"I AM BETTER THAN HIM!" 😮‍💨 | Dricus Du Plessis believes Strickland is not on his MMA level

Ahead of his Middleweight fight with Sean Strickland, Dricus Du Plessis feels he trumps Strickland in all aspects of MMA.
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[@Itsda03]

Time for the first real African champion.Born in Africa,raised in Africa,trained in Africa and is currently living in Africa 🔥🔥🔥

[@JopJio]

We already had 3 Real African champs. African blood, names, Dna and real African foreathers. Not Napoleon, but Mandela❤️

[@Itsda03]

@@JopJio Nah they’re all fakes,they couldn’t handle the poverty and struggles of living in Africa so they ran away off to America,Australia and France like the cowards they are🤣.Us real Africans live and breathe African air unlike those cowards

[@Wonderkid44]

Francis Ngannou exists

[@emlabc17]

@@JopJioThey couldnt wait to gtfo Africa thou. This guy is born there, raised there, lives there and talks about it way more than those guys. Too much focus on skincolor 👎👎

[@Mago_7]

Can't wait for SA to show the world again what we made about. Thing about us is we stubborn 😅 and that American has not met such mental resilience before. A proper warrior. SA for the win!

[@keshavmahabir4592]

Heart days Dricus, but my head says Dricus

[@GGG_11191]

Wtf 😂😂 was that

[@dilochetty9332]

Er

[@ryanzank9481]

Ok

[@kellohitty69]

One of the best comments...............of the night.

[@tdsetffr7350]

Strickland is too cautious and that’s really bad for dricus

[@smellojello8214]

This fights gonna be exciting

[@alcottdevalte7440]

Gonna be interesting to see if the middleweight divison gets its first African champion.

[@rzblde]

Interesting, I didn't know second is now referred to as first.

[@clkgtr12]

Rent free

[@Geebicus]

@@rzbldewho was first?

[@alcottdevalte7440]

@@rzblde There has been an American, Brazilian and Chinese champion at middleweight, so we might see an African champion now in Plessis.

[@rzblde]

@@alcottdevalte7440 Oh really? Is Nigeria now not an African nation? Last I checked the first African champion was a Yoruba man that answers the surname Adesanya. Nice try though bud.

[@thetrappresident]

DDP WILL BRING THAT BELT TO SOUTH AFRICA!!!

[@dkmma3312]

Nope

[@mollyhatchet7075]

@@dkmma3312 yep .

[@stevepypers3044]

@@dkmma3312yes

[@user-fe6lk7sz6c]

​@@mollyhatchet7075nope

[@tman6113]

​@@dkmma3312yip

[@donkravis2385]

Julle, the belt is coming home 🇿🇦.

[@Millesimal_Ed]

Net so!

[@luyolomify]

Jar, Broer!

[@jayjayventer6898]

🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@gibgibbo5738]

He ain’t no real African he’s a coloniser

[@tysonbrown1277]

Seans style isnt awkward, its conservative, careful and very skillful. Great stylistic matchup. Nobody knows whats gonna happen

[@masterjames01]

Great interview!!!

[@marnusolivier5995]

Hulle weet nie wat ons weet nie!

[@user-ff6hp6xy3s]

Oh we all know overseas boet!

[@Brother-Louis]

Hulle weet ook nie dat die "d" in du kleinletter moet wees nie. Hulle moet maar net sy name maar ALLES in HOOFLETTERS begin skryf... verAL na Saterdag. 💪🏼💪🏼

[@aleksandrsandrejevs303]

Shut your mouth Nasi

[@asadrazzle1859]

The power of Dricus makes me lean towards him but if Sean drags the fight down 5 rounds and picks him apart from a distance i can see that too

[@dilochetty9332]

I cannot see dricus being kept at a distance..maybe for 1 round, but sooner or later his going to change it up..

[@martintheron1386]

Dricus will KO Sean

[@martintheron1386]

Watch Teddy Atlas prediction on this fight

[@benjiowen8433]

Dricus was completely gassed in his fight against Brad Tavares and still doubled his output in round three. Mythical full nose DuPlessis will be able to do it in round 5

[@T.Durden666]

lol

[@andrewr3973]

Can't wait for this. DDP for the win here.

[@khabibpaddedrecord]

theres never anything to eat in my crackhouse

[@teacopem]

​@@khabibpaddedrecord stay on topic.

[@anfeariontach]

with the diamond cutter

[@jayjayventer6898]

​@@anfeariontach😂😂😂 1 2 3 ding ding ding diamond Dallas page (DDP)

[@mmamultiverse75]

Dricus about to beat the abusive trauma outta Sean. Come out a new man

[@glenngoshi380]

Let’s go 🇿🇦🇿🇼!!!! Bring it home ma se kind

[@rzblde]

Zimbabwean twerking for Afrikaaners. No surprise.

