Dricus Du Plessis to touch down on home soil today

Summary

The video script depicts South African MMA champion Ders Dupy's arrival and welcome at an airport by enthusiastic fans and media. It captures the excitement around Dupy being the first African-born UFC champion after defeating American Sean Strickland. His fans express national pride in the history-making accomplishment, desire to see Dupy defend his title in South Africa against top contender Israel Adesanya, and appreciation for the self-defense skills and discipline MMA imparts.

Takeaways

• 😀 The reporter is at the airport waiting for UFC champion Dricus du Plessis to arrive back in South Africa after his historic win
• 😃 Du Plessis is the first South African UFC champion, having won the middleweight title over the weekend
• 🥊 Du Plessis beat American Sean Strickland by unanimous decision in a tough 5-round fight
• 👏 Fans are excited and proud of Du Plessis for his achievement as the first African-born UFC champion
• 🇿🇦 Du Plessis exhibited the heart and determination of South Africans in coming back to win after losing the first two rounds
• ⭐ Fans want to see Du Plessis defend his title in South Africa in front of a home crowd
• 🥊 Some fans also want to see Du Plessis take on Israel Adesanya to settle the score and unify the middleweight belts
• 🥋 One fan highlights how MMA teaches discipline, confidence and self-defense - important skills to pass on
• 👪 A father is teaching his sons MMA to be able to defend themselves and their sisters in their dangerous township
• 😀 There is excitement and national pride in South Africa for Du Plessis' historic achievement

Q & A

What title did Ders Dupieu recently win to make history?

Ders Dupieu won the UFC middleweight title, becoming the first African born, bred and trained UFC champion.

Who did Ders Dupieu beat to win the UFC middleweight title?

Ders Dupieu beat American Sean Strickland by unanimous decision to win the UFC middleweight title.

How did Ders perform in the first two rounds of the title fight?

Ders started slow and seemed to be struggling in the first two rounds, with Strickland threatening to spoil the party.

How did Ders turn the fight around in the later rounds?

Ders showed determination and "South African heart", dominating Strickland in the final three rounds to win by unanimous decision.

Where would the fans like to see Ders defend his title?

The fans would love to see Ders defend his title in South Africa, in front of a home crowd.

Who is another top UFC fighter the fans would like to see Ders fight?

Israel Adesanya, the current UFC middleweight champion, is another top fighter the fans would like to see Ders fight.

Why does one fan teach his children mixed martial arts?

The fan teaches his children MMA so they can defend themselves, coming from a dangerous township in South Africa.

What does the fan say MMA teaches beyond fighting skills?

The fan says MMA also teaches valuable discipline and self-confidence.

How did Ders' win inspire the next generation of fans?

Seeing Ders' win inspired young fans to take up MMA themselves and dream of becoming future champions.

What message does the segment convey beyond MMA?

The segment highlights how sports can unite and inspire people, and teach youth valuable life skills.

Outlines

00:00

😃Paragraph 1 discusses the arrival of a UFC champion at the airport

The hosts at the studio discuss the anticipated arrival of the first African UFC champion Ders Dupy at the airport. They talk about removing their fighting gear but not letting their guard down. They describe Dupy's impressive feat of becoming the UFC middleweight champion and making history as the first African to hold a UFC title.

05:01

😃Paragraph 2 focuses on an interview with excited fans about Dupy's championship

The reporter interviews excited fans waiting for Dupy at the airport. The fans express their pride in Dupy's historic championship. They discuss their love for MMA, wanting Dupy to fight in South Africa, and teaching self-defense to their kids. One highlights Dupy's South African heart and not giving up.

Keywords

💡UFC

UFC stands for Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is the largest MMA promotion company in the world. It hosts MMA fights and crowns champions across different weight divisions. In the video, they mention Dricus du Plessis becoming the first African-born UFC champion, which is a historic achievement.

💡champion

A champion in UFC refers to the fighter who holds the championship belt in their weight class division. Dricus du Plessis became the UFC middleweight champion after defeating his American opponent. This makes him the first African-born UFC champion.

💡mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport that allows a wide range of fighting techniques and skills, including striking and grappling. It combines various disciplines like boxing, wrestling, judo, etc. UFC fights are professional MMA bouts.

💡South Africa

South Africa is the home country of the UFC champion Dricus du Plessis. As an African nation, South Africa's first UFC title has great significance continentally. The fans in the video are excited since he is the first African-born UFC champ.

💡match

A UFC match refers to the organized fight between two MMA fighters in the octagon ring. Dricus du Plessis' championship match was against American Sean Strickland which went to a decision.

💡discipline

Discipline refers to the training, skill and mental attitude required to succeed in sports like MMA. One of the fans highlighted how MMA teaches discipline which helps beyond just self-defense.

💡defense

Defense includes fighting skills and techniques meant to protect oneself from harm or attacks. The father in the video teaches his kids MMA and boxing for self-defense.

💡punch

Punching or striking with fists is a key MMA attacking skill. The reporter mentions Dricus du Plessis' 'lethal punch' as his dangerous weapon.

💡title

The UFC title refers to the championship belt awarded to the winner of a weight class. Dricus du Plessis won the UFC middleweight title after his match against Sean Strickland.

💡pride

Pride refers to the sense of achievement and respect that Dricus du Plessis' UFC title has brought to South Africa and Africa. Fans are proud of his historic accomplishment.

