Dricus du Plessis Post-Fight Press Conference | UFC 297
Summary
TLDRDans ce script captivant, un athlète célèbre sa victoire et son ascension comme champion du monde. Il partage ses émotions après avoir remporté le titre, soulignant le sentiment de réalisation après 15 ans de rêves, de sacrifices et de travail acharné. Il discute de la performance de son adversaire, reconnaissant sa compétence en boxe et décrivant comment il a dû ajuster sa stratégie tout au long du combat. L'athlète exprime également son ambition de défendre son titre et de devenir un double champion, tout en révélant son désir de voir le UFC s'installer en Afrique du Sud. Il conclut en évoquant l'importance de la célébration avec sa famille et l'impact émotionnel de cette victoire sur sa vie et sa carrière.
Takeaways
- 🏆 Le combattant a remporté un titre mondial et est devenu Champion après une lutte difficile.
- 🎉 Il a exprimé une émotion de rêve réalisé et de sacrifice après avoir entendu l'annonce de la décision de vainqueur.
- 🤔 Il a reconnu que le combat était serré et qu'il y avait des moments où il n'était pas sûr de l'issue.
- 🥊 Il s'est montré satisfait de sa performance et croit avoir fait enough pour remporter le combat.
- 🤕 Il a mentionné des préoccupations au niveau de ses blessures et de sa capacité à se préparer rapidement pour un prochain combat.
- 👊 Il a souligné l'importance de ses abattements et de son plan de jeu pour perturber l'adversaire.
- 🥊 Il a exprimé le désir de se mesurer à Israel Adesanya, un adversaire réputé et attendu par les fans.
- 🇿🇦 Il a montré son engagement à amener les UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) en Afrique du Sud.
- 🥇 Il a exprimé son ambition de devenir l'un des meilleurs athlètes d'Afrique du Sud et de poursuivre des défenses de titre.
- 💪 Il a mentionné l'amélioration de sa forme physique et de sa préparation au combat depuis son arrivée dans les UFC.
- 🎉 Il a partagé son enthousiasme pour la célébration de sa victoire et son expérience à Toronto.
Q & A
Quel sentiment a-t-il éprouvé lorsqu'il a entendu la décision de la compétition?
-Il a ressenti un mélange d'émotions, passant de la peur à la réalisation du rêve de 15 ans quand la décision a été annoncée en sa faveur.
Comment décrit-il le combat contre Sean Strickland?
-Il a décrit le combat comme étant très serré, avec des échanges d'attaques et de contre-attaques, où il a cru avoir l'avantage grâce à ses prises au sol.
Quelle a été sa réaction face à la performance de Sean Strickland?
-Il a reconnu que Sean Strickland est un bon boxeur, en particulier avec son jab, et qu'il a dû ajuster sa stratégie après les deux premiers rounds.
Quelle a été sa stratégie pour gérer le combat?
-Il a décidé de suivre le rythme de combat de Sean Strickland pour les deux premiers rounds avant de changer de style à partir du troisième round.
Quel est son sentiment sur la possibilité de se battre contre Israel Adesanya à UFC 300?
-Il est ouvert à la possibilité de se battre contre Israel Adesanya, mais il considère que cela dépend de la demande des fans et de l'organisation UFC.
Quels sont les commentaires de Sean Strickland à propos de la tête-butée pendant le combat?
-Sean Strickland a mentionné qu'une tête-butée l'a rendu difficile à voir, bien que l'interviewé n'en soit pas conscient et n'en ait pas senti l'impact.
Quelle est sa réaction à l'idée d'organiser un événement UFC en Afrique du Sud?
-Il est enthousiaste à l'idée d'organiser un événement UFC en Afrique du Sud, estimant que le moment est venu et que cela serait un honneur.
Comment décrit-il l'expérience de voir la réaction de ses fans en Afrique du Sud?
-Il a trouvé cela incroyable et a été profondément touché de voir la réaction des fans en Afrique du Sud lors de sa victoire.
Quelle est sa vision pour son règne en tant que champion?
-Il aspire à devenir le meilleur, à défendre son titre plusieurs fois et à être reconnu comme l'un des meilleurs athlètes de l'histoire de l'UFC.
Quel est son sentiment sur les critiques concernant sa condition physique?
