“This Is What African Greatness Looks Like…”: Amid “Real African” Debate Against Israel Adesanya, Dricus Du Plessis Gets the Support of UFC World After “Motivated” Post

Dricus Du Plessis claimed to be the real African fighter, which enraged two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. ‘Stillknocks’ mentioned how he lives and breathes African air and dismissed other African-origin fighters like Kamaru Usman and Francis Ngannou. Moreover, Du Plessis went the extra mile after sharing a post on Instagram of him sporting the South African national flag. Many fans have shared their reactions on the social media platform.

‘Stllknocks’ earlier claims that Adesanya, Usman, and Ngannou were not “real Africans” since they migrated to other countries outside the continent. This statement didn’t sit well with ‘The Last Stylebender’ as he promised to take revenge for the comments.

Dricus Du Plessis sports the South African national flag

The 29-year-old middleweight fighter never holds back from expressing his love for his country of South Africa. He is proud to represent the rainbow nation, which was apparent from his recent Instagram post. Dricus Du Plessis shared a picture with a bruised face, posing with the national flag of South Africa, to show how much the nation means to him.

Du Plessis also added a small message in the caption, claiming that is only working to prove people right. He said, “I’ve never been motivated by those I can prove wrong, but I’m always motivated by those I’ll prove right.” His post has drawn a lot of reactions from not only the fans but from some of his fellow UFC fighters as well.

Fans react to the 29-year-old’s recent post on Instagram

‘Stillknocks’s recent post saw positive reactions from former UFC champion Miesha Tate, up-and-comer Maycee Barber, and famous commentator Jon Anik. They showered their support for the 29-year-old South African ace by liking the post. Let us take a look at the reactions from fans.

• The real African
• African king
• This is what African greatness looks like, don’t fear the reaper, the reaper fears you
• Whitiker has no idea of danger coming his way. Evuka’Mva idliwa zizgweba. When greatness calls South Africa always answer the call
• Africa loves you
• The only real african in UFC today 
• Pretty soon there will finally be a true African champion unlike the ones who claim to be African but haven’t lived there since childhood.

The fans were full of support for the 29-year-old undefeated fighter. They called him the real African fighter and believes that he will defeat Robert Whittaker at UFC 290. The fans also believe that Dricus Du Plessis is the only real African fighter currently in the UFC. Moreover, they claim that the UFC will have its first African champion when Du Plessis wins the title.

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Dricus Du Plessis is currently on a 5-fight winning streak and is undefeated in the UFC. He is gunning for the title and will look to extend his run with a win over middleweight veteran and former champion, Robert Whittaker. Moreover, he has all the support from his fans back in South Africa.

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