{"id":18662,"date":"2025-02-09T03:57:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T02:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=18662"},"modified":"2025-02-09T03:57:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T02:57:45","slug":"dricus-du-plessis-reveals-the-fighter-he-thought-could-put-his-lights-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/dricus-du-plessis-reveals-the-fighter-he-thought-could-put-his-lights-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Dricus Du Plessis Reveals The Fighter He Thought Could Put His Lights Out!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dricus Du Plessis is the reigning and defending Middleweight champion of the UFC<\/a>. He is the first South African fighter to win a UFC title and is one of the best fighters on the current UFC roster. Du Plessis is ranked as the 7th best pound-for-pound fighter and has taken down many big named fighters in his division. He will now defend his title for the second time against a familiar opponent in Sean Strickland in UFC 312. The first time Du Plessis fought Strickland, it was a close fight but he ultimately won via decision. Since then, Du Plessis has defended his title against Adesanya once and was victorious in UFC 305.<\/p>

Du Plessis is undefeated in the UFC so far. He has fought 8 times in his UFC career and has not never lost. A part of that is due to his striking prowess. Du Plessis land 6.18 strikes in a minute which sits at second amongst all-time middleweight fighters. He is also excellent when it comes to his takedowns as Du Plessis has an takedown accuracy of 50% which ranks 3rd in the middleweight division. He has a good overall game and knows when to take the fight to the ground or exchange blows while he’s on his feet. <\/p>

Du Plessis is not scared of anybody in the UFC. However, he recently revealed that he was nervous going against one fighter in the UFC. Du Plessis knew that a mistake against that caliber of an opponent, may put you to sleep! Let’s find out who that fighter is.<\/p>

Dricus Du Plessis was nervous taking on Israel Adesanya in UFC 305<\/h2>

Dricus Du Plessis recently went on UFC legend Demetrious Johnson’s podcast, Mighty<\/a> and revealed how he felt facing off against Israel Adesanya in UFC 305. He said “The nerves for that fight was something… I would say the most nervous I’ve been for a fight. Even more nervous than fighting for the titles itself purely because knowing the pedigree that I’m fighting.” Du Plessis continued “You’re fighting a guy that can literally, with one mistake, put your lights out.” <\/p>

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