-Il est satisfait d'avoir prouvé ses critiques incorrects en étant capable de combattre sur cinq rounds avec une bonne condition physique.
Quelle a été l'influence de son entraîneur sur la stratégie de combat?
-Son entraîneur a joué un rôle clé en identifiant comment gérer le jab de Sean Strickland, en particulier avec l'utilisation de coups de pied.
Comment décrit-il l'atmosphère à Toronto et son expérience y compris?
-Il a exprimé son amour pour Toronto, notant l'enthousiasme et le soutien des fans, et a déclaré qu'il y passerait quelques jours de plus pour profiter de la ville.
Quel sentiment a-t-il ressenti lorsqu'il a été avec sa famille dans l'Octogone après la victoire?
-Il a décrit ce moment comme absolument incroyable et très émouvant, en particulier la présence de ses parents et de ses frères qui ont été une source de soutien tout au long de sa carrière.
Outlines
🏆 Victoire et titre de champion
Le combattant discute de ses émotions après avoir gagné le titre mondial et la ceinture, soulignant l'incroyable sentiment d'avoir 15 ans d'efforts, de rêves et de sacrifices se concrétiser en un seul moment. Il partage ses pensées sur le combat serré, sa satisfaction quant à sa performance et son sentiment qu'il avait fait assez pour gagner. Il aborde également les ajustements stratégiques faits au cours du combat et comment il a géré les takedowns et les échanges de frappes.
🤼♂️ Stratégies de combat et défense
Le paragraphe se concentre sur les stratégies de combat, en particulier l'utilisation des kicks pour contrer le puissant jab de l'adversaire. Il est question de l'efficacité des kicks qui ont commencé à blesser l'adversaire à partir du troisième round, ce qui a permis au combattant de mieux s'en sortir dans les rounds suivants. Le combattant exprime également son respect pour l'adversaire et son courage, malgré les difficultés rencontrées durant le combat.
👀 Problèmes de visibilité et adaptation
Ici, on évoque les difficultés de visibilité rencontrées par le combattant à cause d'une blessure à l'œil, qui a temporairement fermé son œil durant le combat. Il décrit comment son équipe a réagi, en utilisant des méthodes rapides pour réduire l'inflammation et lui permettre de continuer à combattre. Il y a aussi un échange humoristique sur les tentatives de l'adversaire pour gêner la vision de son adversaire en se coupant lui aussi.
🚨 Amélioration et aspirations futures
Le combattant reflète sur les améliorations qu'il a apportées à son jeu au cours des 13 derniers mois, allant de la victoire difficile contre Darren Till à la conquête du titre contre Sean Strickland. Il exprime son désir d'être reconnu comme l'un des meilleurs athlètes d'Afrique du Sud et son ambition de devenir le meilleur jamais. Il aborde également la possibilité d'être un double champion et son expérience unique d'avoir remporté des titres dans plusieurs organisations de combat.
🎉 Célébrations et reconnaissance familiale
Dans ce paragraphe, le combattant partage ses plans de célébration après sa victoire, allant de la consommation de bière à l'exploration de la scène culinaire de Toronto. Il exprime également l'importance de la présence de sa famille et de ses proches après le combat, soulignant l'impact émotionnel de cette reconnaissance et le soutien constant de ses parents tout au long de sa carrière.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Champion
💡Titre du monde
💡Émotions
💡Décision partagée
💡Performance
💡Takedown
💡Défense
💡Jab
💡Gas tank
💡Défense de titre
💡Critiques
Highlights
Champion's emotions on winning the world title and having the belt in front of him.
Thoughts on the split decision and the feeling of 15 years of work culminating in one sentence.
Satisfaction with his performance and belief in doing enough to win the fight.
Strategy and adjustments made during the fight, particularly in the fifth round.
Impressions of facing a highly skilled boxer and dealing with the jab in the early part of the fight.
Game plan for the first two rounds and the change in fighting style from the third round.
Proving critics wrong with his gas tank and performance.
Discussion about a potential fight at UFC 300 and the desire to fight Israel Adesanya.
Reaction to Sean's tweet about a headbutt during the fight and the champion's lack of awareness of it.
Bringing the UFC to South Africa and the importance of the event to the champion.
