“This guy can’t hold my jock strap!” Brendan Allen berates UFC champ Dricus du Plessis after five-round war at UFC Vegas 90

Middleweight contender Brendan Allen makes bold claims about facing off against Dricus Du Plessis and defeating him easily.

“This guy can’t hold my jock strap!” Brendan Allen berates UFC champ Dricus du Plessis after five-round war at UFC Vegas 90

Brendan Allen believes in easily defeating Dricus Du Plessis (via Imago)

Brendan Allen secured a close split decision victory against Chris Curtis at UFC Vegas 90. The Louisiana native targeted champion Dricus Du Plessis as the next opponent. Allen didn’t hold back and shared his claims about defeating the champion with ease.

Brendan Allen was extremely stoked after his win and did a post-fight interview with ESPN MMA. During the conversation, the fighter expressed his confidence in his ability and how he could win against Dricus Du Plessis. According to Allen, Du Plessis did not match up to him stylistically.

I’ve seen the guy train, I know guys that have trained with him. The guy can’t hold my jock strap at the end of the day. When I come, when I show up, stylistically that guy knows he can’t touch me. He can’t hang with me… I’d f**k him up
Brendan Allen via ESPN MMA
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After defeating Curtis, Allen is now on an impeccable seven-fight win streak. His last loss in the UFC coincidently came against Curtis in 2021, but the fighter finally avenged it. Allen is now clear about his intentions and has started his first step towards fighting for the middleweight belt.

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However, Du Plessis is currently focused on fighting Israel Adesanya and teased about the potential title defense at UFC 305. Allen is the #6 ranked fighter in the division and does not have a win over the top 10 or top 5 ranked contenders. As such, Allen remains at least one or two more wins from competing for the title.

Dricus Du Plessis unveils motivation behind Brendan Allen’s Intense Desire to fight him

Brendan Allen has called out Dricus Du Plessis many times and is yet to get the opportunity to fight him. In the past, Allen has spoken about not being impressed by Du Plessis’s performances on multiple occasions. Allen has also gone on to claim that Du Plessis’s title win as a lucky encounter.

Dricus Du Plessis responds to Brendan Allen’s continuous call-outs
Dricus Du Plessis responds to Brendan Allen’s continuous call-outs(via MMA Fighting/Cageside Press)

The South African has only addressed the callouts from Allen very few times. Dricus had a confusing reaction to the callouts from Allen. He admitted that the Louisiana native might not like him as a person or as a fighter.

I don't know. The man doesn't like me. I haven't really spent a lot of time with Brendan. We haven't sparred or anything like that..I guess he sees something in me which he can beat or he doesn't like.
Dricus Du Plessis via UFC 290 pre-fight media scrum

Dricus Du Plessis occasionally undergoes training sessions at Kill Cliff FC in Florida when he comes to the US. Brendan Allen has been a part of the gym since 2020. According to Du Plessis, their interactions have not been friendly since they started working together as fellow trainees at the same gym. Both fighters seem to have unfinished business and will only settle inside the octagon when the stars align.

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