UFC Champion Dricus du Plessis is facing a backlash for praising US President Donald Trump in his recent comments.

Du Plessis' actions have forced some South Africans to support Strickland. On X, Misu Zuma encouraged the former champion to ‘more’ Du Plessis.

Dricus du Plessis made headlines by wearing a black t-shirt that read "TRUMP PREFERS ... who was born in Pretoria, South Africa, and spent a significant part of his young life there before ...

Dricus du Plessis recently came out in support of Elon Musk and Donald Trump, but there may have been more than just politics at play.

South Africa's Dricus Du Plessis claimed a landslide decision victory in his title rematch with Sean Strickland to retain his UFC middleweight title in Sydney.

Sean Strickland fights Dricus Du Plessis during UFC 297 at ScotiaBank Arena. / Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images But, at the end of today, it's one fight at a time for the South African champ.

With both fighters being deceptively difficult to kill, their first encounter back at UFC 297 ended up being a tactical, back-and-forth battle that saw Du Plessis narrowly scrape out a split decision ...