The impact of seeing South African fans on the big screen and the unique vibe of South African sports.
Aspirations for his title reign, including the possibility of becoming a double champ.
The importance of fighting contenders that make sense and not just for the title.
Injuries sustained during the fight and the strategy with kicks that proved successful.
Mentality and emotions going into the final round of the fight.
Figuring out Sean's game plan and adjusting the strategy during the fight.
Dealing with a swollen eye and its impact on visibility during the fight.
Improvements made over the past 13 months leading to the title win.
The significance of his teammate's win and the boost it provided going into the title fight.
Winning over the fans in Toronto and the overall experience of fighting there.
Sense of support changing during the fight and the crowd's reaction.
Ranking among the best athletes South Africa has ever produced.
Being the only fighter to win titles in EFC, KSW, and now the UFC.
Plans for celebration after the win and the significance of the moment with family in the Octagon.
Transcripts
[Music]
hello hello hello good night morning
anybody up for some
breakfast uh first of all
congratulations on the win um great
fight uh talk to us about the emotions
of actually having that belt in front of
you winning the world title and becoming
Champion wow I mean let's just talk
about the emotions I felt when we
started hearing one judge one judge and
now I go because I honestly thought
I did enough until they but it was a
close fight I'd make no mistake but I
thought I had it and then when that
Split Decision came I just went okay
this is 100%
50/50 and when they said and
knew it was it felt like 15 years of
work of dreaming of sacrificing of
everything came together in one single
sentence it was it's incredible it feels
surreal it's it's amazing the fight
itself right it was very close you know
some people are going to have it for him
some are going to have it for you you
are satisfied with your performance and
you do feel like you did enough to win
the fight yeah I thought I did enough to
win the fight um it was definitely a
close fight I definitely gave him the
first round and I made the necessary
adjustments to um you know in the fifth
round I we didn't give him the round I
thought thought at the end I don't know
how they scored it to be honest
um listen it was a close fight I'm not
going to lie it was one of those fights
[Music]
where there wasn't even time to really
think of what is happening but I do
believe with the takedowns that I got it
was very back and forth with the
Striking um one for him one for me and
uh I try to um stay ahead with the
takedowns by round four and five he did
a good job of Defending those but
obviously my takedowns got a bit slop
and he he started you know reading them
but those takedowns weren't really for
getting a takedown they were more to
disrupt his game plan but at the end of
the day I went toe-to-toe with the well
self-proclaimed and some people think
best boxer in the UFC yeah I want to
talk about his boxing right everyone
knows that he's a good boxer but when
you're in there and you're dealing with
that jab especially in the earlier part
of the fight you was thinking to
yourself oh yeah he is as good as they
say yeah yeah no listen he is good he's
definitely good uh he caught me the
first round um with the jab and then I
realized I can't let him get away with
that jab cuz my game plan was obviously
first two rounds our plan was 100% to
fight his fight not to go out and fight
the way that I fight you'll see how the
fight changed from the third round I I
went more to my style but that was our
game plan for the first two rounds he
Jabs I jab one two nothing serious and
then from round number three we start
turning it up and uh obviously I had a
lot of people to prove wrong with my gas
tank and I believe I did that tonight
you called for Israel after the fight I
mean there's been a lot of talk about
how the the result of this fight might
have effects on UFC 300 I mean I can see
your face you're wearing a little bit of
damage do you think you could turn
around that quick and if not is Israel
still the guy that you'd like to fight a
little bit of damage do do you remember
how handsome I was before this
fight I look like a cauliflower now but
uh yeah I mean
I'm pretty banged up right now I don't
feel like listen I'm I'm up for another
round if they want to go um right now
but yeah I don't want to put a timeline
on it but usually 300 sound's
amazing and just to be for the last one
Israel out is the guy you want right
there's still some personal issues there
that you'd like to resolve and you think
that sort of fight is the one that's
perfect for your first title defense oh
no it's nothing personal it's not
personal at all that's just the fight
the fans want to see uh I want to fight
the best competition there's a lot of
guys are going to be fighting but the
fans want to see Israel desna
versus you know there's a lot of hype
that was already built on it if the fans
go if there's some way they start
tracking and saying listen the fans
