Dricus Du Plessis Made Us All Look Like Fools

Summary

The video chronicles the meteoric rise of Dricus Du Plessis in the UFC middleweight division. An unknown prospect from South Africa, Du Plessis was an underdog who consistently defied expectations. After surprising wins over Darren Till and Derek Brunson, Du Plessis shockingly defeated former champion Robert Whittaker. This earned him a title shot against Israel Adesanya, but Adesanya lost to Sean Strickland first. In the main event of UFC 297, Du Plessis faced Strickland for the belt. Despite concerns about his cardio, Du Plessis went five hard rounds to claim the unexpected championship.

Takeaways

• 😲 Dricus du Plessis was an unexpected new UFC middleweight champion after a close fight at UFC 297
• 🥊 Dricus built his reputation and stellar record fighting in South Africa before joining the UFC
• 🤔 Many doubted Dricus' gas tank and technique as he faced tougher UFC opponents
• 👊 Dricus scored upset knockout wins over Darren Till and Derek Brunson
• 😮 Dricus shockingly defeated former champ Robert Whittaker to become top contender
• 😱 Sean Strickland dethroned Israel Adesanya but then lost to Dricus in a 5-round war
• 🏆 Dricus showed tremendous heart and gas tank to become new middleweight champion
• 🔥 Dricus has the attributes to become a UFC star - power, personality and experience
• ❓ The question remains whether Dricus can stay consistent and remain champion
• 👀 Dricus made many doubters, including the narrator, look foolish with his meteoric rise

Q & A

Who is Dricus du Plessis and how did he become the UFC middleweight champion?

Dricus du Plessis, known as 'Stillknocks', is a South African MMA fighter. Despite being seen as a gatekeeper and underdog, he scored upset wins over top contenders like Darren Till and Robert Whittaker to become the new middleweight champion at UFC 297 by defeating Sean Strickland.

What was Dricus du Plessis' reputation before joining the UFC?

Before joining the UFC, Dricus had built a strong reputation in South Africa and European promotions like EFC and KSW. He had a near flawless record, an entertaining style, and was a champion in EFC.

Why were fans and critics doubtful of Dricus' ability initially?

Fans and critics felt Dricus was not technically sound enough and lacked the cardio to compete with the UFC's elite fighters. He was seen as a slightly better Derek Brunson who would gas out against top competition.

How did Dricus prove his doubters wrong?

Dricus proved his doubters wrong by beating top contenders like Darren Till and Robert Whittaker. He showed improved technique and cardio in 5 round wars to win the title against Sean Strickland at UFC 297.

What makes Dricus an intriguing and marketable champion?

Dricus has power, size, charisma and is not afraid to engage in trash talk. He has been part of heated rivalries and can hype fights. This makes him an intriguing and marketable champion.

What was Dricus' most impressive win on his path to the title?

Dricus' most impressive win was his victory over former champion Robert Whittaker at UFC 285. Whittaker was seen as a big step up in competition but Dricus defeated him via TKO to establish himself as the next title challenger.

How did Dricus address concerns about his cardio?

By going 5 hard rounds with Sean Strickland and still having his hand raised, Dricus demonstrated elite cardio to address concerns about him gassing out in championship fights.

What does the future look like for Dricus as champion?

The future looks bright for Dricus. At only 31 years old, he has time on his side to have a long reign as champion if he can continue improving and remain consistent against top contenders.

Who are the biggest threats to Dricus in the middleweight division?

Fighters like Sean Strickland in a rematch, Khamzat Chimaev if he moves up, & Israel Adesanya if he returns are the biggest threats to Dricus. He will need to continue proving doubters wrong.

Will Dricus transition from underdog to MMA superstar?

If Dricus can back up his trash talk by defending his title through exciting fights, he has the potential to transform from underdog to a huge MMA superstar, especially with his nationality and backstory.

Outlines

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😲 Dricus du Plessis' Incredible Rise to UFC Champion

Paragraph 1 chronicles Dricus du Plessis' unexpected and meteoric rise from relative obscurity to become the new UFC middleweight champion at UFC 297. It details his origins as a star in South Africa's EFC and KSW promotions, the doubts and criticism he faced early in his UFC career, and how he overcame expectations by defeating top contenders like Darren Till and Robert Whittaker on his way to winning the title.

