Dricus Du Plessis is not one to shy away from some good old banter. This is a man who made Sean Strickland and Israel Adesanya cry ibn public. So when middleweight contender and chronically ill fighter, Khamzat Chimaev made a comment about the champion just being a ‘bad version’ of him, DDP had to clap back.
And he did so very well, poking fun at ‘Borz’s’ weak immune system that has seen him pull out of fights and get hospitalized more than once.
Dricus Du Plessis is currently on the search for his next opponent. And although former middleweight champion, Strickland is the current front runner for the next title shot, the champ isn’t really convinced.
For starters, before DDP took on Adesanya, UFC president Dana White has confirmed that if the South African won the fight and took the title back home, the UFC will follow him there with a PPV on the continent, with all the powers of UFC marketing right behind him.
However, Strickland wants to do it in America. Days after DDP defended his title against Izzy, Strickland said ‘here’s the thing guys’ and then asked Dana White to organize the title defense in the US because he didn’t want to go to Africa.
So that there is a good reason for Dricus Du Plessis to look past him.
Secondly, he wants to take on the winner of Khamzat Chimaev vs. Robert Whittaker since he believes their individual performances should warrant the opportunity.
So when the Russian fighter tried to talk trash to ‘Stillknocks’ he clapped back by asking him to put his shirt back on.
“Put on a shirt princess before you catch another cold.”
Meanwhile, the Russian fighter continues to claim that ‘Stillknocks’ is silent about him because he knows he won’t stand a chance against his wrestling.