Hard not to like this guy. Really well spoken, cool under pressure and just a class act all around.

@zandermarais3006

2 ай бұрын

Thats our South African blood

DDP and Strickland have been the biggest breath of fresh air for MW. 2 entirely different men, but both very likeable in their own ways.

Really difficult to root against this guy

@sevironside4073

4 ай бұрын

Pretty easy, just his accent his enough not to like him

@pablogrijalva1581

4 ай бұрын

It would have been better if he took the belt from Izzy. I'm rooting for Sean but I think Dricus has enough game to beta him. I don't think it's going to be an easy fight though

@DarqYusuke

4 ай бұрын

It’s pretty easy actually

@ivog2256

4 ай бұрын

@@sevironside4073that’s what I reckon too lmao

@doyourownresearch7297

4 ай бұрын

@@sevironside4073 i also love everything else except the accent. Sometimes I pretend he is dutch and I like him more.

Now THAT... is how a man and a champion conducts business. Good for you Dricus.. as a fellow South African you make us proud... win or lose we will support you brother!!

@DanielMussulo

4 ай бұрын

I agree with you but for sure he is going to win🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

@mmamultiverse75

4 ай бұрын

I mean white south Africans won the karmic lottery

@roycep1737

4 ай бұрын

🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

@chrishayes5755

4 ай бұрын

african GSP but more exciting

@nkosi2828

4 ай бұрын

🇿🇦

I’m starting to like Dricus the more we get to know him. Seems like a really decent human being. Good role model for the sport.

@PB22559

4 ай бұрын

He's your typical white South African. They're some of the most down to earth people on the planet. I'm a big fan of rugby and no nation produces the physical talent that South Africa does. They're built differently down there and never shy away from a fight.

@roycep1737

4 ай бұрын

​@@PB22559we don't read much nice things about SA, so that was very appreciated🖤🇿🇦🔥

@Rabidracc000ns

4 ай бұрын

I remember seeing him. Back in the day against yannick bahati u should check its the craziest of his fights ever and the most heated one too

@hospagalief

4 ай бұрын

​@@PB22559Sean on video threatening to stab and buying a knife but my g dricus from the stabbing capital of the world not afraid 😂

@FirmlyGrasp_IT

4 ай бұрын

decent person unlike strickland

Respect for Dricus for offering to take the blame for the fight so Sean wouldn’t get in trouble. That’s a true man to not want Sean to get arrested

@VenTv2

4 ай бұрын

Or maybe if he’d press charges the fight would fall off?… I think he had no choice

@devadasn

4 ай бұрын

@@VenTv2you may or may not be right but we all know people like Ian Garry would have pressed charges

@theprudentwarrior

4 ай бұрын

​@@VenTv2sean might get arrested for hate speech here in Canada

@mrsullied

4 ай бұрын

​@@devadasnstill an assumption. Colby would be a better example.

@hospagalief

4 ай бұрын

Sean on video threatening to stab and buying a knife but my g dricus from the stabbing capital of the world not afraid 😂

Hes mentally strong no doubt

DDP is class act. Rooting for him this weekend

@Dividendflywheel

4 ай бұрын

100%. Character speaks. Stay Legit

Notice how in depth he answers all the questions. He takes time to respect the people and the reporters. Amazing future champ 🔥

@user-rw2pm8vv4n

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely. Not telling everyone to f off and ranting like a lunatic. Levelheaded and professional, really a good look for the future of the sport

@communitygame99

4 ай бұрын

​@@user-rw2pm8vv4nYup, but strickland fans would call this being a sheep or submitting to the matrix or something

@Peak6009

4 ай бұрын

@@communitygame99 😂

Awesome to see the Dricus discuss the Sean DM.

This is wild, two guys in their prime, in the best shape of their lives with all their belief and will on the line

I'm rooting for Strickland but i have the utmost respect for DDP. This is gonna be a great fight

This interview shows Dricus is genuinely a good guy, I’m a fan

All class this guy !Backing you all the way DDP🇿🇦💪🏻

"We have this crazy South African guy who is super strong and weirdly knocks everybody out" - Dricus is self aware lol

This man is the definition of a class act. I love Strickland, love DDP and I respect the living hell out of both of them. I will be a mess come this fight but I cant wait.

Sean doesn't care about the belt, this guy absolutely does. I hope he gets the W

It's even funnier that Sean Strickland just bought a knife in the latest UFC Embedded vlog series :D

@PB22559

4 ай бұрын

Threatening to stab DDP is a new low for the hypocrite cry baby.

