Dricus Du Plessis comments on Sean Strickland’s Stand & Bang Pact before their rematch at UFC 312
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- The UFC middleweight champ is locked in and ready for war in his rematch with Sean Strickland.
My Straight Talk with Dricus Du Plessis drops Thursday.
You can order UFC 312 live on Sunday, Feb 9, exclusively on Main Event via Kayo Sports.
Watch the full podcast here:
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DDP fights as violently as Strickland talks.
He face looked like someone was as violent as Sean talked on it. Never seen a worse looking face in fight history lmao
😂 bang on
Sean going to beat him once again
@@scottieap6412I think you meant to say Sean will cry again after losing AGAIN😂😂
@ you’d be pissed off too lol the ufc wanted izzy vs the gay so bad they took it away from Sean. Close fight but Sean takes this dub
DDP hands down is the smartest fighter on the roster. Dude articulates himself so well and to think English is his second language.
@vladigee You have no idea what you are talking about. I'm South African and speak both languages. It's definitely not very similar.
@@vladigee Afrikaans is a mix of Dutch and other native South African languages. There are also Malaysian words in Afrikaans because of the influence of the Cape Malay slaves.
Whittaker and Topuria are also very articulate. Jon Jones too. And that's just a few English-speakers off the top of my head. DDP is definitely one of them though. Very articulate, intelligent, plus he has excellent fight IQ!
English and Afrikaans can be exchanged as first languages in South Africa. Most people speak English as well as a 2nd language if not multiple. We have 11 official languages in South Africa
Calm down buddy
Ddp really selling this one
He’s the champ after all, PPV points
He has always been busy, media wise. The only difference is that it came up on your feed.
@@ImissGoldie Who is Izzy fighting again?
@@kooskoekemoercasual ….
@ Your mom was casual last night.
I found the first 4 minutes of that video was so relatable it was unreal dDP is a true warrior
Born kiwi supported izzy until i heard this man speak after the fightwith him,the way DDP conducts himself made me a fan hes so respectful quick minded and well spoken hope he wins..
Support them both. People aren't toys or books
Dricus is such a stud. Only has barnburners and is one of if not the best guy on the mic in the UFC. Mindsets like him don’t come around too often in this sport
Such a gae statement
Awesome interview, thank you for giving DDP the opportunity! DDP by submission round 3.
Dricus is looking seriously jacked.
He walks around at 220 and weighs 205 fight night
@Brookigetit Yes, he walks around 220- 225 lbs according to himself in a South African interview. His official fight night weight in Toronto against Strickland was 213 lbs and 215 lbs against Adesanya. He was a bit smaller against Strickland since it was his first 5 round fight.
Either steroids, Afrikaner genetics or a great diet
Or all of them
Very juicy, veiny, girthy, thick.
Dricus, South Africa, desperately needs you.
They shouldn't have attacked all the white South Africans.
This interview was cold 🥶 DDP is a cold blooded killer.
Big guest Mark, Good stuff 🎉🎉🎉
Thanks for tuning in!
Agree 💯. But where is the full interview?
@@MarkBourisYTwhere is the full interview?
This is a way better interview than Mr Potato Head.
Hard not to admire this bloke, he's legit :)
23/25 minutes forward pressure is insane.
That may be one of the highest ever..
and people still think sean won…
@@Relicon We have all glazed for different fighters, they are on their own journey..
Dana white thought strickland won @Relicon
@ So did I, to be fair. But it was close, nobody can complain about a decision like that.
And I am South African 🤣
@@deion2041 who gives a F what the biased tomato thinks. He also thought Jones lost to Reyes only to kiss Jon's ass 5 years later.
Loved this interview and love DDP
He is a beast!
Real LION African🦁
Load shedding is back bro, please do this for us 😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Dricus lookin jacked
The styling of this interview was excellent. Dricus looks gooood.
He's found a really fair middle ground to promote his own prowess and odds of victory, pointing out why Strickland is a knob, but he's paying him his dues that it did have to get to a decision, that Strickland does have a few qualities you must take into account. How many fighters just go around fabricating how good they are and how bad the other guy is (like Strickland does... muh headbutt).
He's an excellent champion and I'm glad he outright said it... modern day Gladiator. That's right! Are you not entertained? (DDP and Jiri have so many similarities. Some big differences, but so many similarities.)
