Former UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis borrowed Nate Diaz’s legendary 2015 Conor McGregor callout to ship a hilarious message to Francis Ngannou.
This previous weekend at UFC Oklahoma Metropolis, the South African fighter placed on a dominant efficiency towards the legendary Kamaru Usman and received by unanimous determination.
After getting again within the win column, du Plessis chugged a beer and an espresso martini on the afterparty earlier than calling out Ngannou by recreating the iconic line Nate Diaz used to call out “The Infamous” in 2015. He mentioned:
“Francis Ngannou, you’re taking every little thing I labored for, motherf**ker. I wanna struggle your a*s.”
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Du Plessis misplaced his title to Khamzat Chimaev final 12 months at UFC 319. The title struggle was a one-sided affair as “Stillknocks” was managed on the bottom for 21 minutes and 40 seconds by “Borz” and brought down 12 instances.
After the humiliating loss, Dricus du Plessis spent practically 11 months on the sidelines. Throughout that point, he labored on his takedown protection, wrestling, stage modifications, and general arsenal. The enhancements had been clear this previous weekend, and all that arduous work paid off as even legendary Kamaru Usman struggled to take the 32-year-old down and maintain him there as Chimaev did.
At UFC Oklahoma Metropolis, “Stillknocks” was at his greatest, defending takedowns, attacking together with his personal wrestling briefly, and overwhelming Usman with relentless stress, continuous strikes, excessive kicks, and mixtures.
Dricus du Plessis needs Nassourdine Imavov to struggle for the belt subsequent
Dricus du Plessis needs his belt again, however for now, he’s sport to attend. After defeating Kamaru Usman, du Plessis appeared in an interview with Full Ship MMA, throughout which he opined that No. 3-ranked middleweight contender Nassourdine Imavov, who’s on a five-fight successful streak, deserves the subsequent title shot, and present and two-time 185-pound titleholder Sean Strickland should face Imavov subsequent.
Du Plessis needs “Tarzan” to beat “The Sniper,” after which he has expressed curiosity in operating it again with the American, whom he has already overwhelmed twice.
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