South Africa Vlog! Meeting Dricus Du Plessis? Boxing With Cameron Saaiman? Talking With The UFC?

I travelled to South Africa recently as The MMA Guru to meet up with Dricus Du Plessis, Cameron Saaiman to do boxing and much more, this is a full vlog of my experience there. Let me know what you guys think the comments section down below.
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[@the-mma-guru]

Had a lot of problems with this video being uploaded over the past couple of days, hope you guys enjoy it. I'll be back to regular content now and streams, I'll post the full interview with Dricus Du Plessis closer to his fight, it was very hard to get recorded content whilst out there but I tried for the vlog I guess. Also I need better fitting clothes I ain't 300lbs anymore. Shoutout to everyone at team CIT for welcoming me. Especially @cameronsaaiman

[@sleepisthecousinofdeath7395]

Bro is the biggest South African fan I’ve ever seen

[@lukemurray4950]

The sound is truly awful.

[@goofygoof212]

make a wish south african trip

[@jules_jam2]

your still favorite fat mma youtuber

[@simargl_bgd]

bro with all due respect, i couldve edited this video in an hour for you for free and not wait for your dumbass to edit this for an entire month

[@mw238209]

This guy is an inspiration. He’s beat Downs and being wheelchair bound all in one life.

[@williamboyle8918]

The elephantitis tho will be a a forever challenge for him.

[@emilioparrilla465]

Crazy he's recovering, seeing how he's the first pig human hybrid

[@Fung-Fung]

He beat Judaism too

[@welshwoody217]

I swear this guy was disabled 😂😂

[@JimChap]

How did they CGI his legs like that u reckon? It's impressive.

[@colten5105]

Piggy got a little bit of fame and left us all behind.. sad to see

[@keion_arknights]

Pigga got a little bit of juice and forgot who he was drinking water with.

[@ryneredington]

Maybe stop calling him piggy you weirdos. He mogs all of you

[@anthonyontv1061]

🐷

[@steckage1]

Oink

[@S.E.J]

Never seen so many grown men foaming at the mouth for more piggy action. Has he not farted on camera and done sus impressions enough to satisfy your needs for the time being?

[@iagreewithyoujoe5782]

You’re editing is incredible! The fact that you were able to make it look like you were walking is amazing.

[@weez5987]

😂♿️

[@jse_illustrations]

i thaught he was really wheelchair bound

[@ConorKhabibBrunson]

The fact this guy has support from these weird mma fans is insane. Goes to show how weird mma fans are truly. & his ego is just as big as his weight problem: jeez

[@kall745]

cgi has its limits tho no kicks

[@Romanus-]

@@jse_illustrationshe is. CGI is incredible these days

[@MikeHaywood]

Guru's video editor has missed Christmas with his family so he could put together this CGI masterpiece. It genuinely looks like his legs are connected to his body. Give that man a raise!

[@StreamlinedGaming_]

Lmaoo the uneducated viewer wouldn’t realize this video has a $3MM budget 😂

[@digitalsmithy]

@@StreamlinedGaming_ I read somewhere it was closer to 10 mill, possibly more. Truly an incredible feat of cinema

[@Weeks25]

😂😂

[@Lamedvavnik]

You forgot to mention he edited out the skull cap as well.

[@blunt2heavy]

y'all hilarious 😂

[@damienfarron]

stem cell technology is amazing i never thought you would walk again, i nearly teared up at how far youve came, good job john

[@benmcreynolds8581]

It's amazing the advancements in the medical field. His striking was good. He's just got to break in and get used to using those legs again and really generate power from his legs into his punches and his movement. But he has a really good base to build off of honestly.

[@mr.brenman2132]

​@@benmcreynolds8581When did he talk about stem cells?

[@chicassoproductions8527]

It's sad that it only helped him for a few days for the vlog and he's back to the wheelchair. 😞

[@benmcreynolds8581]

@@mr.brenman2132 i never said he did? I was sarcastically replying to the OG comment in this comment section..?

[@jacobross735]

Why does everybody have to make the same shitty ass joke?