Well said❤
Great interview
SUBMIT HIM FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
For some reason I first read this as “SUBMIT HIM WITH THE LOVE OF GOD” and had a chuckle
@@Bogey_kingmaybe that’s what Strickland needs😂
Love this fella's attitude 👏😊
Its so much fun and pleasure hearing him talks
Dricus just keep your cool ,let them say what they want we will see at the end.Good luck my friend
He doesn't let talk faze him.
Bro didn't tap when he got submitted, he just past out! He means when he says his willing to die
Nobody has ever died from a bjj choke lmao you haven’t trained have you
@@Njvghvvnnwhat do you mean ? In the cage? - its a ref there
If ref doesn't stop it you will ofc die
Asking if he has ever trained
Haha 🎉
Have you ever been in a fight
No fighter is willing to die lol they still human and have family they do this for money stop being naive lol
@@HB-gj7gd These people are not from South Africa, they don't know what we know...
He's a Lion!! Lions don't take a prey down by licking it. Hulle weet nie wat ons weet nie 😂
If only Whittaker watched and studied fights as much as Dricus. Those great simple breakdowns by Dricus.
DDP FTW!!!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤ Kom aan boet, skop sy gat hard!!! Ek glo in jou!!!! ❤❤ Die beste fighter ever boet en jy verdien alles wat jy create!!! ❤❤❤❤
Thanks Mark!
Ddp is right, Sean has a phd in survival because of the endless sparring.
Let's stand and teep like real men
Dankie. Hulle sal nooit weet wat ons weet nie.
Hulle begin stadig maar seker leer boet
@stephanusvanheerden2659 hulle leer ja , maar sal nooit weet boet.
Starting to like this man more and more every day
If u have seen Dricus train in person on a normal Monday morning at 10am, or a average Thursday afternoon,even out of camp. u will know that he's a beast.. We could see a finish this time around from Dricus.
Also, Dricus won the first fight. Anyone who understands judging can see that. Close fights are not robberies and strickland is by now literally known for having close fights with all his split decisions. So I don't get some people's arguments
The whole world said Sean won and we all understand the sport more than you clearly. No other judges even agreed stop lying
@Njvghvvnn I understand the sport and been involved for 15years. Sean didn't win.. It's was very close though.. Go rewatch the fight without bias.. Alot of the experts in mma said Dricus won.
When a round is extemly close, u need to look at other avenues to score correctly, Dricus got takedowns for those rounds. It's clear... Dricus won.. But it could have gone either way. And it happened to have gone Dricus way.. Simple as that. It's not a robbery. If u have watch mma for years, u would know the difference, we have seen real robberies
What are we comparing this fight to in terms of robberies??? I would love to know
@Njvghvvnn who's the whole world dude 🤣 American fans only. Look at who said Dricus won, those are the people that understand the sport... If u believe Sean won then I can't help u, not sure what u comparing that with.. That fight was so close.. U literally have to rewatch it once or twice to understand.. U clearing didn't do that otherwise u would see.
Name 3 other close fights which are known as robberies... Then we can decide your thought process... There's literally many many fights in the last 10 years which are robberies... This isn't one of them.. This is basically just a normal close fight. It happens dude
DDP is such a gangster
Oh boy, little do you know what he becomes when he pulls up his favourite thongs to a date with his coach
Solid interview
Love this guy!! He's a star
DdP has really grown on me. Finishes whit subs and kos. Him and islam these days are lvls beond
Pavlovich was finishing too, but got beaten up by volkov
Strickland.. "let's fight to the death" teep, teep, jab, teep.....jab jab.
Philly shell, talk trash in last 10 seconds of the fight, then get frustrated and pout.
@mbarkevich I used to look forward to the guy's fights.. Not so much anymore.. It's the stand up form of lay and pray.
@@justinlyle7831 Ya the most boring fight in history is about to go down Strickland with his teep and DDP with his sloppy tackles to claim a takedown with no control time at all not to mention his amateur technique.
Yet look at how messed up DDP face was
@@Ambient2025yet he only threw jab and teeps ddp has the title
That is how fighter should be like.
Can't just not follow UFC and then come to title fight - like Miocic did.
Sport was evolving literally day by day and that man havent watched fights by a couple of years. GOAT of HW? Common..
Are you crazy?Stipe resume speaks for itself buddy
DDP Lets go!!!🔥🔥
This man will be a politician when he retires from MMA...
