South African UFC champion Dricus du Plessis has publicly expressed his support for Donald Trump, despite the US President's critical stance towards South Africa. This comes after Trump threatened to cut funding to South Africa pending an investigation into alleged land confiscation from white farmers and accused the country of mistreating certain groups. Du Plessis's stance has drawn attention, as he previously highlighted the issue of farm murders in South Africa during the Black Lives Matter movement. His support for Trump raises concerns among some fans, who question the alignment with anti-South African rhetoric.
South Africa's UFC champions Dricus du Plessis has voiced his support for Donald Trump , despite the US President's anti-SA stance. Pictures: AFPhas nailed his colours to the mast, and that flag is the USA as he has voiced his support ofThis comes after Trump announced that he planned to cut funding to SA pending an investigation into alleged confiscation of land from white farmers. Trump also accused South Africa of treating”‘certain classes of people” badly.
“South Africa is going through so much. Farm murders are taking the whole country by storm,” said Du Plessis at the time. “People are getting murdered daily. Nobody in the world really knows what’s going on there. Stay strong, we can beat this battle. Let’s stop the farm murders, I want the world to see what’s happening in South Africa. It’s one of the most beautiful countries in the world that is being ruined by stuff like this.”
It will come as no surprise that Du Plessis has a huge following in South Africa, as the rapidly rising sport of MMA continues to bring in new fans.Du Plessis is therefore in an incredible position of power and influence, and to side with Trump should be a huge area of concern for his fans. Or is it just about his fighting?
It’s about both, and separating the political views of Du Plessis and his performance in the octagon should be problematic. After all, Du Plessis and his fans bleat on with their cliche, “No DNA, just RSA!” Which doesn’t make much sense when you side with Trump and his anti-SA rhetoric.. Letters should be a maximum of 500 words, and may be edited for length. Anonymous correspondence will not be published. Submissions should include a contact number and physical address .
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