[@xDxps]

the fact his coach corrected his handshake is beyond respectful of him to do for you

[@SiegfriedDerDrachentoter]

If only coach was informed that jewru sits in his basement all day he wouldn’t have corrected it

[@szczypi0rek]

​@@SiegfriedDerDrachentoterim sure he knew that guru supported DDP in that Izzy situation

[@Azubjourni]

​@@szczypi0rek he definetly knows

[@lukeluna3732]

@@Azubjourni of course he does his coach mentioned guru in a tweet when he responded to the situation involving areil.

[@Azubjourni]

@@lukeluna3732 Yeah, facts i remember that. Guru even mentioned it in a video, thanks for remembering.

[@Roosters-rants1977]

Zero shame bro. You did great. Especially for someone who doesn't train all the time. What an amazing experience. Proud of you bro. Instead of sitting behind a computer. You got out there with elite people. So happy and proud for you.

[@TheElbowMerchant]

I joke a lot in Guru's comment section, but if I'm being real, I'd be honored to have a similar experience with these guys. They all seemed like cool, genuine dudes.

[@zombievikinggaming4258]

Dude flew 11hrs, zero sleep, spent a few hours having his energy sapped further in some boiling podcast room, then had to summon energy to be filmed throwing against mitts.

[@MrPiszczek]

Just you know, sending motivational comments about guru without hinting to his disability or weight imbalance won't get you much likes here mate

[@9bit927]

@@MrPiszczek the memes are dying at this point, genuine comments is the new trend in 2024

[@JaiRambo]

I never knew how much I was going to like Cameron Saaiman. Cant wait to root for him in his next fight.

[@TheElbowMerchant]

He seems like a really good dude. I'll be rooting for him from now on as well.

[@strahaironscale571]

Ikr! He is amazing. Im a fan now

[@FinnMMA]

fr rooting for him from now on seems like a super cool guy Cam made himself so many new fans with this

[@DerekUK]

Absolutely 💯

[@lufc76]

I have always like CS as a fighter, I just like him as a human now too, what a great dude!

[@slamitson]

We miss ya G. Looking forward to you fighting Francis. Keep training hard bud!

[@J0nny_Ch1mp0]

You're trying to get a man k1ll*d

[@user-wm4ff8dy5q]

Hell nah😂

[@EnergizerYT]

Artificial Intelligence has come a long way, it almost looks like guru actually has a full functioning body

[@MojKanal-cz1iz]

and AI somehow shrunk DDP and everyone else to make 5'6 Guru look HUGE.

[@wankercranker]

@@MojKanal-cz1iz - classic camera angle trick

[@Romanus-]

@@wankercrankerbeen doing it for Al Pacino for years

[@danjohnson2986]

“I’m a 6’4” gigachad”. Literally lol’ed.

[@jackiebartolo235]

Saaiman seems like a really awesome dude. Got an instant fan here

[@ConorKhabibBrunson]

The fact this guy has support from these weird mma fans is insane. Goes to show how weird mma fans are truly. & his ego is just as big as his weight problem: jeez

[@PaulHipToBeSquareAllen]

i gotta say Cam is a straight up solid dude.

[@saffakanera]

Still can't believe Cam is so young, guy is uber mature for his age, going to go far, surely.

[@connorwagstaff2348]

​@@saffakaneraI agree with your comments wholeheartedly good sir it's just that it's 2024 are we still using the word Uber

[@Azubjourni]

​@@connorwagstaff2348ubermacht is a car in gta

[@sirmir7897]

@@saffakaneraFr you would think he was 35 if not for his baby face

[@FinnMMA]

rooting for him from now on seems like a super cool guy Cam made himself so many new fans with this

[@bansnabs5523]

You’ve been in Africa longer than the 3 “African kings” have combined this year

[@yonizo2]

chill.. Francis is in africa right now 😂

[@MojKanal-cz1iz]

3 African kings? Strickland, Perry and DDP?

[@jamesbann3577]

This was last year 🤦

[@PB22559]

Best comment

[@failnation3472]

​@@MojKanal-cz1izfr

[@simpleyboy0831]

The fact that you went through all of that, gave them all that respect and still put, Strickland by tko, is wild asf 😂.