[@discoshrew7403]

Hope Strickland boxes his face off. Wanted Dricus to beat Izzy but Sean is pure comedy and i want him to remain champ as long as possible

[@rzblde]

Written like a true weak male.

[@michaelrobertson4561]

Don’t worry after Dricus smashes Sean on Saturday, Izzy will walk into the Octagon, words will be said, DDP vs Izzy @ UFC300, Dana is on his knees, he wants DDP to win, he needs it for UFC300 to blow up 💥 Let’s Go DDP & NEW 👊🏻💥

[@callumdowning6312]

@@michaelrobertson4561might be abit soon but would b eepiccc

[@michaelrobertson4561]

@@callumdowning6312 Izzy is definitely fighting the winner, he will be at the fights on Saturday, he is already there in Canada, Dana is hoping DDP wins because that will be a far bigger fight for UFC300, but yeh, will be epic 😎💥👍🏻

[@dilochetty9332]

​@michaelrobertson4561 300 is too soon, unless ddp gets a quick stoppage.. izzy vs khamzat will be a great ufc300 main event

[@germanboy14]

Make France and Europe proud Dricus, never forget where your roots belong to 🇫🇷 🇫🇷 ❤❤

[@LifeSlushie]

Ok square head

[@rzblde]

I'm sure his French-Huguenot Protestant ancestors will be cheering him on 😂😂

[@iggyphillips8264]

Bro if sean wins... thats massive, im definitely picking dricus 2nd or 3rd round

[@screamstation]

Time for a first African champ

[@JopJio]

No African Dna. We already had 3 real African champs

[@MogMonster87]

@@JopJioDricus will be the first African champ who genuinely loves Africa and he’s not even black 😂

[@rzblde]

​@@JopJioHe's doing this to get a reaction. Don't feed into it. The clown knows who the real African champions are.

[@rzblde]

​@@MogMonster87Right, because Francis Ngannou and co do not love Africa? Explain to us how Du Plessis "loves Africa." He doesn't do anything for the South Africans living in townships that are struggling, whilst Ngannou and Usman have done various philanthropic work to help their people in Cameroon and Nigeria.

[@SatoshiShintoMe]

DDP will be the first and more genuine African Champ in UFC history.

[@GamesWithBrainz]

as a 'full blooded' american im rooting for DDP all day!

[@a9029k]

*DDP

[@Arahsure]

Who's that?

[@mylesdean7416]

Think he means DDT it's a wrestling move 😂

[@Arahsure]

@@mylesdean7416 Ahhh.. Makes sense.😂

[@Gayleem]

I thought this channel was location locked to UK?

[@TantraJames]

He will make a great champion.

[@michaelrobertson4561]

Dricus Yr Nation is behind u all the way 🇿🇦👊🏻💥 After Saturday Win, Izzy walks into the Octagon, attempts to trash talk 🤦‍♂️🤣 @ UFC300 u will get to KO Izzy & send him into permanent retirement, & Yr NEW MW Champ of the 🌍 Dricus Du Plessis, Let’s Go DDP 🇿🇦👊🏻💥💥

[@jhelm1712]

Its time to make history Dricus !!!

[@make.oxtail.cheap.again1]

Dricus rattled sean

[@Zootedzah]

Sean rattles dricus in the octagon

[@davidwild2263]

Lol didnt look rattled… he was too busy taking care of business

[@make.oxtail.cheap.again1]

@@davidwild2263 exactly strickland has lost composure, couldnt keep his emotions in check. Never a good sign.

[@samueloverend3181]

meatrider

[@mylesdean7416]

Sausage jockey 🌭🐴

[@josephrusso7069]

I hope he wins on Saturday! Can't wait!

[@nicholascox6411]

Dricus is the next champion of the UFC!

[@micahbodha6129]

Nope.

[@martintheron1386]

​@@micahbodha6129listen to Teddy Atlas

[@stevepypers3044]

@@micahbodha6129yes

[@Jallenie]

This man has held three belts in his career, came to the ufc and won all 6 (or whatever it is) of his first fights including Bobby knuckles. My man is beaming with confidence atm watch him flip the ufc on its head

[@lookherelooklisten3078]

The next MW champ!

[@SatoshiShintoMe]

Praying for MMA Guru 🙏

[@sphiwegift5082]

This guy will be the first south african champion in ufc😊

[@ceejames7906]

He going in to this tooooo confident man Strickland will adapt an shock him and all of us I can see it

[@chrismcintyre6331]

I can do this in my sleep🏆🏆🏆🏆🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@ZeroCool_Gaming]

Damn that is one handsome fella

[@Gerhard-du-Plessis]

Go Boertjie go!