I like strickland and I like watching his style in the cage because of how it makes his opponents frustrated. But dude, we can't keep saying fight to the death with your style. It just doesn't make sense. And Dricus won't give in to stricklands style anyway. He will push forward for 25mins. So maybe strickland makes some minor changes this time around... Keen for this fight.. 👍👍
When he's figting some influencer or some 155 is the only time he goes for it
Dricus does a lot of running backward. That’s his only striking defense. Sean is the forward fighter. Dricus retreats a ton but occasionally blitzes. You don’t seem to understand what forward pressure means. Dricus will take 5 steps back from one feint lmao
@@starwarsroo2448 100 percent, as I said, I like strickland, and it's funny because the fans love him for who he is, not how he fights. So his whole to the death thing is actually irrelevant, it's funny... Dricus even said the same thing.
@Malsouthsa when people say he outstrruck DDP and it was a robbery, OK fair play but DDP got the win for actually going for it rather than just tap tap which a lot of people are getting fed up with
@@Njvghvvnn dude, look at the full picture of a round.. Dricus isn't a fighter that runs backwards 🤣 wtf are u saying.. Literally all fighters say Dricus runs forward. Some call him a shit fighter because of that.. Haha
Best wishes to DDP and Strickland
Dricus is really a role model! Hou so aan meneer!❤
How to be a dutch oppressor maybe?
@@huzaifavawda8383 his ancestors might have been but he's not. Ur a Muslim, if you're willing to go back far enough you'll find out that your ancestors were slavers as well. Will that make u a slaver as well?
@huzaifavawda8383 is not my fault they couldn't fight back buddy...looks like we were stronger...as usual
@@danna_val well don't worry about it since they're reverse colonizing Europe now lol
This guy is becoming one of my favourites, very respectful and smart gentleman that knows exactly what is happening around him, he reminds me Jon Jones in a much more respectful and genuine version.
DDP is a class act
His TENACITY & WILL R HIS GR8EST ASSETS.
HIS SIZE AND STRENGTH COMPLIMENTS HIS MENTAL FORTITUDE!
PACKAGE DEAL
Very true. Sean only stands and bangs with influencers.
It’s why DDP is the man! The 👑
These words could come back to haunt him
Ddp basically just said he didn't do enough to beat sean, the first time
Or he said that he improved significantly from the first time, where he already was the better fighter.
@danielcillie1856 no. He said "winning by split decision means you didn't do enough to win." He won the strickland fight, via split decision...
Analysis of Dricus Du Plessis (DDP)
The reason DDP is winning so often comes down to several key factors:
Durability - He can absorb a lot of damage without slowing down or getting seriously hurt. However, it's worth noting that he has never faced a truly elite power puncher.
Defensive Responsibility - He is careful with his chin, which is why he rarely gets rocked in fights.
Physical Strength - He is very strong for a middleweight, which helps him in both striking and grappling exchanges.
He is a power puncher, which is beneficial under MMA’s scoring criteria.
His strength also plays a crucial role in his ability to survive grappling exchanges.
Cardio - He maintains a high pace and can sustain his pressure for five rounds.
Well-Rounded Skillset - He can fight effectively both on the feet and on the ground, allowing him to find success in either area depending on the matchup.
Why DDP Wins So Often
His success comes down to three primary attributes:
Durability
Defensive awareness (chin management)
Physical strength & power (both in striking and grappling)
Strong cardio
Because of these attributes, DDP often defeats fighters who may be more skilled on paper but lack his physical tools.
How to Beat DDP
Match or exceed his size and strength - While not essential, it helps to neutralize his physicality.
Elite grappling - A fighter with superior wrestling or submission skills can expose his weaknesses (as seen in his fight against Derek Brunson, and to some extent, Robert Whittaker).
High-level boxing and pocket fighting - A fighter who can deal with his power, counter effectively, and punish his blitzing style will have an advantage.
State of the Middleweight Division
In my opinion, the middleweight division (and many of the heavier weight classes) is somewhat lacking in technical fighters. Many competitors rely heavily on athleticism, size, or one-dimensional skill sets rather than well-rounded abilities. Additionally, some of DDP’s recent opponents underestimated him, most notably Robert Whittaker.
Breakdown of DDP’s Notable Fights
Israel Adesanya - Elite striker but weak grappler (DDP won via submission).
Robert Whittaker - Great striker and solid grappler but got caught while trying to blitz forward.
Sean Strickland - Good boxer but failed to capitalize on DDP’s blitzing style, allowing him to power-punch his way to a decision win.