[@emmanuelmakoba6085]

Really? 😂 He's a crazy lad

[@saffakanera]

He joked that he was gonna do it on Cam's podcast, madlad did it lol

[@north-sea750]

I really like how homemade this feels. So much of mma content is now very polished. This feels real.

[@txmato]

ah yes the assault on my right ear for 20 minutes, that homemade feel 🔥

[@thevoidworks6567]

@@txmato Maybe replace your raycons idgit

[@ogrimzyz8643]

@@txmatomines in my left ear for some reason.

[@mr.brenman2132]

​@@txmatoAfraid to play the video out loud lol?

[@txmato]

@@mr.brenman2132 on a pc with no speakers? clown

[@Ufcdude87]

My left ear is loving the start of this vlog. Hopefully the right can get some sweet action too.

[@Ufcdude87]

Boom right in on the action. Good work guru - I knew you wouldn’t do me dirty like that.

[@jimmyg5102]

Same thoughts 😂

[@BigGol]

I thought my headphones were broke "an all that type a staff"

[@adamwhitehead1253]

Best part of the video is when youre scared of the "quick background check" 😂

[@hypnotizedmind4174]

😂😂😂

[@TylerNorCal]

Cameron seems like such a cool, nice dude. This was great content man.

[@FinnMMA]

fr rooting for him from now on seems like a super cool guy Cam made himself so many new fans with this

[@thatindiandude4602]

​@@FinnMMAhe has a podcast btw.

[@CallMeTouchCMT]

THE REAL AFRICAN GURU

[@fredk6992]

The only MMA KZbinr that breathes the African air

[@mixedmartialnutrition1746]

kumaguru duplessi

[@Romanus-]

@@fredk6992true

[@Roosters-rants1977]

What an amazing experience. So happy for you dude. You deserve it. You are the peoples champ in MMA content. That is so much harder than people know. We love you bro.

[@cookerdegree4938]

The having to get two handshakes from that guy is hilarious 🤣🤣🤣😭😭

[@ItsameAlex]

hahaha

[@wymanfisher9124]

Time for the 48 hour members stream to make up for lost time😊

[@Pooki2024]

Shouldn’t be an idiot and pay for his crappy content

[@shawn7274]

No BS😂

[@nickscarla-tl9xp]

Yikes:… guru members sighting ^^^ haha everyone point and laugh

[@Romanus-]

@@nickscarla-tl9xpit’s like $3 bro. For Christs sake ask mom for a bigger allowance if you won’t get a job😂

[@UFCFIFA]

Bro literally tried his hardest to not look fat with the angles and everything 😂

[@user--710]

MMA Kubrick

[@yrn_glucose]

Lmao, but on a real note Guru has lost a ton of weight since he said he was going to start working out, which is something you’ve got to respect. Kept his word.

[@martyfakenewsman101]

leon edwards WW goat

[@warrengeew]

What a shit thing to say. Guy is clearly trying, aint too confident and is really out of his comfort zone. Bet he looks better on those pads than you buddeh.

[@williamboyle8918]

Douche

[@danielpenn5265]

Idk how Guru fooled us into believing he was short, fat, and handicapped when in reality he's been a lanky chad this whole time. Dude's built like a young Undertaker 😂

[@TheeliteMMA-ms4vz]

Pretty sure he’s been saying he’s 6’3 since forever

[@outlaw._.lazines]

​@@TheeliteMMA-ms4vzSlow moment

[@FinnMMA]

6'3@@KaanBeskardes

[@TheRealJoob]

Proud of guru for doing all of this stuff out of his usual routine. Great content. Respect !