[@SuperSpiderman1979]

En die boertjie ken van pap en vleis - want ons sterk en hard maak !!! 😂

[@jeffreynapisa122]

That's one thing I think I have yet to hear from Strickland, is that he says he's better than anyone.....the dude is fkn straight up no nonsense talk...every other fighter talks about how good they are and how much better they are than the guy they're fighting.....and the ones that talk like that I just want to see them get beat....I liked Dricus more than now....now he's saying that Israel just couldn't get started,thats because he shut Adesanya down....had him backing up the entire fight and beat him to most of the punches thrown....this should be a great fight either way, but but now moreso than then I wanted Sean to win ...based on Duplessis saying how much better he is...I get the confidence part totally, but him down playing Sean in the Adesanya fight was a lite bs....who knows Dricus could been pieced up by Israel, now we won't know because Adesanya supposedly gonna retire.

[@tylermokarry9731]

He's giving off those " im better than him everywhere vibes " and i think we know how that usually goes... strickland 4th round tko

[@danielshehta7831]

Was so funny when ddp went in to Sean head

[@user-qu1tl3kh3k]

South Africa 🇿🇦 let's go

[@rabielazazi787]

he's breathing heavily just from doing this interview

[@tonyh1345]

I think he’s gonna win round 1 and then get absolutely battered for the rest of the fight

[@harry-thepug76]

Were is he from?

[@WatchFunniestCommentsonYouTube]

Really? This interview was weeks ago!

[@user-qu1tl3kh3k]

How many times did Strickland crosses the line

[@Zootedzah]

Let’s go Strickland 🗿👑

[@shatchett0]

Dricus is strong but he is beatable. He gets hit a lot. And he feels it. We’ll see.

[@stevepypers3044]

???sig strike dif ddp is no1🔥🇿🇦🏆

[@skyramafoil]

Agreed, his last 2 fights wasn’t pretty or dominate fashion, but fatigue and survival mode.

[@BC-mm3ki]

One on Sean

[@markd9580]

He got into Strickland’s head. Its over for him

[@jannel6306]

Gee hom n bossie bene Dricus

[@anumanuva2431]

Poppe Gaan dans

[@bernasouza8734]

I think this fight either gonna get an early finish with dricus winning, or will be a super boring fight with sean keeping his belt after 5 rounds. Rooting for sean 😂😂

[@ceejames7906]

Strickland 5th round shocks the world

[@mariusmartise]

Whoever controls the pace, will win the fight.

[@razrsliq7623]

Sean Strickland has the better defense while Dricus gets hit , so its going to be a great fight.

[@MsChimaobi]

DDP doesn't fight pretty much like Izzy, DDP will make it a dog fight.

[@willmorris12345]

If dricus wins I think he might propose to his coach in the octagon.

[@groundscum4-ps4pd]

I know he got his nose fixed and can breathe better but I’d be curious to see his cardio if it goes late and if Sean actually decides to use grappling what it does to his gas tank. Interesting fight.

[@stevepypers3044]

Yes he can go 5 and sean cant grapple him🏆🔥🇿🇦

[@Disinfo321]

90% of comments: “Dricus will win but Strickland will win if Strickland wins”

[@mylesdean7416]

People frightened of being wrong these days pick someone and go with it. At the end of the day it's a fight this sport throws up huge upsets all the time can go either way. I'm saying dricus

[@dilochetty9332]

Ddp for d win.. he seems to not be looking past sean so thats good

[@chrismcintyre6331]

DDP wins in 2🛎

[@damash422]

SA for the W baby

[@SJC9726]

I'm one of those guys that thought dricus was just hype+luck but then I checked his kickboxing record and THEN he ko'd whittaker

[@rzblde]

Kickboxing record in amateur fights. Whooptidoo

[@Al-vh9sw]

Love that not one swear word in company of a lady!

[@astronomers]

First AFRIACN champ coming!!!🇿🇦

[@GuerillaCatty73]

As long as Dricus stays smart and doesn't wear himself out testing the "boxer". Blind Freddy can see he is an extremely accomplished MMA fighter, his record - KOs and subs running head to head almost - shows that and it is why his fights are exciting. He's unpredictable and brutal, no matter what he's doing. Sean's MO is to just survive. Which can be effective. Which has been effective to a degree. (Too many unranked fights to lock it in as fact.) It would really suck that the guy who took minimal risks and just survived wins this because the other guy did too much for the wrong reasons. Dricus is a grounded, smart, successful athlete. I'm sure he's aware of these pitfalls, but I really want him to fulfill his chosen destiny and not fk it up.

[@cornelishenk4569]

First African UFC champ training in Africa living in Africa.

[@rzblde]

Let him do a DNA test or show us his family tree. Then we'll determine how African he really is.

