Dricus Du Plessis Interview: Thoughts on UFC 308, how he’d beat Khamzat Chimaev & more | ESPN MMA

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Dricus Du Plessis Interview: Thoughts on UFC 308, how he’d beat Khamzat Chimaev & more | ESPN MMA


ESPN MMA’s Brett Okamoto interviews middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis as they discuss Khamzat Chimaev’s win vs. Robert Whittaker at UFC 308, if Khamzat or Sean Strickland deserve the next title shot and update the timeline for an event coming to South Africa.

0:00 Intro
1:38 Questions going into UFC 308
3:10 Approach to fighting…

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@paul5540

Kamzat picks up south sfrica baby drops it on its head ,news paper read all a bout it and says hi to dana same time 😆😊😀😂

@dylan0wn5

DDP is a real one for calling for The Wolf

@raymaasburg9659

Chsmp Champ soon!! 🏆🇿🇦

@davidolyott5503

Dricus is such a great champ. 185 needed him.

Willing to fight anyone, doesn't back down from the scary guys. Well spoken, intelligent analysis, humble and straight forward. Admits when guys are a danger to him.

The only thing that he doesn't do is admit that Sean almost beat him and therefore deserves a rematch. I am a DDP fan, but honestly Sean has come closest to beating DDP so he does deserve the next shot.

Otherwise, I agree with DDP

@LimerickR266

DDP vs Chimaev is definitely the fight to make next. That's the fight the fans want.

@eba0202

we need ddp vs khamzat nobody gives af about sean "pitterpat" strickland he chose to wait out and not fight whittaker so he has nobody to blame but himself if he gets skipped over . do the right thing ufc and book ddp vs khamzat

@danb7601

Nice to see a champ saying give me the best guy, instead of I'll fight whoever the UFC puts in front of me
The guy is literally calling out Khamzat and Alex

@jonathanpillay7774

It will be a super fight Khamzat vs DDP🎉

@RADLabs-th1qs

100% respect to Dricus for wanting the tougher fight, he is the man. But if I was his manager I would be trying to get him to take the tune-up fight (Strickland) and bank a free paycheck as champ, let Khamzat get another win against a high ranked opponent. Then fight Khamzat for super fight money.

@Bigdaddynando

Khamzat is very beatable. Is an showed everyone that. A good wrestler with a gas tank is his kryptonite. That being said, I don’t think ddp can stop him. But I would love to watch it.

@naughtyboy4655

DDP for the win. B4 watching

I’m liking this mans mindset. Props to DDP

@LukeDonnelly-n6o

Khamzat is gonna gass out.

@paulcostello7200

If you come ut offensive against khazmat, I think a mistake will be made

@jiin_5928

Respect to DDP for not ducking and asking for an invitation to his own funeral

@AndresMartinez-zo5lk

DDP will get smoked easily by Khamzat. DDP is like dead man walking 😵‍💫

@NokubongaRonelGasa

Dricus will finish Sean on a rematch and he will beat Khamzat.

@tiorofioro-jd4bs

DDP got my respect for sure!

@busymountain

I'd like to see Kahmzat vs Cannonier

@McTrump

Good interview. @bretokoto good questions mush

@Nathan-zt7xe

Strickland is next! A lot of people including myself believe he won their first fight. He then beat Costa after he needs his rematch.

@christianmillet2802

These new champs waiting a whole year to defend is pissing me off

@l10nbit

As so in die aanmerkings hier kyk, kan ek sien hierdie mense weet nog steeds nie wat ons weet nie!

@sinuemondragon1346

DeSean I don’t want to fight out of the country…..DDP “ take me anywhere to fight the Wolf”, Beast.

@liamtv6010

think Strickland and Chimaev both didnt earn the titelfight yet, they should do a interim titelfight between them and the winner fights DDP

@j-stilt9746

What a G

@SuyiAgho

Exactly what one should one should do. Go all out on pressure wrestlers. Pressure them and stop hoping they get tired.

@arrom2116

'Zat has a weak chin, and Du Plessis strikes with real POWER! Du Plessis wins!🥊

@thefinalbell3998

Great champ

@ascorpio1

He’s the one who said “who takes him seriously anyway” when referring to khamzat 😂

@smokeymacpot76

he wont beat Chimieve …he is dreaming…he didnt even win that fight with Stickland and he is ducking a rematch …paper chump

@vitorarthuso7327

Well 5 round fight
But like life is not fair life is justice , just believe

@olafbitter3800

The problem is that everyone already knows in advance what Khamzat is going to do just like Khabib. no comparison by the way, not yet at least. Yet it seems to be virtually impossible to stop it.

@ignaciogobet605

Whoever watches Rugby knows South Africans are built different. They are incredibly strong.

@ahoooo85

mad respect DDP !

@Khp1983

Lekka boer seun 👊 🇳🇦

@maddog7522

Ddp is growing on me. He’s no nonsense and willing to fight whoever they give him. A lot of champs would have made all sorts of excuses to not take that fight ahead of Strickland

@JJLorx15

Khamzat need to get the belt

@markk9772

How about DDP v Strickland and Khamzat v Izzy on the same night, then winners meet later … interesting.

@slimrick

Time for a flying knee off the start

@JohnDoe-iq9bz

The fact that Dricus is asking for the fight shows you how much of a great champion he is. Most guys don't want to face Khamzat.

@RealRonniePickering

Strickland still deserves his rematch, he had a razor close fight with DDP. There's still unanswered questions with them two.

@madsocsci

CumShot is definitely the more exciting fight, but Strickland is 100% more deserving and only casuals and religious zealots would favor giving Chimaev the title fight. Sad that it seems the UFC would rather have an authoritarian religious nut who pals around with a murderous dictator as champ than a conservative American who is "politically-incorrect". Funny, the woke MMA media doesn't ask Chimmy what HE (Or Islam, Magomed, etc.) think about women and gays and trans. Hmmm… I wonder why?

@madsocsci

Brett's camera resolution is (finally) actually better than the fighter's cam! First time I think I've seen such a thing!

@cruz_rossi99

i don't understand why ppl hate this man

This guy has won me over. Mad respect for you.

@waynzignordics

Dricus talks such nonsense he can't even keep track himself. The UFC promising Strickland the next title shot should mean nothing, but the UFC promising to headline a South Africa card with Dricus must be honored?

@LOLHoneybadger

"Thoughts on how he'd beat Khamzat Chimaev" Spoiler: He wouldn't.

Dricus!