don't really want to see adna versus DC
we don't do that fight makes it's fine
to me I have I don't care who it is but
that is a fight on top of my head that I
think the people want to see and that's
going to you know get a lot of people
excited right here uh Sean just TW
tweeted saying that uh he was
referencing a headbutt in the fight made
it difficult to see but he did give you
congratulations and props on the fight
did you notice any headbutt in there
from either you or him no no no no I
can't say that I had I can't say that I
did it's the first I'm hearing of it now
I didn't feel a hit butt did he say I
hit butted him he said uh this is him
saying he said well man that
headbut really made it difficult to see
but I thought we got it we I thought we
got the job job done onto the next one
no I can't remember any head butt Danel
was in here and when we asked him about
you know South African Champion uh
bringing the UFC to South Africa he said
absolutely seemed pretty adamant about
it so are you going to kind of get in
his ear now that you have the belt like
it's now or never essentially yeah it's
going to be now for a long time but um
yeah I think it's time I think we've
worked our asses off to get this uh
event to to Africa and South Africa and
it's time that happened just so for the
record is there some people that think I
lost the
fight Dana said it well
uh kind of going off of the
South AF talk what went through your
mind when you saw the the crowd they
showed it in the arena on the the big
screen the fans in South Africa watching
your fight and cheering when you got the
belt yeah that was that was absolutely
incredible um you know there's one thing
about South Africa that I think uh if
the USC goes there and the whole world
is going to see you have never fou the
vibe when it comes to sport like South
Africa and last one for me what do you
want your title rign to be because
lately we see these Champions they they
get one or two defenses and they start
talking about going up uh the
middleweight division right now is
pretty wide open with contenders that
haven't fought for the belt or fought
you do you want to you know go after
these title defense records do you want
double champ status what do you
ultimately want your Reign to be yeah
listen I definitely I want to do what is
expected because is do I want double
champ status
absolutely but I'm willing toh to earn
that if there's contenders that make
sense I don't want to fight my um
contenders that doesn't make sense you
know fighting isra desna makes sense
fighting guys that deserve the title
shots make sense but I don't want to
just fight somebody because I don't want
to be Israel the that fought John
Strickland yeah Strickland won that
fight but they should have never never
fought in my opinion when you say uh
contenders that don't make sense do you
mean Fighters like hamzat who maybe
haven't fought a middleweight ranks
because he's also tweeting like see you
soon and referencing UFC 300 yeah but he
said that to Jon Jon so I mean who takes
that guy seriously
anyway dck is over here um beyond the
the facial injuries are there any other
injuries you're dealing
with um yeah I mean the body feels
pretty banged up right now but I can't
say for sure how severe these injuries
are you were having a lot of success
with the the kicks throughout the fight
was that something that you saw going
into this that would be a key part of
your strategy or was that something that
just became available throughout the
fight and you saw the success and kept
with it yeah no no this is something we
worked uh we um we saw in all of his
fights he's really good at evading these
kicks um we saw with isra desna he
wasn't very successful with his kicks
because of Sean's do defense I got a few
good head kicks in I got a few good low
kicks in um it was just a timing that we
um we had figured out a little bit
better than than um Izzy did in that
fight um but yeah anytime you're going
to fight a guy with a strong and good
jab um I thought you know my coaches um
Coach man he he's obviously a genius
when it comes to these things we looked
at the fight and said that's how we're
going to take care of jab and those
kicks did start to hurt him by round
number three 100% And His jab became a
lot lighter in that third round
definitely you also answered a lot of
questions going into the the fourth and
fifth rounds for the first time in your
career can you just tell us especially
that going into the fifth round sort of
what your corner is telling you and
mentally are you just on autopilot at
that point like take us through your
emotions just preparing for those final
five minutes no not at all I mean I went
into the fth round and I said to my g
wow can you believe it I guess I have a
gas tank
and um he said this is the last 15
minutes of your life and I said damn
straight and um you know we basically I
was I was happy to be there in that
fifth round it wasn't auto pilot at all
it was damn I feel great for a fifth
round when we went to the fourth round I
felt damn I'm going to prove a lot of
people wrong
tonight D is right here um at what point
in the fight do you think you kind of
