South African UFC Champion Dricus Du Plessis has faced criticism for wearing a t-shirt that read 'Trump prefers champions' at a media event in Sydney ahead of his title fight against Sean Strickland. The shirt choice has been met with mostly negative reactions from South Africans, particularly in light of recent tensions between the US and South Africa over comments made by President Donald Trump regarding the Land Expropriation Bill.
Dricus Du Plessis defends his UFC middleweight championship against Sean Strickland on Sunday morning. Photo: AFP South Africa ns had mixed reactions, mostly negative though, towards UFC Champion Dircus du Plessis’s choice of clothes at a media event on Wednesday.
This, amid tensions between the two nations over comments made by newly elected US President Donald Trump regarding the Land Expropriation bill. The bill caused a stir between the two nations, with American tech billionaire Elon Musk getting involved as well. “The champ is more of a politician than an athlete … He will feel it soon when South Africans attack him. It's not only him who’s a known white athlete but others they know that represent SA even if they don’t agree with what’s happening here” said Rudy Nkuthalo.
“How about just leaving people to have their own political views. I don’t know who’s worse, the left or the right. Maybe use some intuition here as opposed to an emotional response.
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