@AMediumSizedKodiak

4 ай бұрын

@@PB22559rent free Lmao

@ben5154

4 ай бұрын

Just another thing that makes me think they’re doing subtle string pulling and plot writing since the wwe merger.

@blackpanther6389

4 ай бұрын

Heh. What I was thinkin​@@ben5154

@StephenDoty84

4 ай бұрын

That also is a clear sign of fear, as if Sean suspects he can't win in the cage with fists; he needs a weapon instead. @@PB22559

That's our proudly South African Bro right there, 🇿🇦

Dricus is the typical afrikaner we are a proud people! Raised to respect other people but don't let them walk over you! Hulle weet nie wat ons weet nie!!!

DDP clearly has the mental edge

Remember marty juiceman has one of these jackets 😂

The guy presents himself like a champion. Love his mindset.

@Dividendflywheel

4 ай бұрын

Yes. 1000%

mzansi is behind u champ 🇿🇦

Strickland will make headlines at some point, and nothing to do with the UFC.

@user-fe5bm6ot8o

4 ай бұрын

Homicide

@mmamultiverse75

4 ай бұрын

Probably after his fighting career or when he's on a losing streak

@DGillian6406

4 ай бұрын

That may be the truest comment ever 😂

Dricus and Strickland are real men. May the best man win. Respect both regardless.

@bs1820

4 ай бұрын

What is a man

@mariustad606

4 ай бұрын

​@@bs1820 maybe something you should look into some time or the other

@GalactusOG

4 ай бұрын

@@bs1820 That us a question one must ask ones self.

@Brody-Aleksander

4 ай бұрын

​@@bs1820an adult human with male reproductive pathways

Africa is supporting you Dricus....

It’s hard not to like this guy

@Dividendflywheel

4 ай бұрын

Agreed. He is almost like GSP

@dreadnaughttactical

4 ай бұрын

He kisses dudes on the mouth

@DMTEntity88

4 ай бұрын

@@dreadnaughttacticalOng that’s werid

@francoismarx2369

4 ай бұрын

@@dreadnaughttacticalmeh

@mariustad606

4 ай бұрын

​​@@dreadnaughttacticalthese "kiss guys" comments are getting real old real quick. The Afrikaner is a christian culture with christian morals and values. ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭13:11‭-‬12‬ ‭ESV‬‬ [11] Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. [12] Greet one another with a holy kiss. We try to live peaceful lives, being courteous to one another and humble in general. Yes, we kiss the people we care about and we don't care what insecure beta boys says about it.

total professional

@StephenDoty84

4 ай бұрын

Then cut to Sean -- chewing on his pillow, crying, holding a knife, mumbling how bad his dad treated him. Train wreck.

I love that Dricus legitimately seems afraid of cold weather.

Bro how good does this guy talk lol. Sounds genuine too.

@nicholasscott5905

4 ай бұрын

Gay

Dude is a Class act

Respect for Sean to text him and let him know he would re-track if DDP felt he crossed the Line…. That i actually love… and i actually like DDP on this today… respect to both👌

dricus what I love about your jerneny is as Africa's we all standa by you 100% 🇿🇦 you have shown as much as the world shows they are not united due to race or what ever is going on in first world country's.. we are united standing by you just as the boka. ngiyabonga mfowethu uyakhuthaza🇿🇦

something like that is exactly his words

Well said Dricus holding thumbs,believe.

Man this gonna be a great fight

Sean on video threatening to stab and buying a knife but my g dricus from the stabbing capital of the world not afraid 😂

I'm a huge fan of DDP; how could you not be? He has the mindset of a champion, and I believe he would make a great champion… but whether you like it or not, we need the Sean Stricklands of the world. 👋🎤

@Brody-Aleksander

4 ай бұрын

I agree 100 percent, infact I think DDP is a far better man than Strickland, _but_ Strickland is the Champion we *need* and cause of that I'm rooting for Mr Strickland

@normanberg9940

4 ай бұрын

I hear you and I agree that pushback is way overdue. But smack talk? That's not the gentleman's way, it's crude and doesn't make you any new friends. So when he got smacked back Strikland proved that he is every bit the soyboy, man bun, safe space advocate he accuses others of being. If he had manned up and taken it on the chin like he expects others to do, great but he didn't do that, he did the opposite and I lost my respect for him.

Dricus there like 'they aint caught me yet!'