had Sean's game plan and and what he
brought to the fight figured out um it
seemed like in the first round was kind
of establishing the jabin and whatnot
but the commentary mentioned that by
around maybe the end of the second he
really started to get a bit closer him
and started Landing more punches and
that continued for the rest of the fight
where do you sort of think you figured
him out yeah exactly that I think um the
first two rounds we spent and no was our
plan to fight his fight to see where it
is obviously keep him on the back foot
it was it's a lot easier said than then
to keep him on the back foot because he
comes forward and um he has a very
strong how can I say his March he
doesn't storm forward but he has a
strong March he the way he moves it
makes it hard to push him backwards but
I just kept on putting the pressure on
Sha every time he jabed moving forward
moving forward yeah I took a couple of
bunches more than I would have liked but
keeping um him every time he hits I move
in I move forward and um you know even
him being the CIO machine that he is by
the Third round you can't keep on
fighting with that kind of pressure he
got tired and that's where I really
started Landing more and more I think it
was in rounds two or three when your eye
started really swelling up um obviously
you can I think you can see out of it
but was there any issue visibility
issues and was there a concern in the
corner that it could get worse yeah I
mean uh good us to to to the uh to the
cutman on that uh he hit me with a jab
in the first I didn't feel it really I
could feel he got me and um all of a
sudden I just felt this thing in my eye
but it didn't hurt and his his Corner
screamed and said he's already bleeding
and I thought am I am I really
bleeding and then in the second he
caught me with on this eye again I think
and all of the sudden this eye went
completely shut like I couldn't see and
I was like ah come on one
eye and that was the first time for me
in a fight where my eye was completely
shut for a while like I couldn't see and
um then I went to back to the corner
they put the ice thing on it and uh the
swelling went down immediately so good
said to the cutman it helped a lot and
then I I cut him we spoke about it in
the doctor's rooms and I caught him with
a big punch and his eyes started
bleeding and I looked at the blood
flowing and I said oh I hope that goes
into his
eyes and he said and I look at him and
I'm like that has to be in your eyes
come on and he went like this
and I said gotcha and he tried not to he
said he tried not to wipe so I can't see
it in his eyes but then he started
wiping and I was like yeah well the now
we're level now we're level and I
started yeah so I mean but all in all I
mean Sean s is an absolute Warrior and
will respect for him what's the biggest
Improvement you think you've made over
the past 13 or so months and the reason
I say 13 is that dates back to your
fight with Darren till and that was a a
tough back and forth fight you got to
win but it was not a not an easy one um
and now you're not knocking out Robert
wher you're beating Sean Strickland for
the title what changed yeah nothing
changed I just got my ring time I just
got my octagon time
and um settled settled found a home in
the UFC like I said that's what I need
found a home we we had some problems um
in terms of the conditioning which we
fixed I feel incredible I think it's
just about finding your feet in that
octagon and accepting and believing that
you're one of the best in the world I
know you would have liked an early
finish in the fight obviously you don't
get paid by the hour but were you kind
of happy as well to go the distance to
kind of Silence some of those critics
that were saying cardio was going to be
an issue in this fight yeah I mean that
was a good that's a that's a big plus
point for the fact that we win five
rounds is the fact that I
could uh hopefully my cardio is uh um
the discussion of the past if not keep
on doubting I don't care um at your own
demise of course but you know if I'm
going to do a decision like with the
Brad ofar fight I said if I have to go
to a decision and i' have to do it this
way any day of the week I mean I haven't
watched the fight but we got fir tonight
and um it sounded like it was a banger
and in that case I'm more than happy to
go to distance how big of a boost was it
your teammate won last night it unified
uh you know and that story in itself was
kind of crazy with him coming to torona
with you getting the phone call getting
the fight and get getting a pretty big
win there um how much should that kind
of give you a little bit boost going
into to the title fight tonight yeah I
mean I'm really happy for Mary Mar uh uh
Mar I honestly think he's the next guy
to come in you know he didn't get to
finish last night but you know it was a
what 10day notice fight for him uh he
did what he had to to win that fight so
I'm really happy for him and hopefully
he gets opportunity soon and uh you know
to to be here presenting my team team
CIT in
Petoria you know um it's it's a so many
people are looking up to me and going if