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💥 Dricus Outlasts Strickland to Solidify Undeniable Talent

Paragraph 2 covers Dricus du Plessis' championship bout against the durable Sean Strickland at UFC 297. After going the full five round distance for the first time, Dricus displayed well-rounded skills and elite cardio to decisively defeat Strickland. His victory cemented his legitimacy as champion despite many earlier doubts, establishing him as a potential new star in the UFC's middleweight division.

Keywords

💡Drickus Dupi

Drickus Dupi or 'DDP' is the main subject of the video. He is a UFC fighter from South Africa who was an underdog but managed to become the new middleweight champion against all expectations. The video traces his journey from being seen as just a 'gatekeeper' to shocking the world by winning the title.

💡Middleweight

The 185 pound weight class division in the UFC that Dupi competes in and eventually becomes champion of. His wins against top ranked middleweight contenders and champions paved his way to the title.

💡Cardio

An important physical attribute for MMA fights that many doubted Dupi possessed. But he proved his cardio holds up by going 5 full championship rounds to win the title.

💡EFC

Extreme Fighting Championship - One of the promotions Dupi fought and won titles in before joining the UFC. His success there built his reputation entering the UFC.

💡Israel Adesanya

The dominant UFC middleweight champion at one point whom Dupi had bad blood with. Dupi calls out Adesanya at one point showing his ambition to prove himself.

💡Shockwave

Used to describe the unexpected nature of Dupi's wins, which rattled the middleweight division. Him beating top contenders was seen as shocking upsets.

💡Robbery

Reference to some narrowly debated wins for Dupi, like the back and forth war with Strickland. But the video says it wasn't a 'robbery' per se.

💡Fluke

Some wrote off Dupi's early UFC wins as flukes or lucky breaks before he proved himself to be elite. But his title win showed his success was no accident.

💡Consistency

Mentioned at the end regarding Dupi's next challenge being to stay consistent as champion at the top level, after proving doubts about him wrong.

💡Unpredictability

The nature of MMA means new contenders can surprisingly rise to prominence and reach championship status quickly, defying all expectations, like Dupi did.

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Transcripts

[Music]

[Applause]

how the hell did this guy become

Champion that was a five round War

there's a big smile on your face was it

fun for you yeah that was I mean at UFC

297 a new middleweight champion was

grounded and it was someone most no

actually no one expected drick is dupy

listen I'm not calling it a robbery it

was really really close fight a few

short years ago he was thought of as the

next midweight gatekeeper a slightly

better version of Derek Brunson but here

he is today as the king of 185 and

possibly on track to becoming a legit

superstar in the company we've asked

this question before and each time he

was expected to gas out and get beaten

into a pulp DDP went out there and he

made a damn fool out of everyone me

included and it's not like d dup he is

very great in one area that he can you

know take advantage of

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prior to his UFC debut dricus had built

