What Is Dricus Du Plessis Religion? Is He Christian?

Dricus du Plessis, after defending his title successfully for the first time in his last outing, will be putting it on the line against the man he took it from, Sean Strickland, at UFC 312. After his win over ‘Tarzan’ in their previous encounter was marred with a bit of controversy, du Plessis would seek to take this opportunity this weekend to silence his doubters for good.

Besides being a champion, Dricus du Plessis is also the first one to earn UFC gold from his native country of South Africa. But what about his religious affiliation? Well, here’s what we know about the 31-year-old.

Dricus Du Plessis’ religion

Dricus du Plessis was born on the 14th of January, 1994. Throughout the years, there has been much debate about Dricus du Plessis’ nationality. Nevertheless, he is a South African by birth and his nationality remains as such. Additionally, his UFC biography has placed him residing in Welkom, South Africa. However, he was born in the Hatfield region of Pretoria in South Africa. When it comes to his religion, ‘DDP’ is a devout Christian.

Dricus du Plessis is an ardent Christian and has kept to his beliefs since 2013 when he posted on Facebook about which religion he follows. He has maintained his faith in Christianity and is also a family-oriented individual. The 185-pound champion has expressed love and gratitude to God in many of his social media posts, which aren’t necessarily about his religion.

Meanwhile, when we talk about his ethnic background, Dricus du Plessis created a bit of controversy when he claimed to be a real African fighter fighting in the UFC. While it did upset many UFC fighters of African origins, he still statistically holds the status of his country’s first UFC champion, which is situated in Africa. But let’s get to know the 31-year-old on a more personal note.

More about Du Plessis’ background

Dricus du Plessis was born to parents Japie and Gerda du Plessis and has two brothers by the name Niel du Plessis and WC du Plessis. He is the youngest in his household. Even though Japie and Gerda have highly successful children in various fields, they are rarely pictured together. The couple has retired and spends their time in South Africa and Dricus has shared many posts in appreciation of his parents on social media. As a way of celebrating Mother’s Day, the UFC fighter shared a series of pictures last year.

On the other hand, he has two brothers. One of them, Niel du Plessis, is also an MMA fighter. Niel began his MMA career in 2016 and has made a name for himself in the South African-based promotion, Extreme Fighting Championship. However, not much is known about the oldest brother, WC du Plessis.

Niel and Dricus du Plessis always had a sibling rivalry going on between them. The former is four years older than the UFC star and got into MMA after being inspired by ‘Stillknocks’. Furthermore, Neil du Plessis also maintains a career as an attorney in the High Court of South Africa. In his MMA career, Niel has a record of three wins and two losses and trains in his hometown of Pretoria.

Well, his family would be hoping to see their son record a win this weekend as Dricus du Plessis looks to continue his undefeated run in the UFC. Share your predictions for the fights in the comments down below.