[@chickenconnoisseursdad2725]

Dricus will knockout Strickland 💯👊🏿🇿🇦

[@federalgodson]

We have an African beef to settle, Strickland get out of the equation. We need to find out who is breathes more African air

[@maozedong1913]

He's gonna go for a take down

[@FredFerrari592]

This fight won’t go past 2 rounds

[@thedano]

Dricus bigger and more confident. He’ll end up walking him down

[@thebhoys6116]

No one walks Sean Strickland down 😂

[@Manc-fh5we]

I’ve gone off Du Plessis of late. He’s become a bit of a big head. In the fight he struggled to get past Stricklands jab. He looked like a Panda at the end. I’d love to see a rematch and Strickland to bring him down a peg or two.

[@riaddaniels2823]

Go Dricus!

[@alaskatoburningmen4549]

Dricus is stronger, of course, he also has pretty good reach.Whittaker, like many with poly heritage (Max etc.), has pretty short arms.How's Sean's reach? To generalise a little, Africans/Afr.Americans have long reach (think Jon Jones, Izzy, Ngannou) , Asians and Polynesians have short reach (Max, Whittaker, Mark Hunt) and whites/europeans are in between (of course that means everyone from Chad Mendes to apes like Mcgregor or Pavlovich lol) .

[@MadaraUchiha-ty4rh]

Heart says Dricus, head says Du Plessis.

[@Youtube-Censorship-Police]

dricus confuses the word better with cockier, but i'm sure sean will teach him what is what, next weekend.

[@chrisbrandon511]

Strickland gonna work DDP

[@kaymidas5873]

Dricus, the role model for all African Americans

[@mentusisangweni4564]

❤ Good luck dricus

[@andreg1048]

All WWE FROM HERE ON OUT BOYS

[@MaxMax-lj2ww]

Can’t wait for Sean to stop talking after losing to this guy

[@TVee-nu2gb]

What if Dricus loses though ? His so confident his going to win, he can't just dismiss it, that would be corny, I am fascinated by that, how does he react? His not going full unprofessional his too smart for that, but like I said, he can't just smile it off, I'd roast him I'm okay with "the better man won" but he needs to frame it well ...

[@BordedApe]

Dricus gonna be dead tired and done after 2 rounds.

[@mylesdean7416]

Dont care what the result is aslong as its a good fight. Hopefully they will shake hands at the end of it, du plesis will apologize for the daddy comments and hopefully sean doesn't shoot him up with that new golden gun.

[@Simon-zp6eb]

Does this guy only have the one t-shirt?

[@tman6113]

Probably more expensive shirt than all your shirts combined 😂

[@thehighvibe5528]

d'sean going to shock the world again -- dricus gonna gas in rd 4

[@tman6113]

Fight won't make round 4 DDP gonna kill him before round 3

[@alonmotsei1744]

Pap and vleis power that's all I can say. Dricus all the way

[@glennevins5180]

Strickland is going to embarrass him

[@stevepypers3044]

?

[@TheTherealbadboy]

Ons Vir Jou Suid Afrika!♥

[@-deepoid-9158]

By decision

[@luckynhlanhlatshabalala2475]

Good to to the true African

[@nme_mma]

Rooting for DDP in this fight 🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@moritz4402]

If DDp doesnt Make it in the First round Strickland will finish him

[@stevepypers3044]

😂😂😂ddp smoking him good🔥🏆🇿🇦

[@callumadams3663]

Sean Strickland has barely any finishes

[@skyramafoil]

Dricus cardio been questionable through his last fights. Came back to get that last punch. Let’s be honest Dricus gets in trouble in past 2 fights, if he wasn’t a finisher me wouldn’t be here. should be a good fight.

[@KMGolf97]

Dude got absolutely pieced up by Darren till had 0 defence only takedowns. Sean will stun him early he’ll try wrestle and he’ll gas out then Sean KO.

[@tanjimahmed5694]

thats the thing about it dpp will win cuz of the study he dose and the study SS dont do

[@riaddaniels2823]

🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@daighnugent4976]

Biggus Diccus

[@ozylocz4078]

On his level? What ? The level of gassing out by round 2 and never in your career having gone over 3 rounds?? Dricus is in for a rude awakening. Sean has faced objectively better strikers in Izzy and Alex. He’s also faced steroid abusing brutes like connonier and imavov. Ddp is nothing new and he has to win by round 2. The betting odds are favoring Sean for a reason, and I agree. But by all means, I hope people keep betting dricus. Better for me lol

[@danapink361]

The only reason I am rooting for ddp is because of South African president!!

[@tommymcculloch8788]

Strickland ko second round

[@nelsennim-jc7oo]

DDD all day

[@SS-tx7of]

I will put 1500 dollar on du Plessis he will win people who say the opposite know nothing.

[@Coolproducts44]

He better not try and dodge khamzat khamzat is greatest fighter of all time

[@colourcascade7600]

Wonder who sprays his jumpers on for him...his boyfriend probably 🤔

[@angeliqueteixeira1690]

Dricus for the win

[@keithdavidgovender]

🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