‘He is that f*cking good and…’ - Former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub opens up about Dricus du Plessis

On 8 July 2023, Dricus du Plessis defeated the former titleholder Robert Whittaker with a second-round TKO at UFC 290. After this win, the stage is getting ready for a fight between him and the champion Israel Adesanya. Now, regarding Du Plessis, the former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub opened up on a recent episode of “The Schaub Show”. 

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He said that fans need to acknowledge Du Plessis. Schaub said: “DDP is the real deal. I think Robert Whittaker, you look at his fights before this he looked pretty f*cking good. You can’t say this is an older version of Robert Whittaker. I think Dricus du Plessis is that f*cking good and it’s time we start acknowledging it.” 

“It’s damn near impossible to beat.” - Brendan Schaub on Dricus du Plessis  

“What he looks like is Dricus du Plessis that we’ve never seen and it’s f*cking good. It’s damn near impossible to beat. I’d love to talk to his coach. Hat’s off to him, they’ve done a great job with him and tuning his style and getting it to this world-class level, and nobody believed him. Nobody but his coaches and probably his few family members thought he was going to be at this level,” he further added. Meanwhile, the fight between Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya is expected to take place on 10 September for UFC 293. 

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After the win over Whittaker, Israel Adesanya was seen going face-to-face with Du Plessis at the Octagon and fans were left surprised. Regarding that, while speaking to the reporters, Driscus Du Plessis said: “He’s behaving like a clown in there. That’s not how a champion behaves. That’s not how a man behaves. He’s behaving like a child. Conduct yourself like a champion. There are people looking up to you, and you’re behaving like that? No. If that sells tickets, good for him. I’ll sell tickets my way. I’m a gentleman. I’m a man. And I’ll behave like a man.”