[@supernewuser]

I like how the coach made the guy shake your hand properly lol

[@jimmyg5102]

Nice to see the audio team was put to good use

[@benmiles841]

Watching this filled me with pride, it was like watching my daughter being born all over again. Love u big dog

[@freedom9160]

Abit weird but it's all love ✌

[@ivotenotocensorship5247]

Agreed 😂​@@freedom9160

[@TheElbowMerchant]

I have 3 kids (that I know of), and their births were way less exciting than this video. About the same amount of crying in each instance, if I'm being honest.

[@benmiles841]

@@freedom9160 was a bit, sorry, dunno wot happened there.

[@welshwoody217]

Biggest gimp comment I've seen on KZbin for a while this 😂🤦🏼‍♂️

[@SavageMrFox-dh7ip]

I was your first donator and seeing you succeed makes me happy bro!

[@Javs225]

You deserved a break Guru you truly pumped out so much content this past year, reached new heights and deserve to take it in a bit!! Congrats on all the success and cant wait to see what comes next for you

[@sentientdogma1206]

Piggy absolutely does not deserve a break he is our content slave I have no idea what you’re talking about.

[@justinthomas2334]

Get off the burner account mason

[@williamboyle8918]

Weirdo

[@heem6619]

"reached new heights" is a pretty insensitive thing to say to a wheelchair bound guy don't you think?

[@CTEbanter]

Stop glazing the 🐷

[@benmcreynolds8581]

"Here i am acting pretty Autistic and Gay really..." lol 😆 *It's freaking dope to see this kind of footage. Knocking over the mic with that high five ✋🏻 lol *Keep at the Boxing training! The potential is there especially if u stay at it. It's so cool to see the support from Cameron and Dricus and that you got to interact with UFC staff. Cameron had a great attitude and approach to all of this lol

[@chizzelfingers]

these guys in south Africa are cool as fk.from the podcast to the fights. cool mother fkrs. respect from beavercreek ohio

[@Romanus-]

Been saying it for years, Boers are the most based version of human

[@tubbyrainbow111]

​@@Romanus-yeah I second that man, solid lads for real

[@conner-rob]

Cameron is such a cool dude

[@up2me967]

Yeha I get a grate vibe too

[@DerekUK]

Cameron is so down to earth. Great guy

[@chiquita683]

Guru editted out the part where he fed DDP the ammunition now that Strickland is the poster child for mental illness after the press conference. Most feared commentator in MMA now

[@Normthemmafighter]

Absolute masterpiece can’t even get the audio right

[@williamboyle8918]

Douche

[@benp4529]

Cameron Saaiman a real one

[@diffieroux9590]

Mma Guru you will always have a place in SA🇿🇦 fk the haters

[@CageCompass]

i love how guru ignores all camerons requests for cage control. to be fair itd be extremely overwhelming just being there so its hard to focus id imagine, would be for me at least. great vid guru love seeing you mix it up

[@Dukestboy96]

Probably hasn't hit pads in a long time and being with someone new with an accent it all goes into it. Seems like he was focusing on the shot commands and his coordination above everything else. Cage control can be for another day😂

[@CageCompass]

@@Dukestboy96 exactly hahah. Guru didn’t look bad on the pads either. HW wheelchair division has been quiet since this video dropped

[@williamboyle8918]

Stooge

[@Zigerond]

These South African hunks really were gentle with guru ❤

[@bbmma838]

Good for you Guru. Really happy to see you get to experience this. Great stuff, keep it up man!

[@c.williamston3782]

Real Talk!!

[@ronnie5340]

Yeah real talk, dont get why people act upset at seeing a guy getting to do cool things and moving up

[@FinnMMA]

you can see how good it is for him to hang around people that all really like him. When he was back home you could really tell he kinda missed SA

[@marchennink8386]

Guru, you are Awesome bro! This makes such a huge difference for Drikus, Cameron and the rest of us. Who've always believed in Stillnocks! Thank you man

[@kidneystonermusic]

AI is getting wild. It looks like he can walk

[@michaela5624]

I never thought I’d see the day. Been watching this man for 3 years now

[@thejaded]

Bro! I am so proud of you! This is your "I made it" moments. I gotta smile on my face all the way throughout. I can't imagine you thought you would be. 2024 will be amazing ❤

[@selestial7]

Doing splits on it

[@derrickduncan6667]

Love seeing you put your money towards something that progresses your channel, and that we can all enjoy

[@ReggaePanda]

I now know why he never edits any of his videos

[@Jackm876-xq5eg]

I’ve made a few different accounts since then but I can proudly say I’ve been watching Guru since about 50k subs and tbh I want more of this content. Not saying that I want him to slow down his regular content but it is refreshing seeing a more human side of the Guru and I would definitely like to see more vlogs!

