Braaivleis and Pap: Dricus Du Plessis Reveals Where He Gets His Strength From

• South Africa's Dricus du Plessis finished Australia's Robert Whittaker in just two rounds of their UFC 290 bout
• Du Plessis dropped Whittaker in round two and followed it up with punches, forcing the referee to stop the fight
• Stillknocks recently explained where he gets his punching power from and how he was able to beat the Aussie

South Africans are just built differently.

That’s how Dricus du Plessis explained his meteoric rise up the UFC charts and his notorious punching power.

Stillknocks has been making quite the name for himself in the UFC with his rise up the Middleweight rankings and turned heads when he finished Robert Whittaker in two rounds at UFC 290.

The Australian went into the fight as the favourite, but simply had no answer for the South African’s power.

Having only lost to Israel Adesanya twice in the past nine years, many felt Whittaker would notch up another win, but du Plessis picked up the victory instead.

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Du Plessis reveals strength secret

After the bout, when asked where his punching power comes from, Stillknocks explained it was the result of eating braaivleis and pap.

Du Plessis added that South Africans were just built differently and he used that innate strength to stop the Aussie in his tracks.

His victory over The Reaper means du Plessis he is now the number one-ranked Middleweight in the UFC and the next challenger for Adesanya’s belt.

It also saw him improve his professional MMA record to 20 wins and just two losses, per the UFC. Nine of those wins have come via knockout, while 10 have come via submission, proving he doesn’t only rely on his strength.

In the UFC, du Plessis is undefeated in six fights, finishing four via KO/TKO.

Du Plessis earns title fight

As Sports Brief also reported, du Plessis and Adesanya will clash for the UFC Middleweight title, after the South African defeated Australia's Whittaker in round two of their main card bout at UFC 290.

The reigning champion, who was at cage side for the number one contenders' fight, entered the Octagon and got face to face with Stillknocks, launching a verbal tirade that featured use of the N-word.