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UFC Fighters Are Not Impressed with Dricus Du Plessis: ‘How da fook this mdfkrr keeps winning’

Dricus du Plessis, Israel Adesanya UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis’s successful first title defense against Israel Adesanya drew mixed reviews from some of…

UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis’s successful first title defense against Israel Adesanya drew mixed reviews from some of his fighting colleagues.

Du Plessis defeated Adesanya by fourth-round submission to retain the UFC middleweight title at UFC 305 on Saturday in Perth. After some struggles on the feet against Adesanya early in the fight, du Plessis rallied in the later rounds, knocking down Adesanya and sinking in a rear-naked choke.

It was another wild, albeit highly effective performance by du Plessis, who successfully defended the belt for the first time. He captured the UFC middleweight title by defeating Sean Strickland at UFC 297 in January.

But, not everyone was impressed with du Plessis’s first title defense, including some of his former UFC rivals.

UFC Fighters React to Dricus du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya

Check out some of the UFC fighters’ reactions to du Plessis’ victory below.

Driscus still sucks

— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) August 18, 2024

Time for war Dutch man……

— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) August 18, 2024

Dricus you are one to be studied
Miss by a mile next thing you know he lands clean on the chin, fails a takedown goes on his back next thing you know he got the choke.
I’d really love to fight this guy.
Congrats

— Marvin Vettori (@MarvinVettori) August 18, 2024

Me watching this UfC , it’s very sad pic.twitter.com/VlnSxM12AO

— Paulo Costa ( Borrachinha ) (@BorrachinhaMMA) August 18, 2024

Du Plessis is expected to face Strickland in a rematch for his next title defense set for a later date. He could potentially headline the UFC’s first-ever Africa card, likely targeted at his native South Africa.

Adesanya has now lost consecutive fights for the first time in his MMA career. Before UFC 305, Adesanya lost to Strickland at UFC 293 in one of the biggest upsets in recent MMA history.

Du Plessis has a slew of other top contenders ready to challenge his spot on the middleweight throne. Robert Whittaker, Khamzat Chimaev, and Nassourdine Imavov are a few top names who are in the mix.

Du Plessis remains unbeaten in his UFC tenure with recent victories over Whittaker, Derek Brunson, and Darren Till. The former EFC middleweight champion has won a series of exciting fights since signing with the UFC in 2020.

As Du Plessis prepares for his next title defense, he continues to have many detractors. Each victory is another jab thrown at those who continue to doubt him

Drake Curse: Dricus Du Plessis Thanks Drake for UFC 305 Victory as Rapper Loses Half a Million

UFC middleweight titleholder Dricus du Plessis jokingly thanked Drake for betting against him in his first title defense at…

UFC middleweight titleholder Dricus du Plessis jokingly thanked Drake for betting against him in his first title defense at UFC 305.

Du Plessis tapped out Israel Adesanya in Round 4 of their epic clash at UFC 305 on Saturday in Perth. Du Plessis rallied to knock down the former champion and eventually sank in a rear-naked choke.

UFC 305 was Dricus Du Plessis’s first title defense after capturing the UFC middleweight title earlier this year. As for Adesanya, this is the first time he’s lost consecutive fights in his MMA career.

Despite his rapid ascent up the middleweight ladder, many continued to doubt du Plessis ahead of UFC 305. One prominent detractor was Drake, who bet $450k on Adesanya to dethrone du Plessis at UFC 305.

After Drake’s big gamble didn’t pay off, du Plessis made sure to acknowledge the rapper’s massive financial loss.

Dricus Du Plessis Clowns Drake After UFC 305

In a recent tweet, Dricus Du Plessis poked Drake after the massive loss at the sportsbooks.

“From the bottom of my heart once again THANK YOU [Drake],” du Plessis tweeted after UFC 305.

Drake is known to place big-money bets on UFC fights. He bet on Strickland to defeat du Plessis at UFC 297 in January, but Strickland fell short on the judges’ scorecards.

Du Plessis remains unbeaten in his UFC tenure with recent wins over Robert Whittaker, Darren Till, and Derek Brunson. His victory at UFC 305 extended his 10-fight winning streak in the cage.

Du Plessis could potentially face Strickland in a rematch for his next title defense. Whittaker and Khamzat Chimaev after two other prominent names in the mix.

Drake’s horrendous losing skid at the sportsbooks continued this weekend thanks to du Plessis. If du Plessis’s post-event tweet is any indication, he wants Drake to continue to bet against him.

Alex Pereira vows to fight Dricus du Plessis after UFC 305 win: ‘Coming down to 185 one more time’

Tuning in to last night’s UFC 305 headliner, former middleweight champion, Alex Pereira has vowed to move back to…

Tuning in to last night’s UFC 305 headliner, former middleweight champion, Alex Pereira has vowed to move back to his former stomping ground for one night only – in a title affair with Dricus du Plessis following his stunning win over common-foe, Israel Adesanya.

Headlining last night’s return ‘Downunder’, du Plessis defended his undisputed middleweight crown for the first time at UFC 305, submitting common-opponent, Adesanya with a spectacular fourth round win, landing a rear-naked choke stoppage.

The win came as du Plessis fourth real high-profile win in the division, following a prior success over Darren Till and ex-champion, Robert Whittaker, as well as title fight victories against Sean Strickland, and the above-mentioned, Adesanya.

Alex Pereira welcomes middleweight drop after UFC 305

And while the previously mentioned, Strickland has already been pegged as the next challenger to du Plessis following his win in Perth over Adesanya, the South African has been offered a massive clash by current light heavyweight kingpin, Pereira – in a middleweight comeback.

“Coming down to 185 one more time,” Alex Pereira posted on his official Instagram account.