@JoshMacDonald-zj1vv

4 ай бұрын

Lol

DDP is a nice respectful martial artist. Hard to root for one guy, I’m just gonna enjoy the fight

@Brody-Aleksander

4 ай бұрын

​@@Work782clown

Dricus stops Sean, anything can happen in a fight but I'm confused as to how supposed "experts" think otherwise. I'm a big fan of Sean but Dricus is on another level in every skill set, except maybe the slight edge in boxing goes to Sean. In fact, Dricus doesn't just stop Sean, he breaks him.

I like both these guys for very different reasons!

It’s 5am on Sunday morning in South Africa and we will be watching you bring the belt home. It’s the Bok Fire!!! Win win

Whoop whoop, jy maak ons trots Dricus!

What a gentleman and class act. Let's go Drickus!

I love Dricus

Dricus knows exactly what he is doing. He know what he did with izzy and the african champ thing. He knows what he said to sean and what has happened afterwards. He is playing this game reeeeeal interesting and very very cerebral.

@13anjowizard

4 ай бұрын

dricus got crushed by izzy over trash talk so bad he chickened out of the fight, ddp is a flincher.

@ChandlerMay

4 ай бұрын

I really don't think that's the case ​@@13anjowizard

@mariustad606

4 ай бұрын

​@@13anjowizard that 13 referring to your IQ?

DDP really won me over here. Hard not to like this man tbh. I had him as the fav but was rooting for strickland now im kinda indifferent

Rooting for DDP 😂💯

@Dividendflywheel

4 ай бұрын

1000%

Chalk and cheese compared to strickland's interview. Like an adult speaking vs a teenager.

MMA Guru gooning to this

Good to see a decent person as champ again. Been a minute.

Love this guy. And love the shoutout to MMA Guru!

Why is Jeff Novitzky still around? I thought he quit when USADA quit. He calls him "dry-coos" instead of "Dree-coos", get that Novitzky guy out of here.

@mariustad606

4 ай бұрын

It's not "dree-coos" either. it's more like dree-chis with a short e sound instead of the longer ee sound in the first syllable and the second syllable, chis, sounding like Chris without the r. Oh, and don't forget to roll the the r when you say his name. Now say it again - Dricus!

What Sean said to him is intense. DDP has the edge in sheer intelligence.

DDP is a company man. Strickland is his own man. One earns respect the other demands it. I respect both but when the SHTF I'd rather have Strickland by my side.

9:00 DAMN. That was savagely worded

Good man

The first real African champion. Looking forward to his win.

@Oldo

4 ай бұрын

I will show you the real African champion, you will see

@ben5154

4 ай бұрын

Ngannou has Cameroonian citizenship, not just a claim to coming from there like Izzy or Usman; so he was the first real African champion, end of story. Dricus can be the first one still fighting from his home country.

@binkycat

4 ай бұрын

@@ben5154 That was Dricus's point though. He's the only person who stayed the entire time regardless of reason. Francis didn't respond, because it's totally understandable given his circumstances and I'm sure Dricus wasn't thinking of him with his initial comment. If you want to say that I have no problem with it though.

@mariustad606

4 ай бұрын

​@@ben5154remind me again where Francis lives and trains? Btw, Izzy has a Nigerian passport

@Imhim247

4 ай бұрын

He will be a 4th African champion

I just met Dricus and his girlfriend at the Marriot hotel in Toronto about 2 hrs ago. Nice & respectful guy. 👊 good guy all around.

BOEREWORS 🇿🇦🦁

Damn they should at least make that jacket look good 😂

Im becoming a fan.

Yeah the jacket pays the bills

Dricus Stillknox du Plessis we are so proud of you - Thank you for bringing the belt to Africa and specifically South Africa - Youv'e got this !!!

Thats a cool lookig jacket... gives me slight cyberpunk vibes for some reason?

@YouAintGotNoTegridyBoi

4 ай бұрын

It's a sweet jacket alright, I'd get it.

really looking forward to this fight, but i'm gonna be happy and sad at the same time no matter who wins since i really like both of them

Paulo Costa should win a whole wardrobe.

Thats a nice jacket though

Well done Dricus.. most tested and clean..

The jacket is funny. Dricis was 100% on gear for his first televised fight. Go look at the differences.

It's amazing how many people can't pronounce Dricus' name. It's not difficult.

thinking about that jacket

Mooi man

Can't wait for Jon Jones to get his jacket lol

Jeez, it's gonna be hard to see either loose. May the best man win.

@Brody-Aleksander

4 ай бұрын

This is the rare time I disagree with that sentiment. DDP is clearly a better man but Strickland is the Champion we need

@user-bj8jw5wk1t

4 ай бұрын

lose.