[@nexttime9272]

Awesome work Guru. Best video to date. Loved the raw style. Loved the honesty and vulnerability also. Nothing but respect. Would love a series where you visit different gyms, train with and interview fighters. It would really work. Keep at it big Dawg

[@reviloenyr9653]

You gotta love Cameron Saiiman, great bloke

[@JESUS_KING_LORD_]

Respect. The Gurean Nightmare strikes again. So cool you did this!

[@noru_ego]

I'm so happy for Jon Della Porkalena

[@ItsameAlex]

sounds like jack della madallena

[@Rojomanzana438]

​@@ItsameAlexhe's nothing like Jack Meoff

[@Romanus-]

Honestly proud of you dude. Been watching a long time and you’ve done really well for yourself. Keep it up bro

[@rustyshackleford7271]

Pay the money for a cameraman you should do this more often because it's quite entertaining.

[@GroovyPlays]

Mark Hume needs a UFC debut! Props for the Shoutout

[@GroovyPlays]

Skip condender series

[@iwazhere7077]

Contender series would boost his reputation nicely.

[@woahblackbetty7691]

Must've been an honour to have Hap Chandler put on your boxing wraps

[@reidk4795]

Love the guru, that audio quality was genuinely some of the best I’ve ever heard

[@badpalsx1]

I’m fuckin happy to see Ru out there mixing it up with these guys. And doin some training. Cameron is the man, so used to seeing him fight, seeing what his personality is like is cool. And Ru you gotta just relax alittle man. You put yourself in such a good position in life. When you’re out in public just relax yourself you can literally see how tense you are when walking into the gym. You relaxed after you worked out. But all in all super happy to see you vlogging. Always invested in your life man. You got a great mind on you.

[@HousemixPlay]

Yoooo African Guru! Thanks for this content man let’s gooooooooo

[@NikulPrasad]

Good on you mate, wishing the growth of your channel the best

[@lufc76]

CS is a top fella for taking you in to his gym and treating you like one of their own... I have always rated him as a fighter, but this shows what a great human he is too. Well played Cameron, and Guru tbf. It just goes to show how important ring/cage control is in a fight, as a non fighter you can appreciate just how important it is

[@UnReadDead]

all honestly man, ive been watching you for 5 plus years you look great guru good work dude!

[@BASEDGUARDMMA]

Once you lose about 15-20 more pounds you’ll have very good cardio at least for me I’m 6’2 and a half or 6’3 220 and my cardio is insanely good now. I use to weigh 500 pounds btw no joke I lost around 280 pounds

[@alltimehustle3307]

Keep going buddy

[@scottmccoy432]

hell yea man love to see it

[@arcanum3882]

Blud gave multiple choice options for his height

[@James-eq9nh]

some days when i feel like it i wake up at 6'2 but then on others days im feeling short so I'm 6'@@arcanum3882

[@izenbice]

respect man

[@theman-89]

This was so good to watch! this made me like Cam and Dricus even more ! #Underrated

[@AnteGV1950]

he walks!!it's a miracle!!!great video, Guru..thank you for this

[@harrisonburgeron6652]

Awesome vlog, genuine and entertaining. Our boy is growing up

[@ChaseBJJ]

Damn dude, loved this video. Would like to see you do another one like this at some point. I understand they are much harder to pull of them the regular content but dropping a video like this every once in a while would be slick

[@aidenjones5832]

South Africans are great people. Ive never met one that i didnt thouroughly enjoying being around and speaking too. GOOD SHIT GURU!

