricus might find a way to become champ though
Dricus is the Ultimate Champ papa🏆🥇🏆 Can’t wait!
Enjoyed this interview ..I like Whitaker in this fight .....he's a legeng
You have to admit, Dricus has been the personality at middleweight seemingly ever since around the Till fight. Strickland is great too but Dricus might be drawing more attention at this point.
Absolutely
All he did was say he’s the real African. Y’all are just creaming yourselves because the politics are annoying
@@Ahrbok Thats one thing amongst everything else hes done. He said everything right leading up to Till and had a great fight with Till. He did the same with Brunson afterwards. Any interview hes done, media q&a, even fight picks on James Lynch have been good.
@@Ahrbok To say all he did was say that is not true in any way. He was already established as the new popular guy when that stupid controversy happened, & his words are misquoted by everybody.
Absolutely not. Only reason anybody listens to the White African is because he’s beefing with the Chinese Nigeria Kiwi
You seem like an honest fighter ! There ain’t many of them with the ego’s they carry lol
Let's go (real) Africa! 🌍 ❤
He will never make Africans feel the way Izzy,Usman and Ngannou made Africans feel ...
As an African I can say you are correct in your statement.. Dricus gives us more hope than those three. He is showing us you don't have to abandon the home land to make it to the top 🙏🏾
@@fightowlnonsense
Dricus: “Izzy? *pfft* naaahh he can wait his turn to fight me” 😂
Good guy 😂😂😂😂😂 he definitely a dawg tho
I love your vlogs Kurt Caz !
I like this guy hope he goes all the way
DDP casually chilling in his country club fit after subduing a wild continent
Notice he dodged the nose surgery question like a pro ... His cardio is going to surprise you. With a nose that didn't work he was already nuts... Bliksem the Aussie boet 👍
HE SPOKE ABOUT THE NOSE IN THE OCTAGON , HE SAID HE HAD SURGERY ON IT AND COULD BREATHE PERFECT NOW, WTF ARE YOU SAYING
I love the way he talks.
Let's go Dricus 🇿🇦
Hope Dricus wins 🇿🇦🇿🇦 so we get UFC SOUTH AFRICA
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 🇳🇬
Let’s go Dricus !!!!
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 🇳🇬
@@angelareele858oops😂😂😂
@@avo13swiftish51 izzy manifested it💋
It was a mistake not to make this fight a 5-rounder. We need to see how Dricus can endure 25 minutes at the highest level before a possible titleshot. Adesanya has been in nothing but 5-rounders for a while now.
That does feel...wrong, especially if it is a contender-eliminator bout
I agree. That's why it's going to be a boring fight.
5 rounds should only be for Title fights.
Ofcourse he starts panting after 2 rounds
@@8thaccount535 Then we don't know how they will perform in 5 rnds?
Dricus is class act !!
I hope it´s a great fight!!
Lekker Dricus kan nie wag nie. Duidelik ken die wereld nie ons SA gees nie 🎉💥💫💪
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 🇳🇬
Zzzzzzzz
"lets see if adesanya is game" LOL we already know he is game guy lets see what happens when all eyes are on YOU drucus!
Count Drakus is going to make you nerds cry on July 8th
@@bailsazWhich performance of his makes you think this?
@@Ahrbok so what were you saying buddy? 🤣😂
Very proud Dircus can't wait for that belt to come to South Africa raise our flag high
Good luck to DDP! He’s got his work cut out for him against Whitaker. If he can get the W though. The title fight between him and izzy would be so insane. The bad blood between those two would be off the charts.
Lets Go Drikus!
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 🇳🇬
I can honestly see Dricus somehow finishing Rob😂
haha how?
@martin13379 cause Rob does seemingly get pretty hurt every fight. Guys just can't finish him. Dricus is indeed a finisher
@martin13379 Same thing that happened to Brunson he was winning pushed Dricus against the cage and Dricus just randomly bull rushed off the cage in a flurry and chinned Brunson he got gassed after but still
@@FredrickHoxinvilleI think he could hurt Rob this way but it’s very difficult to finish Rob these days. If he does this he’s gonna get gassed out and then get his face punched in
This is the same guy who barely beat a washed Brunson and a washed Till. Let me get a hit of whatever u smoking
Love both DDP and Rob
Hope DDP wins
Im not gonna be mad if he pulls off the upset cause I know Rob will come back even stronger
If he gasses out like he did with Till and Brunson he's gunna have a BAD night out with Whittaker. Can't see this going well for DDP.
He has a nose now bruh. Ur such a casual.
