JANUARY 8, 2024 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
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Dricus Du Plessis reacts to Sean Strickland's emotional interview with Theo Von: 'He's a hypocrite' Dricus Du Plessis was rather callous when reacting to Sean Strickland’s emotional breakdown with Theo Von.
Daniel Cormier urges UFC to save Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya fight 'at all costs' Daniel Cormier thinks Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya needs to happen.
JANUARY 2, 2024 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Coach Eric Nicksick: Sean Strickland was triggered by Dricus Du Plessis, but that motivated him more for UFC 297 Coach Eric Nicksick is worried Sean Strickland will fight too emotional in a suddenly personal UFC 297 title defense vs. Dricus Du Plessis.
DECEMBER 30, 2023 • SUNHERALD.COM
Dricus Du Plessis says no hard feelings after brawl with 'real man' Sean Strickland: 'He stood up for himself' Dricus Du Plessis insists there’s no bad blood between him and Sean Strickland after their brawl at UFC 296.
DECEMBER 25, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Video: Was the Sean Strickland-Dricus Du Plessis brawl a black eye for UFC? Our “Spinning Back Clique” discusses the UFC 296 crowd brawl between champ Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis.
DECEMBER 21, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Video: Was the Sean Strickland-Dricus Du Plessis brawl a black eye for UFC? Our “Spinning Back Clique” discusses the UFC 296 crowd brawl between champ Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis.
DECEMBER 21, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Dricus Du Plessis confident he would have 'manhandled' Israel Adesanya Dricus Du Plessis thinks he would have overpowered Israel Adesanya and made it look easy.
DECEMBER 1, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Dricus Du Plessis: If Alex Pereira can knock Sean Strickland out, 'I can knock him out even better' Dricus Du Plessis is confident he can top Alex Pereira’s finish of Sean Strickland when they fight for the middleweight title at UFC 297.
NOVEMBER 30, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Dricus Du Plessis would gladly take out 'boogeyman' Khamzat Chimaev if he beats Sean Strickland Dricus Du Plessis is eager to fight Khamzat Chimaev if he becomes champion.
NOVEMBER 18, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Dricus Du Plessis would gladly take out 'boogeyman' Khamzat Chimaev if he beats Sean Strickland Dricus Du Plessis is eager to fight Khamzat Chimaev if he becomes champion.
NOVEMBER 18, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Dricus Du Plessis: Israel Adesanya deserves break, but 'if he comes back in 2027, he's going to get hurt' Dricus Du Plessis advises Israel Adesanya against taking an extended break.
NOVEMBER 17, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Dricus Du Plessis says 'no way' Sean Strickland fight goes five rounds at UFC 297 At UFC 297, “you get two guys that are not afraid to stand in there and bang,” says Dricus Du Plessis before fighting Sean Strickland.
NOVEMBER 17, 2023 • SUNHERALD.COM
UFC champ Sean Strickland sees Dricus Du Plessis as tougher fight than Khamzat Chimaev Sean Strickland expects “a f*cking war” with Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297 that he might not have had with Khamzat Chimaev.
NOVEMBER 16, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
UFC's Dricus Du Plessis: 'I'm not going to beg for any title shot' Dricus Du Plessis makes an interesting point about Khamzat Chimaev potentially receiving a UFC middleweight title shot over him.
OCTOBER 27, 2023 • SUNHERALD.COM
Dana White unsure about Charles Oliveira, Dricus Du Plessis as UFC 294 makeover leaves them in limbo Charles Oliveira and Dricus Du Plessis both were in line for UFC title shots recently and whether or not they’ll still get them is very much...
OCTOBER 20, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Dricus Du Plessis plans to win title in December, then defend it vs. Israel Adesanya at UFC 300 Dricus Du Plessis shares his “perfect world” scenario to still settle his grudge match with Israel Adesanya.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 • SACBEE.COM
Israel Adesanya: Dricus Du Plessis can't sit on his ranking, 'might have to fight two more times' before title shot UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya says Dricus Du Plessis might have to wait a while before getting his shot.
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 • SACBEE.COM
Israel Adesanya: Dricus Du Plessis grudge match will be 'one of the most important fights in sporting history' Israel Adesanya thinks a future UFC title fight with Dricus Du Plessis “would be one of the most important fights in sporting history.”
AUGUST 25, 2023 • SACBEE.COM
Israel Adesanya: Dricus Du Plessis 'not calling the shots,' can be leapfrogged by Khamzat Chimaev in title race Israel Adesanya wants to fight Dricus Du Plessis, but says he may not necessarily be next.
AUGUST 15, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Israel Adesanya's coach says Dricus Du Plessis not guaranteed next title shot: 'He had it, and he let it slip' If it were up to Eugene Bareman, Dricus Du Plessis needs to fight again before getting a shot at Israel Adesanya’s middleweight title.
AUGUST 11, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Israel Adesanya's coach says Dricus Du Plessis not guaranteed next title shot: 'He had it, and he let it slip' If it were up to Eugene Bareman, Dricus Du Plessis needs to fight again before getting a shot at Israel Adesanya’s middleweight title.
AUGUST 11, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
UFC champ Israel Adesanya admits he was wrong to question Robert Whittaker's Kiwi heritage in wake of Dricus Du Plessis controversy Israel Adesanya realized that just like Dricus Du Plessis, he brought race into a rivalry before.
AUGUST 1, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Sean Strickland: Robert Whittaker a 'one-trick f*cking pony' who 'looked like sh*t' vs. Dricus Du Plessis Sean Strickland doesn’t think too highly of former UFC middleweight champ Robert Whittaker.
JULY 26, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
