He Dominated Africa's Best Fighters Before Getting in the UFC - Dricus Du Plessis

This highlights the best fights that Dricus Du Plessis engaged in within the renowned EFC organization (Extreme Fighting Championship), based in South Africa and recognized as the largest MMA company on the continent. This pivotal journey led him to secure the prestigious title of the first double champion in the EFC. Simultaneously, he achieved the status of a champion in Europe's premier MMA organization, KSW. All these fights happened right before Dricus joined the UFC.
Credit to EFCworldwideMMA for the EFC footage, they are the owners.
Credit to KSW international for the KSW footage, they are the owners.
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[@walkwithkesh]

Dricus has become my favourite fighter, not just from his fight style but his character and how he carries himself, AND NEW!!

[@pitech4446]

same here

[@ceo_p_nasty2774]

Get off his dic!!!

[@mondo3802]

Clicked this by accident and this is excellent compiling all the fights chronologically and the editing is spot on, hell yea

[@mr.e6748]

And this is why he is the real african champ the others were born in africa like dricus. But Dricus Du Plessis the fighter was MADE IN AFRICA, MOULDED BY IT.

[@bloodsportfilms]

Exactly , thats the whole point of this video!!

[@johnwinters6999]

That fight against the guy who said he was gonna beat him with his elbow was insane. And the way dumplesis leached onto him like a limpet was pure strength

[@robthevampireslayer3211]

No wonder Dricus is such an animal in the cage, the amount of savages he had to fight as a young prospect is insane.

[@GuerillaCatty73]

It gives perspective to the new signings who spend their entire career, as rookies upward, in the loving embrace of the UFC. That daft bugger, Chael Sonnen, marvelling that only a year ago, Dricus was in the prelims, Bo Nickel was on the main card... how did he do it? Outrage probably. This resume under his belt and he's a prelim fighter. The UFC, you really do wonder about their talent spotters.

[@marksutherlandjr.2121]

Impossible not to love this man

[@bloodsportfilms]

I know he's classy and humble and finishes his fights, great sportsmanship from DDP

[@vascovieira3817]

And now I his the UFC middleweight champion of the world, amazing 🤩

[@donk4926]

What a talented natural fighter. His instinctive reactions are awesome. The best in the world, From South Africa!!!

[@benjiowen8433]

I want to find more efc footage. Those fights look legendary

[@renadobaartman9862]

subscribe to EFC worldwide channel

[@bloodsportfilms]

They have a channel called EFC worldwide

[@benjiowen8433]

@@bloodsportfilms I’ve been able to find a few of those fights, but not some of the earlier ones or the pre McLennan ones

[@bloodsportfilms]

@@benjiowen8433 there are close to zero footage on that but here are the links to the Donavin Hawkey fight and the JC Lamprecht fight, cheers: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqLbg3l3nsiShJIsi=WzwcruOHaCLBYzto & kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaPFoKh8ha-Ebbcsi=gtcVAEggADMszqoW

[@ca9968]

Look for a fight from EFC 4, Katz v Jones...what a WAR!!!

[@JMBeaushriimp]

Great video, my man! I'm cheering for Strickland, but your work did DDP proud!

[@bloodsportfilms]

Thank you, Im also cheering for Sean but I like DDP as well!

[@shahiedhoosen]

New found respect for duplessis, bring that belt home !

[@cobusbrits2]

Great video, thanks.

[@bloodsportfilms]

Glad you liked it!

[@GuerillaCatty73]

Rob Whittaker saying recently that he didn't strategise or prepare properly for his Du Plessis fight (which I think is fair, he didn't know what truck it was that hit him), but it's all here. That athleticism, determination and not afraid of the violence, that ruthlessness. It's bizarre how even those in the fight business get duped by the notion of "technique" and don't see the results for the lack of it. I think Dricus may have a profound effect on MMA. He trains every aspect of it, doesn't respect boxing rules for striking, but instead, I want to close that gap, I just need a wobble and it's the beginning of the end, and I'm not dancing about waiting for an opportunity. His speed with counters whilst kicking, his speed with takedowns, and it's great that he's a powerful striker who also grapples like a maniac and gets subs. He's also made just being really frigging strong glamourous again. As a person, he's a great role model for taking this ridiculous taint away from MMA, that it's just psychos and roughnecks and it's all blood and mindless violence. No. It's a sport. And quite the sport it is. Complex, dynamic, unpredictable, entertaining.

[@bloodsportfilms]

Love the comment and the perspective your sharing, thank you. I think we need more ppl like dricus, a class act with a style that is entertaining but more importantly, effective. His striking was always so awkward to me but it works great for him.

[@tysonrolls9713]

Hard not to like this guy i think he is going to grow on alot of people

[@bloodsportfilms]

I think so too, he's a warrior in the cage and a gentleman outside the cage

[@antondb7934]

Hulle weet nie wat ons weet nie.

[@shaunmarais7698]

Hulle weet FOKKOL!!

[@Rhyds86]

Nicely done!

[@bloodsportfilms]

Thank you I super appreciate your comment!

[@FISTSLIKEBULLETS2]

As a fan He looked better in EFC imo , even tho I think he can do big things or do well in UFC timing and in prime is everything in this game with the exception of a very few

[@jehovahs_thiccness.]

It's so funny at the beginning of the fights, dricus always walks slowly forward and the other guy just rocket sprints towards him and Dricus is like oh fuck

[@bloodsportfilms]

Dan Hardy mentioned his guard turns into a panic mode if he stays there too long, we'll see how he does tonight!

[@RainHellCZ]

Thx for this vid !

[@bloodsportfilms]

Glad you liked it!

[@jaymouton9165]

Awesome vid, thanks guys!

[@crazypato3752]

9:04 That guy is Leon Edwards teammate as well

[@u12blue]

14:30 lmao dude even wanted to protest

[@matthewtheron2505]

😂😂😂Dude almost died and still tried to protest.

[@draco2xx]

we gotta new champ at middleweight and his name is dricus du plessis🫢

[@Thamas825]

Dricus Dangerous Du Plessis

[@TheOliveboy93]

This guy will 100% do 5 rounds

[@mulletman98]

I have to say it cause I love DDP but I just don't think his drown game is gonna stand up against someone like Sean. It'll be a banger but I don't see this staying on the ground one bit

[@crazypato3752]

16:43 from which podcast is that part ?

[@bloodsportfilms]

here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJ2UZYaah56gqrs&ab_channel=BrendanFitzgerald

[@isaiahhoffer9507]

Bu gur dea fla blanksanzki jes flew bi guy

[@opietaylor5778]

The king of South Africa guy is on Leon Edwards team. He even talks like Leon lol

[@renadobaartman9862]

Yannick Bahati

[@bloodsportfilms]

Are you serious 😂😂😂

[@OttertheSkysplitter]

The wild thing is, you lot will see a title like this and think it's not problematic af. 🚯◻️

[@FelixMendelson]

What's your problem ? Hating on the white man as usual. Tut tut.

[@GuerillaCatty73]

The wild thing is, someone is race baiting over something so not triggering. Unless your beef is with the word "chronicles"?