Twitter Reacts To Dricus Du Plessis’ Win Over Whittaker & Faceoff With Adesanya At UFC 290

Dricus du Plessis gets it done as Israel Adesanya looks on 👀 #UFC290 pic.twitter.com/MahAgxxx6Y

— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) July 9, 2023

The difference in physicality between DDP and Whittaker was much bigger than I anticipated.

Whittaker dealt with Romero (twice!), but his punches never seemed to really hurt the South African.

By contrast, everything DDP threw seemed to have an effect.

— Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️ (@lthomasnews) July 9, 2023

Wow! That was a Proper whooping.

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) July 9, 2023

Israel Adesanya before face-ing off with Dricus Du Plessis 👀😳 pic.twitter.com/JvKlurgimQ

— XcellentMMA (@XcellentMMA) July 9, 2023

What a sight 🇿🇦#DricusDuPlessis pic.twitter.com/jxH1LvIeMz

— Lawrence Bailey ⚪ 🇿🇦 (@LawrenceBailey0) July 9, 2023

EU fans who fell asleep waking up to find out Dricus Du Plessis beat Robert Whittaker pic.twitter.com/IWCdvUsJF9

— Dovy🔌 (@DovySimuMMA) July 9, 2023

🎥 REACTION CAM 🚨

We have a new #1 contender at 185 🔥#UFC290 @dricusduplessis pic.twitter.com/XeYDFzmJ0m

— Fight Disciples (@FightDisciples) July 9, 2023

South Africa 🇿🇦 Stand Up – Well done DDP It’s your TIME 🕰️ This Stylebender has made his name P*** ! Go finish him & take what’s yours 🥇@dricusduplessis pic.twitter.com/qDEU0TgQIQ

— Kevin Lerena (@Kevlerenaboxing) July 9, 2023

Huge congrats to South African MMA and South Africa, period! That is an incredible win for them inside the UFC’s Octagon! Title fight next for sure!
Let’s go S.A 🇿🇦 ❤️

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) July 9, 2023

I guess 100% air du plessis is the real deal #UFC290

— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) July 9, 2023

DRICUS DU PLESSIS GOES 6-0 BY TAKING DOWN ROBERT WHITTAKER IN THE SECOND ROUND AT #UFC290 🇿🇦💪👏 pic.twitter.com/tqd7PRgnsI

— SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) July 9, 2023

A world title fight face-off!

🏆 @Stylebender vs. @DricusDuPlessis 🇿🇦 is NEXT. #UFC290 pic.twitter.com/E5yrOoo8x5

— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) July 9, 2023

Dricus Du Plessis reacts to face off with Israel Adesanya: pic.twitter.com/IRUwTQFk2b

— MMAFPress (@MMAFPress) July 9, 2023

WTF IS ISRAEL ADESANYA SAYING 💀💀#UFC290 pic.twitter.com/gIUPFyKjCr

— Jmag (@jmagings) July 9, 2023