Derek Brunson - Strong grappler but poor striker (got knocked out by DDP).
Darren Till - Skilled striker but weak grappler (submitted by DDP).
How Long Will DDP Hold the Belt?
While DDP is a great fighter, I don’t think he will have a long title reign. He will likely defeat Sean Strickland in a rematch, but I am unsure about his chances against Adesanya or Whittaker in a rematch.
Fighters DDP is likely to beat:
Older contenders like Marvin Vettori, Jared Cannonier, and Paulo Costa.
One-dimensional or lower-level fighters like Brendan Allen, Roman Dolidze, and Anthony Hernandez.
Fighters who could pose a serious threat:
Nassourdine Imavov and Caio Borralho (uncertain matchups).
Khamzat Chimaev (biggest threat) - His elite wrestling and relentless pressure could overwhelm DDP. I dont think ddp has the skill level to beat BORZ i mean rob whitaker had 2 CAMPS and still got submitted in the 1st round
In terms of what I’ve read from the last one about Khamzat beating Whittaker, DDP and Whittaker are completely different fighters. DDP strenght and judo background is something Khamzat will have to deal with it plus he has 11 submissions in his pro mma career,so he won’t be able to be too comfortable cause threat of sub will be there. Look how much time Khamzat spent to take Rob down and hold him until he got the finish it was almost 4 minutes and look at Dricus. Dricus did one judo move and Rob was nearly finished in 60seconds,the thing is DDP wanted to strike with him. I think DDP vs Khamzat will be similar to Burns vs Khamzat. In First round there will be wrestling and then it will be a brawl on the feet.And when fight turns into brawl and chaos this is DDP’s comfort zone.
There is one thing I think people underestimate. Awkwardness. Spent 5 years competing in muay thai and kickboxing on an amateur level and used to take great pride in my surgical way of doing things. Out of all the people I have sparred the one who made me feel like a fool the most wasn't a heavy-handed gorilla or seasoned veteran, but my friend in all his awkward glory. He made me feel like a novice each time we sparred. Nothing he did made sense, but worked regardless, because he was constantly throwing a spanner in the works.
This is good. Well done 👍
@@Norrryy i think you are mistaken honestly ddp and burns ARE NOT ON THE SAME LEVEL GRAPPLING WISE . DDP biggest strength is his strength power and size its a big part of his game plan and hes been able to capitalize on it better than most physically gifted people like him.
ddp because of his physical atributes he is great BUT HE LACKS IN SKILL/TECHNIQUE the moment he meets someone who can match/negate said strength/power but has that skill and technique BELIVE ME DDP WILL LOOSE but the thing is most heavier weight classes dont really have manny skilled fighters these guys rely (just like ddp) on physical attributes or one dimesnional skillsets that ddp can overpower by exploiting the weaker sides like adesanya submitting him or darren till submitting him too or derek brunson tko him.
but belive me when i tell you that ddp will want to stand and strike with khamzat but this time im not so sure his lack of skill on the ground can make up for it.
but yet again you never really know what can happen in mma its a crazy unpredicatble sport
can't stand interviewers who ask 15 minute long nonsense questions. So dumb. "so, tell me, is your defense as good as your opponent, or is it that you trained for this day but your strategy is flexible on the day, or does your trainer say look no we lock this in, and do you anticipate an easy victory, or do you feel that your opponent has an edge, and do you predict that your future grandson will become a plumber?" WHAT IS THIS CRAP?! Why can't he just ask a proper question instead of 47 pointless questions merged into one meaningless dribble?
They try to sound like sophisticated interviewers who have unique questions. They add too much context and try to shape the interviewee's response.
@@Mattmon777 exactly! it's almost like the interviewer is attempting to install the answer within the question.
I get you bro, in my country we have one big podcast and the host is like this all the time. 10 min question and then he interupts the guest after 3 words
@ wow! its a global style i suppose
love DDP as champ. this time his win over Strickland will be decisive.
Luv to see ALEX VS DPP!!! THATS A TEST OF TWO WIN OR DIE TRYN CHAMPIONS!
Social Grace! Lion in the cage!!
Man threw a jab and a teep🤣
And still pieced up this dude’s face 😂
@ironchiri5251 but did he win?
Ddp is such a cool a dude
Sean Strickland is more active when he is fighting streamers outside the Octagon. DDP will win this fight.
