Dricus du Plessis parents: UFC 312 star reveals mom’s unique trash-talking skills
UFC 185-pound champ Dricus Du Plessis has mom and her Twitter-finger to thank for UFC 312 build-up with Sean Strickland, and responsibility to banter.
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Dricus Du Plessis owes UFC 312 beef with Sean Strickland to mother and her 'Twitter-finger' (Source: X)
The UFC 312 PPV event goes live in just hours now. Challenger Sean Strickland tries to get back his gold from champion Dricus Du Plessis. The lead-up, even the last year as a whole saw much to-and-fro between them. Du Plessis, especially, spent the better part of 2024 honing in on the rival-shape pitfalls he could find with his on-point banter. The UFC 185-pound champ says he gets it from his mother!
The UFC 312 PPV (pay-per-view, ESPN2/Disney+, ESPN+) at Qudos Bank Arena felt like a middling PPV offering, at most. The grudge rematch aspect between Sean Strickland and DDP was there; that served up barely so.
For starters…there was that Khamzat Chimaev-sized hole with him being the legit top seed for gold. UFC 312 wasn’t a great pay-per-view (PPV) card. Dricus Du Plessis’ hype banter did help drive up the bargain. He says it’s a skill passed on from his mother and her ‘Twitter fingers’.
Yeah, my mom is incredible… it’s hilarious to see. I, I always – I’ve…I’ve spoken to her and said Mom you can’t like – I have no problem you bantering people but you can’t just you know stand up for me and…Like – I’m a world champion…And she…she doesn’t even mind to who she said she’ll. …she just talks to everyone and I’m like Mom that’s not even a real account. If you see my mom’s banter, then you realize also where mine comes from… Yeah she’s really good at it, …yeah it’s pretty funny
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The South African made Sean Strickland shed tears after their infamous brawls and verbal altercation. Recently, he went up against Israel Adesanya during the UFC 305 PPV kickoff/Media Day pressers, which even made him cry! He also argued that Nigeria’s true – Adesanya, Cameroon’s Francis Ngannou, and Nigeria’s Kamaru Usman won undisputed gold training outside of Africa. So that made him the prodigal African champ.
His banter aura is so ridiculous, that sportsbooks conducted a gimmicky money line of him making Sean Strickland cry yet again at UFC 312. It propped some easy chances on the upward of 2500 and going! Seemingly, Dana White and UFC matchmakers have Du Plessis’ mother to thank for the stud with a sharp tongue. The fighter says his mom has even a sharper hiss if someone were to say something foul about him; beware “Tarzan”.
Who are Dricus Du Plessis’ parents?
Dricus “Stillknocks” Du Plessis is of Welkom, South Africa fame. He transitioned into a pro career from Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) and Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki’s promotion to UFC. Now, DDP makes a second defense of the UFC middleweight gold at UFC 312.
Afrikaner Dricus Du Plessis was born to parents Japie and Gerda Du Plessis. Both of his parents studied at the Theunissen Hoerskool in South Africa, where they met for the first time. His family has supported Dricus, including attending some of his UFC fights. They also went viral with DDP, embracing him empathetically after his UFC 297 title win.
It was the tough love from his hard-hitting mom and dad that pushed him toward greatness. Matter of fact, they doubted he’d even get there!
UFC’s “Stillknocks” grew up with two brothers, Neil Du Plessis and WC Du Plessis. WC Du Plessis holds the position of CEO at Orzella Investments. Meanwhile, Neil Du Plessis pursuing a pro career as a lawyer while also competing in MMA; there’s also the matter of his partner.
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