he's there I train with him I can do
that and that means the will to me and
just last one for me um the crowd was
chanting DDP I know earlier in the week
uh you know they're kind of pro
strickling but how was your overall
experience in Toronto it really seemed
like you won the fans over with that
performance tonight yeah I love Toronto
I have to say it is it's amazing I'm
staying a couple of days extra um but
yeah I mean Toronto uh this whole week I
said they may they might not be fans of
me but I kind of like it here Jus right
up front here just to sort of follow up
on that question could you sense during
the fight that the support was changing
a little because I I could tell you we
it seemed very Pro Strickland at first
and was till the end as well but then
your cheering section got super loud
could you sense that while you were
fighting yeah yeah no I heard it when
they started dedp DB I was like oh man
these guys ain't
loyal uh if the USC were to go to South
Africa uh would it have to be
Johannesburg or Cape Town is there
another city I'm just neglecting to
mention would no yeah well it probably
be Johannesburg c toown one of those but
I mean there's a lot of great places UFC
can go in South Africa and um there's
been a lot of great athletes to come out
of your country where do you feel this
ranks you among the best athletes that
South Africa's ever produced that's a
very very hard
question um right now one of the best
and like uh I plan on being I want to be
known as the greatest ever trus right
here I know you had mentioned a little
bit ago maybe the possibility of the
future of being a double Champion that's
an aspiration and a goal uh the light
heavyweight champion Alex PR was in
Sea's Corner tonight and that news seem
seemed to come out like a couple hours
before the fight did you notice him
there when you I guess were waiting for
Shawn to come out and what did you think
of Alex cornering Shawn tonight no no no
I didn't notice him uh at all until I
saw him in the cage after the fight and
um yeah well
whatever are you a little surprised that
he would you know jump in there and do
that yeah no no I'm not I mean take all
the help you can get man thank you dck
is just looking back quickly on sort of
how you got here how cool is it it's a
bit Niche but is it cool to be the only
fighter who's ever won titles in EFC ksw
and now the UFC yeah that's pretty
amazing um you know to go out and say
every single organization I've ever
fought in I've been a champion is is
that's great I mean it's a it shows
consistency over whole career it shows
consistency over my career since I'm
since the age of 19 I've always had the
aspiration no matter where I am no
matter where I fight to be the
best uh Keith With Your autta Life
Magazine congratulations on the win and
realizing your dream um what is the next
week going to look like for you in terms
of like the
celebration geez I don't know I'll
probably
go yeah I'm going to drink a lot of beer
that's about it that's how much I can
answer you I'm it's going to be um I'm
going to be in in Canada and enjoy the
food scene definitely eat a lot um enjoy
the Super Bowl
Sunday um or is it is it now it's it's
Sunday it's tomorrow right like three
weeks no no no but uh I mean it's the
playoffs now right yeah that that that
thing I don't we don't have a football
in South Africa so but I know when they
play it's amazing the vibe is awesome
and well basically any any um situation
where I can drink beer it's going to be
great so there's going to be a party and
um the food scene in Toronto looks
amazing so I'm going to taste that out
and then we going to South Africa and
then the real party starts nice and a
very touching moment in the Octagon
after with your with your family I was
wondering if you could touch on that
because you spoke about bringing about a
hundred or so people over for the for
the fight and obviously it turned out
the way that you wanted and it was
wonderful seeing you with your uh with
your family inside the Octagon after can
you uh encapsulate what that moment
meant for you yeah absolutely incredible
me I have my mom and dad then you know
both my brothers in my corner meant the
absolute world my dad you know my first
amateur World title I fought for a K1
World title in um in Slovakia when I was
18 years old and that's for South
African that was also unheard of but
impossible they said it won't happen
even South Africa uh the coaches in
South Africa said that's not happening
uh because we just don't compete at the
level that these guys do and uh I made
it happen I became a junior world
champion and uh I promised my dad that
one day I will give him the USC World CH
World title I promise that him to be
able to see how proud my dad is of me
and all the support and love that my mom
and dad has been giving me my whole life
my whole career and they supported this
they wanted this just as bad as I did
and to be able to give them this Bel
means the absolute
world you getting a
parade uh I don't know I'll see
that'll be nice I would like a
parade thank you so much guys I
appreciate all of you thank
you
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