DDP will punch Stricklands fists with his face for 25 minutes.
I like them both so don't know who to root for. I think DDP will win in another close decision win, he won't finish sean and many men haven't either.
Epic 😎
DDP by looney toones trip and accidentally hitting Strickland while he falls.
😂 this guys will to find a way to win cant be measured.
i like strickland but i hope DDP submits him in the first round.
Best wishes Dricus - ons weet
Dricus, tell him you would consider the "stand & bang pact" on condition he drops the JABS. If no agreement (he won't!) then let all the stops loose.
A small step to the right or left when he troughs those jabs then you stitch him with a sraigt cross head or body those over hand right you are wasting energy cos he can see them from a mile away
Was pulling for Strickland in their first fight but the guy has acted like a complete clown since losing. Dricus is the better man and more entertaining to watch.
2:24 thats called selling the fight
ddp by submission or tko
DDP is at whole new level. SS simply will not cope with his new found level. DDP in 3. 😉🇦🇺👊
Ddp forget about those haymakers over hand right a straigt cross left or right is the answer to his jab jab fighting style
and the ? headkicks
If Strickland wants to "stand and bang", why doesn't he go into boxing? I thought UFC was MMA.
DDP is my favorite female fighter.
He’s doesn’t want his face disfigured again . Wont work
Oh right because soy sean is bringing “the war” this time “for you guys”.
Keep a box of Kleenex ready for him next to Theo Von’s couch after he gets broken this time.
So here’s the thing
Shawn has press persona and the reality of this ring, they arent the same. I think the fans of him confuse the two.
Only rednecks like Sean, he's dumb, racist, boring fight style and a joke of a man and he doesn't practise what he preaches. DDP by falling piano
This is the most accurate statement about Sean if ever read! 💯 Agree!
Did you see their faces after? Who put out the real violence lmao. Sean had no mark on him besides an illegal blow. Dricus on the other hand …..disfigured
@@Njvghvvnnthat makes no sense. There's context to injuries. If u watch the belal vs Leon fight, in round 5 belals face was covered in blood because of 2 mins of ground and pound from Leon yet belal threw him around for the rest 23 minutes
@ and holding the belt .... 🤷♂
What DDP says about Sean is the same thing everyone says about Floyd. So who is really who?
Sean 2.0
I don’t fancy how much he likes to toot his own horn so much.
DDP better stick to his game plan…like mixing up the fight with taking sean down when he’s up against the cage…I hope DDP Submits this guy and makes him give up…LOL 😊💪🏻😎
I did not like his comments that he would kill his opponent if the ref didn't stop him.
I get it you're the champ but common man, killing a man who's finished is a wrong way of speaking.
I respect his thinking but, it's too much.
Stats talking.... 🧐
Go Africa!
That "jab and teep" re-arranged your face
And Stiffland still lost 😄
@mightyhabib1182 think it was the 2 take downs that won him the fight tbf
But it's boring to watch
Real vikings saw Valhalla through jabs and teeps. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
@toast2610 were you there big man?
Strickland is the better fighter ddp just can’t cope and thinks to be better u can’t have decision wins! Sean has 8 and those are wins and let’s be real Sean legit beat the brakes off ddp face last time
DDP by KO
Sean is the reason I'm not buying this ppv.
I hope to see BORZ with the championship belt.
Maybe when Dricus retires.
Bro need to chill! Talking about killing!! This is a sport, no need for this type of mentality.
Khabib dominated everyone and even asked his opponent to quit mid fight cause he was compassionate! I prefer his approach to Duplessis
Seans outhere acting like he has hand like Holloway or something. My guy does a Philly shell for 5 rounds yet acts like he's a brawler. He'll never touch gold again,time for him and that clown Nina to take off outta the ufc all together.
Ooooooo your well hard 🤣
Their first fight was boring, what will change this time
Prob one of the greatest title fights of 2024 , you know nothing
Gee hom op sy moer Drikus
Dricus looks like an 80s movie.
All you DDP fans did you guys not watch the last Strickland fight against him he beat DDP up the whole fight if it wasn’t for the take downs Strickland would have won look at DDPs face after you guys are clowns lmao 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Fight to death in a ring with a ref😊.
Not gonna happen.
Its publicity and hype.
Business as usual.
Strickland is classic MAGA, all mouth no action.
cool
DDP first gay champion!
😮
Strickland is a boring Fighter, he uses the same strategy in all his fights.