Boks ‘100% behind Dricus’ as excitement builds for Perth ‘double header’

The world champion Springboks are fully behind UFC fighter Dricus du Plessis, who will also be in action in Perth this weekend.

Dricus Du Plessis shows off his middleweight UFC belt in January this year after beating Sean Strickland. Picture: Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images

A day earlier, the Boks are in action against the Wallabies, also in Perth, in their second match in the 2024 Rugby Championship. The highly-anticipated Du Plessis-Adesanya fight is finally happening at UFC305 after years of talking and both men claiming to be the best in the business and Africa’s top fighter. Du Plessis won the middleweight belt after

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