Nose surgery baby oxygenation was at 8%
@@Ethan-ct7uk Yeah and Usman was only at 30%
@uwotm8634 30 is alot more then 8 when we are talking about the ability to breath haha. Also usman is a weight class under and probs on peds
@@bingbong1767most if not all of em are on peds. The most popular ones will get an Usada jacket once in a while to fool the sheep, IF they are starting to get questions
"My nothe, my nothe wath brokenth, sptinal!"
Dricus 'anteater' Du Plethis
nice to see ddp getting some good treatment from the best MMA journalist the Schmo
💯 behind DDP!!!Proud of my country man 🇿🇦
roberts going to shatter your boy, the reaper will expose him and take his head clean off.
@@TheJacobi cool man may the best man win
@@brandenkruger4820 hes done, your boy is done, he is dead.
@@TheJacobibro STFU and go tell that to your boy
Dricus is gonna finish bobby🇿🇦😎
His rush forward style is perfect for Rob to get a knock out. This will be similar too brunson vs whittaker
Let's go Dricus
Robert is going have a master class with this guy 30-24
I believe it's going to be a lot closer than people think. That being said, I think Rob gets it done
@@Last_Chance.it’s not gonna be close at all
@Last_Chance. Marvin Vettori would beat dricus so would sean Strickland
Mmmmm..... You just exposed yourself as a casual.
Is that even a possible scorecard??
This guy would make the best heel in the business. He could totally pull off the persona of The Rock from the attitude era.😂
chadding through the division
all the way from CPT, salute Dricus hoyaaa!
So Anderson Silva, on his 16-fight win streak to begin his UFC career, achieved 14 finishes and 2 UD's. Yea Izzy has some work to do.
Are you lost
@@jessem98711 not at the moment
“I love all my white African brothers.”
- DDP
You do know that there are whites from Africa right? Please tell me you understand this
WP!
@@RadamesPrime All humans come from africa
Dude he's from Africa you are aware African Americans aren't really african
@@RadamesPrimeYou monkeys constantly conflate race with nationality
Huge fan of both fighters and don’t want either to lose ☹️
Absolutely love Whittaker but idk this is mma and dricus is super confident in himself and I will be placing my bets on Decius by decision
Its going to be a great fight and a lot closer than people think. I do believe rob gets it done though. As far as Izzy goes, he will absolutely destroy dricus.
Dricus gasses on a weak bum ass darren till he is going to get starched by Whittaker
I think Rob destroys Dricus as well
Izzy barely destroys anyone, most of his fight he just runs and leg kicks
I predict Dricus to tko Rob inside 3 rounds
@@harrycammock6051yep,middleweight is decision land
When Schmo asked DDP his final message. I wish he said “BANG!” 🙌
His days are numbered.
I see a complete masterclass or an upset. Either way, I'm tuning in
Ha,ha, yeah., you pretty much nailed it.
If i were to bet, at those odds, i would slightly lean toward an upset, a freak ko, it's happened so many times before in MMA if you've been watching 20 years or so.
But, yeah, the most likely scenario is Rob winning by points/masterclass.
😂Can't wait to hear the response from Izzy💯
Let's go dricus!!!!
South African heart rite there… bang vir vokkol 👌🏻
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 🇳🇬
Robert Whittaker by any way he wants !!!!
Pinky lock?
@@Last_Chance. possibly 😂
Robert 'The Weeper' Whittaker - Schmo.
As a New Zealander and a longtime fan of Israel. Dricus is a G, I like him and respect him, and hope he gets the win over Rob.
U got big hopes ...I like that 😅😅😅
@@pheleekseh1391 you're not wrong, high hopes indeed 😅
Everyone said that about the springboks but we keep turning up and play with heart. Only reason boys have lost the amounts they lost is due to shit kickers. This man is hungry. Aus vs S.A. Aussies will be coming up with some excuse im sure
@@adriandebillot7653he’s gonna get smashed by Rob 😂
But the Chinese Nigerian Kiwi would destroy the White African
Good mindset
Dricus by first round win against Robbert Whittaker. Your opinion may be different
He ain’t finishing shit. Rob will out class this over rated white African 😅
I have Dricus KO by Spinning backfist
Let’s go 🔥
DDP is a true champ with just the right balance of confidence and humility what a great ambassador for South Africa , cant say much for his nail painting pearl neckless trash talking future opponent .
Cant wait for dopeisis to fade into irrelevancy
DDP won’t be able to take Rob down. He’s getting pieced up
Oops😂
Cool dude
Adesanya would kill this man and the reaper is gonna smoke him
Wow. 1 prediction down and 1 to go. Lets see if you can make a complete ass hat out of yaself.