South African mixed martial artist Dricus du Plessis becomes the first South African to win a UFC championship, while Bafana Bafana defeats Namibia 4-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) match.
The South Africa n flag that flew high and proudly on Sunday morning, when mixed martial artist Dricus du Plessis became world champion in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) – remained there when Bafana Bafana knocked the lights out of Namibia in the Africa Cup of Nations ( Afcon ) just before midnight.
Du Plessis set the tone in the early hours of Sunday morning by defeating Sean Strickland in Toronto, Canada, in a bruising battle for the middleweight championship – becoming the first South African to win a UFC championship. In Korhogo, Ivory Coast, Bafana turned the Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium into what felt like the claustrophobic UFC octagon for Namibia – battering their helpless neighbours 4-0 to leave more blood on the floor than Du Plessis di
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