Costa has been tested 1000 times😂

It's not Drycis it's Dricus, if you can say tree then you can say Dricus, just take the T out of tree and put a D in front and the cus at the end, it will look like this Dreecus if you can pronounce that than you can pronounce Dricus

@13anjowizard

4 ай бұрын

dont care tbqh

I love how nobody comments on if the roles were reverse sean would be exploiting this to his advantage

Strickland is probably my favorite fighter but man it’s hard not to like this guy he’s all class

Sean vs DDP I bet there’s an illegal strike, eye-poke, knee to downed opponent. Something dirty

South Africans are another breed. They built different

Strickland buying a knife in today’s embedded is interesting..

Well done Dricus! Today's a jacket...Saturday's the belt!

Straight pride

sean is a star no doubt, the numbers prove it but ddp is so down to earth and likable, he's on his way up forsure and if he gets it done which he more than likely will it will skyrocket it!

I really like DDP he seems like an awesome guy im rooting for him on Saturday

I think strickland might be bipolar the way hes been acting lately. Crying online one day to threatening to stab someone hes scheduled to fight

@GT-mn3bx

4 ай бұрын

I like the entertainment.

@jm12green31

4 ай бұрын

I think most people that get in a case to fight might be bipolar if you know what I mean

@mrsullied

4 ай бұрын

​@@jm12green31as someone with plenty of friends and acquaintances that are bipolar, no, I don't get what you mean

@bawse420

4 ай бұрын

I’m bi-polar. I don’t act this way.

@brodeur7

4 ай бұрын

@@jm12green31you watch too many movies

DDP for the nation🇿🇦

The guy who oversees the anti-doping program does absolutely nuttin'

@voiceofreason1829

4 ай бұрын

Whoo s dook is that guy

Dricus has grown on me

Strickland trying to sabotage this entire fight because of trash talk is just weak.

@Deltaaaaaaaaa

4 ай бұрын

You thinking that’s what was happening is weak. They had real beef, and they also squashed it. That’s all there is to it.

@MrFredstt

4 ай бұрын

It really is. And compare that to DDP who's willing to do anything to save fight even refusing to press any charges on Strickland

@AMediumSizedKodiak

4 ай бұрын

“Trying to sabotage” y’all are weak lmfao. DDP said to Strickland right there on camera “fight me now then”. Don’t say that to someone like Strickland lmao. Dude is the definition of any time anywhere.

@MrFredstt

4 ай бұрын

@@AMediumSizedKodiak They're talking about Sean saying he would stab DDP and that he'd get arrested and the 8 weeks of training would be for nothing. Keep up

@nothde9865

4 ай бұрын

@@AMediumSizedKodiak Lol, what're you saying? Strickland say he was going to stab Dricus over this if he talk about the abuse instead of settling it in the octagon. And get "deported" or go to "prison".

An Uber? man you'd figure the UFC can afford Limo's or rentals at least for their Main-Event...DAMN!

I actually like dricus even tho i think sean won and should still be champion... But dricus is a man of integrity and honor i love it. Very humble respectable man.. Congrats but give sean a rematch. 😊

Sean picked up a knife at bass pro. Better be careful haha

Respect Dricus. Show them.

'One of the most tested' why aren't they all tested the same??

@hendrickstrauss3311

4 ай бұрын

A somewhat serious answer to this question would be manpower and resources. How many fighers are on the roster versus how many lackeys do the testing federations have to fly all over, coordinate, sample and send back to HQ for verification. I agree with you 100% it would be great if everyone could be tested an equal amount of times.

Is this what South African accent sound like ? Pretty close to Australian accent tbh

@YouAintGotNoTegridyBoi

4 ай бұрын

Yes that's what it sounds like and they're not too far off the Aussies in fairness.

@rothnieoosthuizen3728

4 ай бұрын

We have a few different accents. Dricus's accent is that of an Afrikaans speaker, quite distinct from some of the other South African accents. But yeah, we're often accused of sounding like Aussies, but for us, there is a marked difference.

@roycep1737

4 ай бұрын

Plenty of different accents, depending on your location & culture. This is an accent mostly associated with Afrikaans Boys from Pretoria, you travel 1 hour south you end up with accents such as Trevor Noah & Tyla.

@roycep1737

4 ай бұрын

@@nick1998no1 hebana, british? This guy fell on his kop

@roycep1737

4 ай бұрын

@@nick1998no1 brudda i'm from South Africa. We have 11 official languages, an individual would speak 2,3,4+ of those languages. Non Blacks make only 20% of our population. Descendants from the british are a very small portion, a minority amongst the white population.

DDP will remind him who's daddy 😊