VIDEO: Siya Kolisi and Eben Etzebeth go crazy after Dricus du Plessis' win!
Updated | By The Drive with Rob and Roz
It was a great weekend for South Africa!
On Sunday, August 18th, the proudly South African UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis faced Nigerian-New Zealand mixed martial artist Israel Adesanya.
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'Stillknocks' du Plessis was ready to defend his title as world champion and the two fighters had a lot to say about each other leading up to the fight.
Finally, it was time to put those words into action and du Plessis did not disappoint:
AND THERE IT IS #UFC305 pic.twitter.com/p6GoaVczV3
— mnmn (@MK6Gti__) August 18, 2024
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After fighting to retain his title as World Champion, du Plessis and Adesanya shared a special post-match moment.
It wasn't just 'Stillknocks' who was holding the SA flag high this weekend.
The Proteas beat the West Indies by 40 runs and the Springboks dominated the Australians for a second weekend in a row.
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With the rugby world champions so close to the UFC 305 event it only made sense that some of them would make their way to support a fellow South African athlete.
Siya Kolisi and Eben Etzebeth even had the honour of joining du Plessis for his walkout into the arena:
How it started vs. How it’s going.#rugby #UFC305 pic.twitter.com/4N1WuD4zXd
— The Sharks (@SharksRugby) August 18, 2024
But the moment he took down Adesanya in the fourth round, there was nobody more excited than Etzebeth and Kolisi in the whole arena.
Watch their celebration here:
We love to see it!
This moment. ❤️🇿🇦
— Brent Lindeque (@BrentLindeque) August 18, 2024
Flip, I love South Africans.@dricusduplessis #UFC #UFC305 #MMA pic.twitter.com/aCIkKsrUxt
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