Dricus du Plessis (English Wikipedia)

Shelton, Cole (7 September 2022). "Darren Till booked for return at UFC 282 against Dricus Du Plessis". | BJPenn.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

bleacherreport.com

Zucker, Joseph. "Israel Adesanya to Fight Dricus du Plessis at UFC 305; 1st Since Sean Strickland Loss". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

bloodyelbow.com

Tabuena, Anton (17 December 2023). "UFC champ Sean Strickland removed from UFC 296 after cageside brawl with Dricus Du Plessis - UPDATED". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

boksburgadvertiser.co.za

Sabelo Mashego (19 December 2019). "Du Plessis takes EFC 83. It was built up over an elongated two years". boksburgadvertiser.co.za. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

cagesidepress.com

"KSW 50: London Full Results". cagesidepress.com. 14 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
Bitter, Shawn (10 October 2020). "UFC Fight Island 5 Results: Dricus Du Plessis Impresses in Debut With KO". Cageside Press. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
Behunin, Alex (10 July 2021). "UFC 264 Results: Dricus du Plessis Knocks Out Trevin Giles". Cageside Press. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
Doherty, Dan (2 July 2022). "UFC 276: Dricus Du Plessis Batters Brad Tavares in Bloody Brawl". Cageside Press. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
Dewar, Val (10 December 2022). "UFC 282: Dricus Du Plessis Submits Darren Till, Spoils Return". Cageside Press. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
Jay Anderson (4 March 2023). "UFC 285: War with Dricus du Plessis ends with Derek Brunson's corner throwing in the towel". Cageside Press. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
Dewar, Val (8 July 2023). "UFC 290: Dricus Du Plessis Stuns the World, TKOs Robert Whittaker". Cageside Press. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
McCorry, Patrick (21 January 2024). "Dricus Du Plessis Realizes Dream, Takes Split Decision And Title". Cageside Press. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
Jay Anderson (17 August 2024). "UFC 305: Dricus Du Plessis Submits Israel Adesanya, Retains Middleweight Title". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
Jay Anderson (8 February 2025). "UFC 312: Victorious Dricus Du Plessis Bloodies, but Can't Finish, Sean Strickland". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 8 February 2025.

cbssports.com

"UFC 293 fight card: Israel Adesanya to defend middleweight title against Sean Strickland in Australia". cbssports.com. 8 August 2023.

cmtrading.com

"Meet Our EFC Champion - Dricus du Plessis". 29 January 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

combatpress.com

Rob Tatum (30 August 2014). "EFC Africa 33 Results: McLellan Chokes Out Du Plessis to Retain Middleweight Title". combatpress.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

dailymaverick.co.za

Hemmonsbey, Keanan (21 January 2024). "Dricus du Plessis makes history as SA's first UFC middleweight champ". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

dailyvoice.co.za

"Dricus is groot fan of Trump". www.dailyvoice.co.za. Retrieved 8 February 2025.

efcworldwide.com

"EFC Athletes Profile: Dricus "Stillknocks" du Plessis. www.efcworldwide.com/". 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
"Du Plessis - EFC Worldwide". efcworldwide.com. 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

eurosport.com

Mackenzie, Alasdair (17 December 2023). "UFC 296: Sean Strickland attacks Dricus Du Plessis in the middle of shocked Vegas crowd - 'Out of his mind'". eurosport.com. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

fcfighter.com

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fight-madness.com

"KSW 45 took place Saturday night, October 6 from The SSE Arena, Wembley in London, England. www.fight-madness.com". Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

fightersonlymag.com

Head, Simon (6 July 2023). "Dricus du Plessis says 'there won't be any denying me' a title shot if he defeats Robert Whittaker at UFC 290". Fighters Only. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

fightsports.tv

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forbes.com

Brian Mazique (21 January 2024). "UFC 297 Results - Winners, Finishes, Bonuses And Highlights". Forbes.com. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

foxsports.com.au

Walshaw, Nick (28 April 2023). "'Strange thing to get done': Whittaker baffled by 'dangerous' rival's move — The Takedown". Fox Sports. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

globo.com

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Raphael Marinho (24 September 2020). "UFC sets former KSW champion as opponent of Markus Maluko, October 10". globoesporte.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020. (in Portuguese)

iol.co.za

Dricus du Plessis gives Las Vegas some Afrikaans lessons at UFC 276 Julian Kiewietz, iol.co.za (2 July 2022)
"Henry Fadipe Cannot Make the Fight". Retrieved 16 December 2023.
"Dricus du Plessis gives Las Vegas some Afrikaans lessons at UFC 276". iol.co.za. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

jitsmagazine.com

Phillips, Sabrina (14 July 2023). "Watch Dricus Du Plessis Submit An Entire Gracie Barra Team". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

lwmag.co.za

"EFC 50 Results". 18 June 2016. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

marca.com

Sam (20 January 2024). "Dricus Du Plessis Nickname: Why is the South African fighter nicknamed "Stillknocks"?". Marca. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

mmadecisions.com

MMA Decisions (20 January 2024). "MMA Decisions - Dricus Du Plessis defeats Sean Strickland". mmadecisions.com. Retrieved 18 August 2024.