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Transcripts

good morning yolu as always good to see

you so has our champion arrived yet

how's the mood like at the

airport what a very good morning to you

in studio Rachel as well as to the

viewers at home of course I could you

are right here at the T International

Airport here in where we expected to see

our champion any minute now uh Rachel

now I tell you what before I came on air

I took my mouth guard for and I remove

my gloves as well but I'll tell you what

I did not at any point let my guard down

because I understand Rachel that a man

with a lethal punch a lethal knee is on

South African soil so I had to be

prepared for that but the man that I'm

talking about in case I just haven't

really caught on to my drift it is of

course the history maker drus dupy of

course over the weekend he made South

Africans PR by becoming the first South

African to hold a UFC title the

middleweights title that is of course by

not only South Africans because it is a

special feat for everybody that is on

the continent Rachel he is the first

African born breed and trained athlete

to have a UFC title he did that got that

impressive feat by beating America Shan

Strickland bya unanimous decision as you

said Rachel on Sunday morning a lot of

South African supporters woke up to

watch that particular fight and because

of that we're going to go straight to

them now to get the sense of this

anticipation that they are feeling for

the champion let me go straight to a

group of gentlemen that's been waiting

for a long time to speak to us good

morning gentlemen thank you so much for

your patience ith know you've been

waiting for a long time to tell us about

this particular moment let's speak about

D's dupy and what he has achieved what

is what he has achieved mean to you guys

um I think it's history made it's

history in the books first South African

UFC champion in the world I mean that is

that's massive um and I've been a

follower from him um since the day of

his CFC days ksw day so I'm a huge fan

and I'm super super proud of him what is

it about M martial arts that makes you

you know want to follow the sport

especially because a huge section of

South Africa always looks at the more

prominent Sports the the the ball

playing sports but why did you choose to

follow mix martial um Mi martialart is a

physical Sport and um as I'm a rck

player I like phys being

physical um the discipline in the sport

learns you everything everything about

the sport is perfect uh I'm crazy about

the sport are you in two WS are you able

to to defend yourself let's say if

someone you know the type of country

that we live in and somebody comes to

you tries to take your phone or whatever

the case may be are you also able to to

wrestle off one or two people surely

I'll definitely definitely I'm trust

even in a r St you look like you could

be handy in the scrubs let me go to your

friend is's wearing a springb jersey

just perfect for the conversation let's

speak about uh your love for this

particular sport are also a follower of

the sport are you a follower of drus

himself have you been part of this

journey for a long time as well like

your buddy oh definitely uh as you said

we are brothers so we follow this sport

since he went to EFC and we followed the

journey went up to the

UFC and we are just absolutely proud for

him to be the first South African world

champion and the fourth champion in

African history in the UFC so definitely

we're just we're so proud of him came up

against s Strickland in that particular

game particular fight my apologies first

two rounds it seemed like hey uh the the

American was trying to spoil our party

here in the South but ders came through

in the L three rounds really showing a

stey determination that is Testament to

South Africans you know we saw with the

spring box at the World Cup he exhibited

the same type of determination at any

point did you doubt that he would come

out of that Slumber for the first two

rounds and become a champion eventually

I definitely believe he would pull

through the first two rounds uh as we

all know uh he has South African heart

he doesn't give up so definitely the

first two rounds we always shaken a bit

but when that third round came and he

started beating up Strickland we all

knew D is going to pull it through what

is next now for for for for DRZ what is

next for him um when is he going to

fight again would you guys in South

Africa like to see him fight on home

soil oh definitely we'd love to see him

fight on home soil uh we'd have to make

a plan to see him in South Africa but

just to settle the score we have him to

pull Israel out of definitely for that

title fight to defend in Africa thank

you let me come across to you you

speaking about you want other want I

mean

I'm not going to lie I'm not you know

too clued up on the sport but I knowa is

a very powerful fighter was UN beting

for a very long time men Pap and FL will

always be jolof rice Pap and FL will

always the jolof rice and I've seen AR

is's speaking about he's ready to go if

that particular fight does take place

would you like to see that fight I know

also has African rul Nigerian even

though he rains and he lives in New

Zealand right but would you like to see

that particular fight of two African

people in Jungle Rumble in the Jungle

level of a fight in the UFC we will fill

up lofter

Stadium are you also a a massive UFC fan

have you been following the the the the

the sport for a long time yes I've been

a fan of uh the the MMA scene ever since

uh days of uh Rampage Jackson um my

father brought me up into liking this

sport so that he can so that he taught

me how to be able to be confident in

myself and be able to defend myself so

yes I've always been a fan and I've

always been a fan of trickers and are

you teaching the young ones I see the

you've got two young ones they're proud

South Africans with the flag are you

making sure that they also have the same

type of abilities to defend themselves

how important is that yes because uh

where we are from we come from kiso uh

very dangerous Township in the west

brand and

from a very young age I've always taught

them that they should always protect

each other as brothers they they also

have sisters so I've always told them

please please make sure you guys take

care of each other so I've always taught

them MMA and also boxing and this is

going to be a future UFC

champion hey am

I'm hearing they're saying that you can

defend yourself you you throw punches

you're a future Champion is that is that

true and you what made you excited to

take up the opportunity to take uh

martial arts and be able to to defend

yourself now he's always watched uh he's

always watched uh UFC with me and he's

always taking a keen liking to it I know

it is violence but it is also a sport

you know it also teaches discipline you

see so it's mixed martial arts so

there's a sign of respect for the

opponent we only do in the cage we don't

do outside of the cage so I've always

instilled that discipline within him all

thank you so much for your time that was

of course the fans Rachel they say they

wanta they say they want to see their

Champion back on home also very

important message from one of the

gentlemen here saying Beyond sport that

he's teaching his children the art of

defending themselves because that is

something that they will need to do for

themselves but also their sisters we

know the country that we live on so

sometimes it's just bigger than the

sport the discipline itself back to your

studio Rachel thank you so much out

there at the aao International Airport

for US waiting for trus dupy to

officially touch down on South African

soil