quite the reputation for himself in his

own country of South Africa his record

was near Flawless his style was

entertaining and as a bonus he was no

stranger to trash talk and pre-fight

animosity all good attributes for

success in the modern MMA world and in

both EFC and ksw jerus was a fan

favorite a star a champion even a double

Champion the only one in EFC history I

saw a million times but I never really

imagined him feeling this good and I am

and then the UFC came knocking on his

door UFC called him you know they said

can you make weai in 10 days and I said

most certainly I can make being a hyped

up Prospect meant increased scrutiny in

while bdp knocked out his first two

opponents in the UFC fans were not

really sold on him obviously as you come

up in leagues and face greater

oppositions the the pressure and

expectation levels comes up as well and

UFC fans made their noise right away I

don't think draus is very good to be

honest he's kind of like an okay fighter

that keeps winning fights because I'm

obviously looking Pastrick as 2 plus e

who is a dead man walking all right

let's just get this out of the way he is

going to get destroyed I do like T

pleasy I just don't his cardio and stuff

I think is going to be an issue the Brad

Tores fight raised some serious concern

about his cardio and his technique was

said to be a downgrade from his supposed

predecessor Derek Brunson he had enough

strength and size to physically bully

his opponent and land The Knockout shots

but against the elite of the

middleweight division drias was going to

be hitting air and then the canvas no

doubt about it after defeating Brad

tarus DDP was set to pH Dar a former

Welterweight Title Challenger and not a

middleweight Contender but his striking

technique was far superior to ddps what

do you expect dupi zikas has got the

biggest test of his life in May the

biggest name he's fighting on his life

and according to some this was the end

of the hype train got till

versus this guy fights like like he's in

the streets we were proven wrong yeah

this actually might become a trend here

as drick has beat the hell out of Dar

until in the first round recovered from

much of the second and submitted till in

the last somehow he fluked to win here

too but his victory catapulted him to

Contender status during the middle of

all of this dck has got the attention of

the middleweight champion is real out of

Sonia I'm going to take it about to

Africa I'm the African fighter in the

UFC we breathe the African Air we wake

up in Africa every day we train in

Africa we African born we African raised

that's an African champion and that's

who I'll be the bad blood was legit and

there was an easy route for DDP keep

talking keep active on social media and

keep winning and the door would be wide

open Dereck Brunson was standing in his

way next and DDP had reached a ceiling

the gatekeeping king of the middleweight

division Vision had dispatch of so many

Rising contenders and this wasn't new to

him is there anything he presents you

haven't seen at this point in your

career like I said you're the veteran

he's the new guy is there anything he

does that that you haven't seen before

no he don't really do anything that I

haven't seen before he's a tough guy a

lot of forward action comes to fight and

what was probably the most sloppy UFC

fight I had ever seen both trus and

Derek gassed pretty early and the first

to fall down was eventually Brunson as

DDP had squeaked in yet another W on his

resume how did he do it I don't I don't

know don't ask me but all I know is that

he did and he was even ready to face the

former Champion to prove his

championship title opportunity was

locked in and and it's highly likely

that Robert Whitaker beats DDP that's

just the reality of it there's DDP is

Young he's a very physical physical

fighter but there's a ton of holes in

this game he can't make the mistakes in

his fight with Whitaker that he made

against Derrick Brunson Robert Whitaker

who only lost aisna at 185 in some ways

the reaper was even more terrifying than

I he but DDP wanted that fight and kudos

to him but there was no way he was going

to beat freaking Whitaker stop the fight

they don't need to fight he fluked

against till and Brunson but Whitaker

was just in another galaxy yeah I told

you this might become a trend here drias

went punch for punch point for point

with Bobby Knuckles and he won the first

round with a nasty trip and some ground

and pound but Whitaker was going to get

the timing down eventually and then he

was

turns out driis got it down first and he

became the second mwe to actually defeat

Robert Whitaker it was official now the

next Challenger was DDP and with this

performance some fans began to

appreciate how good this dude was you

find it interesting when I tell you of

the last 12 days he is the number

one headline in our sport but some

asterisk remained was Robert Whitaker

and his crime anymore questions for

later as Israel was in the Octagon right

after and following the interaction

between champion and Challenger the

upcoming middleweight title fight was

set to be one of the biggest in recent

memory out of nowhere Sean Strickland

showed up talked a whole bunch of [ __ ]

as most expected but we didn't expect

him to actually beat aisna but at UFC

293 he did and another Shockwave rattled

the middleweight division Whitaker gone

Israel gone and now it was up to

Strickland and dup to Kickstart the next

chapter can I get agreement do the death

do the

death this was it jurkus was set to

headline UFC 297 by this point we had

gotten some answers he had power size

good enough technique but his cardio was

a limiting factor and in order to beat

Shawn Strickland you need a five round

gas tank takedowns mixed in with strikes

and constant pressure to keep Shawn on

the back foot C hits hard uh and and

Strickland is like this cardio machine

and I I going with Strickland 2024 I

think for five rounds is better for

Strickland Sean Strickland with his

solid fundamentals in Elite cardio was

simply a bad style matchup but guess how

that turned out for the first time in

his MMA career D's dupi went the

distance all five rounds and by the end

of it the last question was answered

this guy had it all and he was the new

middleweight

champion

never a top 15 never a top 10 never top

five no chance in hell number one

Contender he can pull it off and become

Champion he simply cannot I know this

sport is built on unpredictability and

underdogs rising to the occasion but

this was something else because D's dupy

didn't just prove us wrong he made us

all look like fools UFC champion in his

fourth year already a part of some of

the most heated feuds able to talk well

and decently charismatic D has

definitely has all the attributes to

become a star now the most important and

difficult task remains in front of him

stay consistent guyed to take my

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