mmadna.nl

"Trevin Giles vs. Dricus Du Plessis toegevoegd aan UFC evenement op 20 maart". MMA DNA. 13 January 2021. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

mmafighting.com

"KSW 43 results: Dricus du Plessis stops Roberto Soldic to claim welterweight title. www.mmafighting.com". 14 April 2018. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
Alexander K. Lee and Mike Heck (10 March 2021). "Dricus Du Plessis out of UFC Vegas 22, Roman Dolidze steps in to fight Trevin Giles". mmafighting.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
Alexander K. Lee (11 July 2021). "UFC 264 bonuses: Kris Moutinho earns share of Fight of the Night for gutsy performance". mmafighting.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
Shaun Al-Shatti and Mike Heck (25 January 2022). "Chris Curtis vs. Dricus du Plessis set for UFC 273". mmafighting.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
Mike Heck (15 March 2022). "With Chris Curtis and Albert Duraev out, Dricus Du Plessis now faces Anthony Hernandez at UFC 273". mmafighting.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
"With Kelvin Gastelum now facing Dricus Du Plessis, Anthony Hernandez welcomes newcomer Josh Fremd at UFC 273". mmafighting.com. 29 March 2022. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
Shaun Al-Shatti (1 April 2022). "Kelvin Gastelum injured, UFC 273 bout with Dricus du Plessis canceled". mmafighting.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
Alexander K. Lee (19 April 2022). "Brad Tavares vs. Dricus Du Plessis set for UFC 276". mmafighting.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
Martin, Damon (17 December 2023). "Dana White blames himself for Sean Strickland vs. Dricus du Plessis brawl at UFC 296: 'This assh***' sat them next to each other'". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
Lee, Alexander K. (7 December 2024). "Dricus du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland 2, Zhang Weili vs. Tatiana Suarez announced for UFC 312 in Australia". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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mmamania.com

Hiergesell, Dan (11 December 2022). "Bonuses! All Fighters With Finishes Collect $50K". MMAmania.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
Harkness, Ryan (12 April 2023). "Nose issues had Du Plessis getting just '8% oxygen' during UFC career". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

msn.com

‘Huge congrats to South African MMA’ - Dricus du Plessis garners praise from Conor McGregor after major UFC win Julian Kiewietz, msn.com (9 July 2023)

news24.com

"'I'm no brother of yours, son': Dricus du Plessis on being African and loving beer". news24.com. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
Mostert, Herman. "Dricus hails 'amazing' US president ahead of UFC title defence: 'Trump prefers champions'". Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2025.

sherdog.com

"Extreme Fighting Championship (Africa) EFC Africa 40". Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

southafricanmma.com

"EFC 62 Results: History is Made". Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

sportsbrief.com

"Dricus Du Plessis Eyes Clean Sweep of Wins for South Africa Against Australia". sportsbrief.com. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.

sportsnet.ca

"Toronto main event fighters Strickland, du Plessis fight in crowd at UFC 296". Sportsnet.ca. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

talksport.com

"Crazy footage emerges of Dricus du Plessis coach using taser on fighters".

tapology.com

"Fightcenter: Dricus "Stillknocks" du Plessis. www.tapology.com". Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
"UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis | MMA Event". Tapology.
"UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya | MMA Event". Tapology.
"UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 | MMA Event". Tapology.

thesouthafrican.com

"Dricus du Plessis to carry flag ahead of Springboks vs All Blacks". thesouthafrican.com. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

ufc.com

"Dricus du Plessis | UFC". UFC.com. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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"UFC Middleweight - Stats". UFC.com. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.

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mmajunkie.usatoday.com

Nolan King (22 April 2021). "UFC 264 adds Dricus Du Plessis vs. Trevin Giles to lineup". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
Mike Bohn (28 December 2022). "Derek Brunson vs. Dricus Du Plessis added to UFC 285 lineup in March". MMA Junkie. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
"Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus Du Plessis added to UFC 290; Dana White says winner gets Israel Adesanya". MMA Junkie. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
"UFC 290 bonuses: Only one of the sub-40-second stoppages got an extra $50,000". MMA Junkie. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
"UFC 290 video: Israel Adesanya, next challenger Dricus Du Plessis have racially charged in-cage faceoff". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. 9 July 2023.
"Dana White announces three UFC title fights to headline three pay-per-views in early 2024". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. 6 November 2023.
Danny Segura (20 January 2024). "UFC 297 play-by-play and live results". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