Already booked for his own return to fighting, Sao Paulo native, Pereira is slated to headline UFC 307 at the beginning of October, taking on surging knockout artist, Khalil Rountree, in a bid to defend his light heavyweight crown for the third time this year alone.

In his most recent middleweight walk, Pereira dropped a stunning second round KO defeat to the previously noted, Adesanya at the beginning of last year in the pair’s heated re-run in Miami, Florida.

While du Plessis addressed a potential matchup with Brazilian superstar, Pereira, his coach suggested the two share the Octagon at UFC 310 in December, backing his student to compete for a second divisional crown in a 205lbs move.

Dricus du Plessis retains title, submits Israel Adesanya with rear-Naked choke – UFC 305 Highlights

Dricus du Plessis remains the undisputed middleweight champion tonight following his return at UFC 305 — landing a late…

Dricus du Plessis remains the undisputed middleweight champion tonight following his return at UFC 305 — landing a late fourth round rear-naked choke submission win over former two-division titleholder, Israel Adesanya in their title grudge fight in Perth, Australia.

du Plessis, the incumbent undisputed middleweight champion, made his first defense of the divisional crown tonight ‘Downunder’ — having landed the belt back in January of this year with a controversial split decision win over common-foe, Sean Strickland.

And sharing a close opening round with City Kickboxing star, Adesanya in their UFC 305 main event, du Plessis almost setup a rear-naked choke twice in the second frame — with the ex-champion battling his way out during an exciting early scramble.

Striking and plodding forward themselves in the third and fourth rounds, du Plessis would stun Adesanya in the penultimate frame of their headliner at UFC 305 — dropping the Nigerian-Kiwi with winging strikes, before taking his back and locking up a spectacular rear-naked choke to successfully defend his crown for the first time.

Below, catch the highlights from Dricus du Plessis’ win over Israel Adesanya at UFC 305

Drake bets $450,000 on Israel Adesanya to win title in fight with Dricus du Plessis at UFC 305

Canadian musician, Drake has put his money where is mouth is once more – placing a huge $450,000 wager…

Canadian musician, Drake has put his money where is mouth is once more – placing a huge $450,000 wager on former undisputed middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya to reclaim his crown tonight in the main event of UFC 305 against Dricus du Plessis.

Israel Adesanya, a former two-time undisputed middleweight champion, returns to action tonight 11 months on from his shocking unanimous decision defeat to massive betting underdog, Sean Strickland in Perth.

With the loss, City Kickboxing star, Israel Adesanya became the first fighter in Octagon antiquity to drop their championship twice in the space of a calendar year with his loss to the outspoken common-foe, Strickland.

Drake backs Israel Adesanya to the tune of $450,000 to win at UFC 305

As for du Plessis, the promotional-perfect Pretoria native headlined UFC 297 back in January in Canada, striking the divisional belt with a controversial split decision win against the previously mentioned, Strickland.

And ahead of UFC 305 tonight, Drake has backed the former champion to regain the throne – to the tune of $450,000.

Should the Nigerian-Kiwi emerge with the title belt in tow ‘Downunder’, Drake would see his bet a success, winning himself a cool $855,000 payout from the bookies.

“Always with Izzy,” Drake posted on his official Instagram account, accompanied by a picture of his betting slip.

In a high-profile wager back in May, Drake lost himself a stunning $565,000 when he wagered on the heavyweight boxing title fight between former WBC champion, Tyson Fury, and fellow world champion, Oleksandr Usyk.

Picking the Morecambe native to win, Drake was left helpless as Ukraine puncher, Usyk ran out a comfortable decision winner.

In his latest high-profile mixed martial arts bet, Drake successfully picked the winner of this year’s UFC 300 headliner, betting Alex Pereira to the tune of $675,000 – who would go on to stop Jamahal Hill with a blistering opening round knockout win in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Israel Adesanya reacts to Dricus du Plessis servant jibe: ‘That’s rich coming from someone who owned slaves’

Israel Adesanya has stoked the flames on his rivalry with incumbent middleweight champion, Dricus du Plessis ahead of their…

Israel Adesanya has stoked the flames on his rivalry with incumbent middleweight champion, Dricus du Plessis ahead of their title fight tonight in the main event of UFC 305 – claiming the latter’s family owned slaves.

Adesanya, a former two-time undisputed middleweight champion, is slated to headline UFC 305 tonight in Perth, taking on promotional-perfect rival, du Plessis over the course of five rounds in a bid to become the first three-time divisional champion in Octagon history.

And sidelined since he dropped the middleweight crown against former gold holder, Sean Strickland back in September of last year, Israel Adesanya set an unwanted record – becoming the first fighter in the promotion to drop his crown for the second time in a calendar year, in a massive upset decision blemish.

As for du Plessis, the Pretoria native minted himself as the undisputed champion back in January against the above-mentioned, Strickland – turning in a controversial split decision win over the former in Canada.

However, sharing a host of jibes and barbs during their pre-fight press conference this week, du Plessis questioned if Adesanya would be bring his “servants” back with him on his planned tour of Africa – amid revelations from the latter that his family had servants during his childhood to help him bathe and carry out duties around their house.

Israel Adesanya hits back at arch-enemy, Dricus du Plessis

Striking a nerve with the City Kickboxing star who was brought to tears – Adesanya responded to those comments after weighing-in yesterday, accusing du Plessis and his family of “owning slaves”.

“I get the internet and their stupid comments,” Israel Adesanya told the UFC weigh-in show. “He said something about my servants, and that’s rich coming from someone who owned slaves back in the day.”

“For me, if you don’t know about my story don’t speak on it but again, I let that out then, it was good for me to get that out then because it’s because it’s been a while and now I’m back to my form and I’m cold.”