[@Ravishrex1]

Bee and braai for you

[@mickyd5009]

Great content Guru, those guys really took you in and treat you well

[@t0p-D]

Happy to see him succeed tbh. Hope he keeps the same raw unfiltered style of videos, it’s what makes them charming for us

[@Henniesmennie]

Pretoria to Cape Town is not a 14 day walk. It's 1400km. It's 33 marathons. So it's more like a 40 days walk.

[@hinnervale]

this was actually way more entertaining than i thought it’d be 😭😭the commentary was fuckn funny

[@menacemichael]

Awesome video been watching efc for awhile and it’s great to see this perspective of all of it

[@samwouters686]

The fact that your videos aren’t so manufactured makes them so much better! Enjoy the break, you deserve it!

[@Venomroos]

There's an Interview on Cameron's channel where Mark Hulme talks about the walk to Cape Town. It's pretty damn funny.

[@iwazhere7077]

Epic story! Mad respect for Mark ❤

[@sewaligoswami781]

Great content guru. Make this a habit. You're lucky you get to do this man.

[@amberlyrose9114]

Grreat video! Cameron is so nice😅. They seem very down to earth. Glad you have that experience. Thanks for the content. 😊

[@kevintodd1222]

Guru I loved it and great editing. Just an all-around good feeling and fun video

[@N3versnitch]

My man crossing his arms for dear life.

[@damonphillips5398]

"this guy denies the reality of my obesity. He will not be stopped by reality" lol The MMA GURU is a legend haha

[@nikki3587]

Thank you for letting us see all this amazing content from your trip and i really enjoyed it and I hope you do more and more if these trips and I knew you could throw down can't wait for you to box whoever and I think you have a dam good chance against alot of you tubers cos you have a pop on them punches guru fair play

[@davemieze9021]

This is golden. Congratulations on this.

[@FrancoisBadenhorst]

MMA Guru, you are a legend. Fuck the haters.. and FUCK Ariel Helwani.

[@Tesstckles]

Man, they really got prosthetics looking real in 2024 that's crazy. Good to see Guru moving on up

[@Bobbycustom883]

Good video man. Super keen to see all this continue

[@radiobeco8827]

Looking good mate, a truly inspirational character arc!

[@G5_Undisputed]

This was great man. Glad to see you coming out of shell. Great group of people over there from the looks of it!

[@mikeygeorge6325]

Need more of these mate

[@eliagarrett8319]

Dope video, you becoming the MMA journalist goat lowkey

[@kodakblack7882]

That was really dope Guru, super entertaining, well done!

[@loading2432]

My left ear enjoyed that intro

[@JohnRobertPotter]

Hey guru l love your content. You are always such a good sport about taking BS from us in the chat and it makes your chat rooms hilarious and fun to be in. I've had multiple days where I've been down, and your commentary along with people in the chat have really made a difference for me. Well done! (Sorry for swanging so hard, I'm feeling greatful today)

[@smashypeople]

sounds kinda ghey bro

[@dee_j]

😢😢😢

[@JohnRobertPotter]

@@dee_j that's fair

[@FinalCodKillOfTheDay]

I'm proud of guru losing 300 lbs and learning how to walk for this trip !

[@herbwoods1654]

He can walk again!!! He can walk again!!!! Im crying tears of joy, what a happy day!!!!😢😂🎉

[@FinnMMA]

Cam and Dricus are cool af. Already always loved Dricus before and want him to become champ. But for Cameron rooting for him from now on seems like a super cool guy Cam made himself so many new fans with this

[@davemieze9021]

Good job Guru. I’m proud of you man

[@___JWM]

Original content, refreshingly different. Loved seeing these Africans behind the scenes. Got that underground feel to it.

[@devonengelbrecht318]

Please go and watch Mark Hulme's first podcast on the msp show. He goes into detail about the pilgrimage from Pretoria to Cape Town. It was one of the funniest stories I've ever heard and it's probably about 30-45 min of pure comedy.