wako.sport

"All Official Results of Cadets & Juniors World Championships!". WAKO. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

web.archive.org

"Fightcenter: Dricus "Stillknocks" du Plessis. www.tapology.com". Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
"EFC Athletes Profile: Dricus "Stillknocks" du Plessis. www.efcworldwide.com/". 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
"Du Plessis - EFC Worldwide". efcworldwide.com. 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
Ariel Helwani (5 April 2022). Dricus Du Plessis Rips Kelvin Gastelum: 'He Literally Took Food Off My Table' - MMA Fighting. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via YouTube.
Rob Tatum (30 August 2014). "EFC Africa 33 Results: McLellan Chokes Out Du Plessis to Retain Middleweight Title". combatpress.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
"Extreme Fighting Championship (Africa) EFC Africa 40". Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
"EFC 50 Results". 18 June 2016. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
"EFC 62 Results: History is Made". Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
"KSW 43 results: Dricus du Plessis stops Roberto Soldic to claim welterweight title. www.mmafighting.com". 14 April 2018. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
"KSW 45 took place Saturday night, October 6 from The SSE Arena, Wembley in London, England. www.fight-madness.com". Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
"KSW 50: London Full Results". cagesidepress.com. 14 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
"Lesar Scores Major Upset At EFC 80. www.fightsports.tv". 29 June 2019. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
Sabelo Mashego (19 December 2019). "Du Plessis takes EFC 83. It was built up over an elongated two years". boksburgadvertiser.co.za. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
Raphael Marinho (24 September 2020). "UFC sets former KSW champion as opponent of Markus Maluko, October 10". globoesporte.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020. (in Portuguese)
Bitter, Shawn (10 October 2020). "UFC Fight Island 5 Results: Dricus Du Plessis Impresses in Debut With KO". Cageside Press. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
"Trevin Giles vs. Dricus Du Plessis toegevoegd aan UFC evenement op 20 maart". MMA DNA. 13 January 2021. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
Alexander K. Lee and Mike Heck (10 March 2021). "Dricus Du Plessis out of UFC Vegas 22, Roman Dolidze steps in to fight Trevin Giles". mmafighting.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
Nolan King (22 April 2021). "UFC 264 adds Dricus Du Plessis vs. Trevin Giles to lineup". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
Behunin, Alex (10 July 2021). "UFC 264 Results: Dricus du Plessis Knocks Out Trevin Giles". Cageside Press. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
Alexander K. Lee (11 July 2021). "UFC 264 bonuses: Kris Moutinho earns share of Fight of the Night for gutsy performance". mmafighting.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
Shaun Al-Shatti and Mike Heck (25 January 2022). "Chris Curtis vs. Dricus du Plessis set for UFC 273". mmafighting.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
Mike Heck (15 March 2022). "With Chris Curtis and Albert Duraev out, Dricus Du Plessis now faces Anthony Hernandez at UFC 273". mmafighting.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
"With Kelvin Gastelum now facing Dricus Du Plessis, Anthony Hernandez welcomes newcomer Josh Fremd at UFC 273". mmafighting.com. 29 March 2022. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
Shaun Al-Shatti (1 April 2022). "Kelvin Gastelum injured, UFC 273 bout with Dricus du Plessis canceled". mmafighting.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
Alexander K. Lee (19 April 2022). "Brad Tavares vs. Dricus Du Plessis set for UFC 276". mmafighting.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
Doherty, Dan (2 July 2022). "UFC 276: Dricus Du Plessis Batters Brad Tavares in Bloody Brawl". Cageside Press. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
Shelton, Cole (7 September 2022). "Darren Till booked for return at UFC 282 against Dricus Du Plessis". | BJPenn.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
Dewar, Val (10 December 2022). "UFC 282: Dricus Du Plessis Submits Darren Till, Spoils Return". Cageside Press. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
Hiergesell, Dan (11 December 2022). "Bonuses! All Fighters With Finishes Collect $50K". MMAmania.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
Mike Bohn (28 December 2022). "Derek Brunson vs. Dricus Du Plessis added to UFC 285 lineup in March". MMA Junkie. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
Jay Anderson (4 March 2023). "UFC 285: War with Dricus du Plessis ends with Derek Brunson's corner throwing in the towel". Cageside Press. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

womanandhomemagazine.co.za

Woman and Home Team (15 January 2025). "Watch: Dricus du Plessis proposes to girlfriend Vasti Spiller at birthday bash, she says yes!". womanandhomemagazine.co.za. Retrieved 15 January 2025.

youtube.com

Ariel Helwani (5 April 2022). Dricus Du Plessis Rips Kelvin Gastelum: 'He Literally Took Food Off My Table' - MMA Fighting. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via YouTube.