Several Springboks including the likes of Siya Kolisi and Handre Pollard took to social media to send Dricus du Pleas motivation ahead of his historic UFC fight.
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The likes of Kolisi, Pollard, RG Snyman, Willie le Roux, Trevor Nyakane and Jesse Ariel all recorded their messages of support for du Pleases as he looks to make history against Sean Strickland on Sunday morning.
“Hulle weet niet wat ons weet” was one of the trending quotes used throughout the Springboks successful Rugby World Cup title defense in France with du Plessis firmly behind the Boks. Now, they have returned the favour. Check out this heartfelt message from the Boks to Dricus.
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SPRINGBOKS SEND DRICUS DU PLESSIS HEARTFELT MESSAGE
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Therefore, the whole of South Africa is behind du Plessis as he looks to secure SA’s first-ever UFC title.
Moreover, both fighters have really impressive UFC records heading into this titanic showdown on Sunday morning. Strickland boasts a 28-5 record. Meanwhile, du Plessis has a 20-2 record in UFC. The SA-born UFC fighter takes on Strickland on Sunday in the main event of UFC 297 at 05:00 (SA time).
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