Dricus Du Plessis thinks all of Conor McGregor’s haters are simply jealous.
Regardless that he hasn’t competed contained in the Octagon in additional than three years, McGregor remains to be arguably the largest identify in all of fight sports activities. He’s additionally one of many richest with a internet price reportedly tipping the scales at $180 million.
Sadly, the as soon as beloved Irish megastar has seen loads of battle followers flip their again on him for one cause or one other, whether or not it’s his continuous trash-talking of fighters who truly compete or a plethora of authorized points just like the one which discovered him accountable for sexual assault.
However based on reigning UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis, a lot of the vitriol being aimed on the former two-division titleholder lately is nothing greater than pure envy.
“Division champion and in an absolute clinical display against Eddie Alvarez,” Du Plessis mentioned throughout an look on Straight Speak with Mark Bouris. “Folks neglect about that instantly now as a result of it’s been some time. The person’s sitting on his yacht, jeez. , it’s type of simple to sit down right here and choose, however I feel everyone’s type of jealous of that. And yeah, I imply, the person’s carried out some wild stuff, however that’s a totally totally different story.
“As for Conor McGregor the athlete, you must give that man all of the respect and thank our fathers for what occurred to this sport due to him. I imply, Conor McGregor, there’s loads of controversy across the man, 100%. However I did an interview a few months in the past the place I mentioned, whether or not you hate him or love him, you’ve obtained to respect what the person has carried out and achieved on this sport.
“People look at Conor McGregor now and say, ‘Oh, he’s done.’ Well, if he is done, good on him. You know, good on him. Because I’ve been a fan of his for a very long time.”
Dricus Du Plessis headlines UFC’s return to Australia
Dricus Du Plessis returns to the Octagon on Saturday, February 8 for his second middleweight title protection at UFC 312 in Sydney, Australia. After securing a giant win over Israel Adesanya in August, ‘DDP’ will look to as soon as once more fend off the person he took the title from, Sean Strickland.
Stillknocks’ can even put his ‘O’ on the road as he rides into The Land Down Below with an ideal 8-0 document underneath the UFC banner, together with wins over Robert Whittaker, Adesanya, and Strickland in his final three outings.
