“I felt invincible” … Dricus du Plessis reflects what he learned about himself in the first Sean Strickland fight

The South African candidate continued to end every opponent who was placed in front of him to make his way to his first title shot.

Apart from his victory against Robert Whittaker at UFC 290, you did not receive Plessis the loan he deserved for his victories, and a large part of it was his conditioning.

The ultimate test would be five rounds against a pressure fighter like Sean Strickland and after the last bell sounded, his arm raised to become the new 185 pound champion.

Dricus du Plessis says that in his first fight with Sean Strickland, he proved that he can go five rounds

In 24 Pro fights, Dricus du Plessis only went to the scorecards twice when he defeated Sean Strickland and when he won his third UFC victory against Brad Tavares.

The expectation in the UFC 297 was that he would quickly start with knitting land, which later had the advantage in the fight, but expected ‘Stillkrocks’ and tried to make him upside down by remaining composed for the first rounds.

In a recent interview with Talksport, you spoke Plessis about his growing trust in the third round, in which he believes that his opponent started to see that he was going.

The championship rounds would always be of crucial importance and the challenger won the fourth on all three scorecards, although all the conversation around him went out in previous fights.

“When the fourth round came, I go into a fourth round for the first time in my entire career. I felt like I was in a cloud, I felt invincible. I felt fresher than before the start of the fight. I thought we could fight now and this fourth round was far my best round. “

Du Plessis’ Cardio was also seen in his first title defense against Israel Adesanya, where the fourth round proved to be crucial again when he apparently gathered and inserted his opponent at UFC 305.

The champion is now confident that it can adapt to everyone’s pace.

“I had to prove to the world that I can go as hard as possible for five laps.”

Dricus du Plessis surprised people at UFC 297

In his first fight with Sean Strickland, Dricus du Plessis did not completely reinvent himself to completely drop his opponent, but he showed some adjustments.

‘Stillknocks’ was able to use a variety of techniques to land his opponent more effectively without bundling him with him with ruthless dedication.

Strickland and his team now know that you will not empty Plessis his guest tank alone, but he throws big and explosive shots from Bell zu Bell.

The measurement of its performance and Cardio will be the champion again on Saturday evening in the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.