Tyla’s Grammy win for chartbuster ‘Water’ song celebrated by UFC’s first-ever South African champion

The only South African UFC Champion, Dricus Du Plessis, congratulates Tyla Laura Seethal for winning the Grammys.

Tyla’s Grammy win for chartbuster ‘Water’ song celebrated by UFC’s first-ever South African champion

UFC champion Dricus Du Plessis applauds Tyla Laura Seethal on winning the Grammys (via Instagram)

South Africa’s music sensation Tyla Laura Seethal won a Grammy in the latest edition of ‘The Grammy Awards’. She won the award for her single ‘Water’ in the inaugural category of ‘Best African Music Performance’. What’s more impressive is that she is just 22 years old. This achievement received the attention of the newly crowned UFC champion, Dricus Du Plessis.

In his recent Instagram post, Dricus Du Plessis shared a picture of Tyla Laura Seethal winning the Grammy and applauded her on the achievement. Further, in the captions, Du Plessis expressed feeling pride in South Africans making a mark at the global level. Here is what he wrote:

SA setting the world alight!!! Congratulations to @tyla on winning the Grammy for her song water.
Dricus Du Plessis (via Instagram)
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Tyla Laura Seethal went against the odds competing for the Grammys alongside legends like Burna Boy, Asake, Davido, and more. Nonetheless, she came up top and won the award. Likewise, UFC fighter Dricus Du Plessis fought against the odds to just get into title contention. Especially, many wrote him off in his fight against Robert Whittaker, but the South African produced a huge upset by knocking him out.

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Du Plessis after his impressive win over Robert Whittaker went on to fight for the title. As such, he faced Sean Strickland at UFC 297 this year. After five grueling rounds, he came victorious via split decision. With this win, he became the first South African UFC champion. As such, he was elated when Tyla Laura Seethal, a fellow woman from his country won a prestigious award on a global stage.

Dricus Du Plessis wants to bring UFC to South Africa

Dricus Du Plessis was a proud South African who made history by becoming the first UFC champion from the country. However, he had bigger goals as he now aimed to bring the UFC to South African soil. Also, the UFC teased an event in Africa for years. But, it never came to fruition for various reasons.

Dricus Du Plessis wants to bring the UFC to South Africa
Dricus Du Plessis wants to bring the UFC to South Africa

In his recent interview with ‘KFM 94.5’, Dricus Du Plessis expressed his wish to bring UFC to South Africa. He was so determined that he was even ready to wait out a couple of months to make it happen. As such, he wanted to create a legacy by headlining a UFC card on African soil. Here is what he said:

I want to bring the UFC to South Africa. That’s what needs to happen. That’s legacy. If I have to wait it out a couple of months, I’m willing to do that. UFC on African soil, on home soil in South Africa has never been done. That’s legacy, that’s going to be remembered forever. That’s what we want
Dricus Du Plessis (via KFM 94.5)

Dricus Du Plessis earlier called out Israel Adesanya in his post-fight presentations. The fight was to happen when Adesanya held the belt but Sean Strickland spoiled the plans. Now, considering both are of African descent, a UFC card in Africa looked more promising than ever. Also, UFC CEO, Dana White, mentioned being serious about UFC Africa with Dricus Du Plessis as the champion.

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