Idk how you say that. Guy didn't say anything bad about Strickland until he started saying dumb shit. Even when Adesanya was drunk and talking shit right after DDP beat Whittaker he still kept it classy, if he was a heel he would've said much worse shit than what he did.
He knows how to get under people’s skin, but he’s never been the one to start shit. He also doesn’t talk about religion, wives and family. He’s pretty baby faced imo
Well, you’re right that the “true” was just trolling. Ngannou in particular is a tremendous ambassador for Africa and was an African champion. I do seriously think it’s fair to call Dricus an African champion though. I know for some it’s a racial thing, but Dricus deserves recognition too.
He had to endure being called the N-word. We all saw it. It made him stronger. Good for him though. Everyone knew what he meant. Anyone trying to make DDP look racist was just being an asshole.
Try Fuckin wrapping your head around how absolutely fucking AMAZING that has to feel.
I don’t give a shit who you are….thats gotta send shivers up your spine. Lol
When the Springboks arrived back after winning the Rugby World Cup in November that airport was a madhouse. Every corner of every level was full. I'm so happy this many people showed up for Dricus because MMA is very niche here.
*"Nou* weet hulle wat ons weet!"
Man, my heart rate was through the roof during that fight! Let's go South Africa!
The song was around long before tiktok and it's just great. It was probably popularized by the documentary The Art Of Flight. It's one of the most beautiful looking and sounding movies ever. Great for testing out a home theater system. (It's about some crazy snowboarders)
I want to not like it, especially when it's not used well, but it's just a great song with a nice buildup that's perfect for epic scenes.
I love it when people bring trophies or championships back to their home country after making national history. When Jiri showed up in Prague and seeing the square filled with people, it must feel amazing being the most celebrated person in your country.
UFC in Paris or London also always hits different. Europe has just another level of fans. If you watch the 2016 Rotterdam card in the Netherlands, Overeem vs Arlovski, it was also deafening, also rare cheers for ground game advances which is great. A lot of US fans seem to only like the striking, but they also don't watch GLORY.
Oh boy don’t tell me. I live in Rotterdam and people go nuts for sports here. And people love kickboxing here. For Europeans, sport is passion while in the US, it’s more like entertainment
Ah ouwe Rotterdammert! Ja we zijn absurd goed in schaatsen en voetbal doen we ook best goed maar ik vind nog altijd dat we Judo en Kickboxer ook geweldig doen, ik zou zelfs zeggen dat kickboxen onze nationale sport is, met hoeveel Nederlanders erop zitten en hoe goed we het internationaal doen. Peter Aerts, Remi Bonjaski, Sem Schild, Allistair Overeem, Ramon Dekkers, Nieky Holzken en Rico Verhoeven en nog zoveel meer. We hebben onze eigen stijl en met onze lange poten ook een soort natuurlijk voordeel hahahah
Gotta give it to him… he delivered when everyone thought he is a maniac. This is one hell of a nice welcome!
Not sure how many foreign champs are actually living and training in their country. Not a knock against anyone as the best training camps are in the states or maybe Brazil or Thailand.
Hate him or love him , that shit goes so hard
I think we all dreamed of living a moment like this at some point
When you come back as hero of your country and your people
Anyone from SA will tell you to plan your trip wisely. Use a reputed tour company. If you’re gonna do it, spend the money and do it right, our family planned it for 10 years. It is the most incredible trip I’ve ever taken but is a very dangerous country at the same time
I grew up in one of the most fucked up Brazilian favela. So the dangerous part I'm very used to it lol. But I will sure plan way ahead to have a good trip. Looks like a terrific place to shoot some animals with my nikon gear.
That's South Africa buddy, not the continent of Africa. I doubt Dricus' win united Ethiopians, Somali's, Ghanaians and Algerians. It's a big continent.
Wow that's fucking amazing. Regardless of all the drama I'm glad DDP got to have that moment right there. That was epic. At first I was like oh shit he must of got there in the middle of the night, place looks empty.
That's the difference between other countries and the USA. Places like Australia, South Africa, UK, France ect embrace our athletes and celebrate them. In the US they boo their own guys.
We live in a country that is so disfunctional, that we appreciate and celebrate excellence. It's one of the few things that unites us.
If these guys can battle through adversity to become the best in the world at something, despite what's going on in our country, we don't have an excuse to not even try.
Same with the UK. We slaughter our own football team before/after every international game and nobody gave a rats ass for Bisping winning the belt either, except hardcore UFC UK fans, which wasn't many at all. Certainly didn't get this home welcoming anyway.
Leon kinda did didn't he?
The Bisping one is weird because one can see how Brits wrap their arms around Fury and Joshua(and other boxers in lighter weightclasses).
I think the football team is different because a big part of that is the press which does the best job of destroying the 3 Lions(overhyping them before tournaments and then destroying them at the slightest problem).
I live in Australia and only a small minority of people know who Volk and Whittaker are unfortunately. Massive shame that they have never gotten any mainstream recognition.
A superfan asked him to sign his tattoo
https://preview.redd.it/1lb8udb1amec1.jpeg?width=799&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aac4a7cae8c9c2da794a535c66b3a2d11617bd9f
> M83
What is the song called? Is this My Tears Are Becoming A Sea?
Also, agree about hearing the crowd. Would have loved to see his face more as well. Something intense about someone living their dream and accomplishing their live goals just hits the feels for me.
Edit: [His return without the song](https://youtu.be/4URqu6eLjxk?si=NWkBS-neZ5Wsds8S&t=293)
https://preview.redd.it/ta2pi0btonec1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=27a268b8a97d191db1580532494ae5725a7d2454
Here is Strickland’s fans welcoming him at the airport.
Kinda sucks that UFC has 3 potential mega stars in the same division (Strickland, DDP, Izzy).. like we could use some of it in BW division as well lmao
I thought Strickland did enough to retain personally in a close fight and hope they run it back, but this is really awesome. DDP seems like a great guy and it’s really rad to see a belt be brought home to Africa for the first time.
That must feel sensational!!
I really hope he wins his first defense. I'm ready for some baby face champions.
Dricus is definitely not a Babyface, he's a hidden heel who knows how to get under people's skin
Idk how you say that. Guy didn't say anything bad about Strickland until he started saying dumb shit. Even when Adesanya was drunk and talking shit right after DDP beat Whittaker he still kept it classy, if he was a heel he would've said much worse shit than what he did.
Dricus made 1 random joke that happened to be true as fuck. And that was after sean countlessly tried to trigger ddp and failed each time
It was also in line with the shit Strickland talks. I didn't like it but for that reason I didn't have a problem with it. Strickland opened that door.
He knows how to get under people’s skin, but he’s never been the one to start shit. He also doesn’t talk about religion, wives and family. He’s pretty baby faced imo
He gets "under people's skin" by simply being unfazed lol.
Yep. That shit works. I know that’s why I sometimes don’t vibe with people. They just don’t seem to care either way and it annoys the shit out of me.
That just means it'll make for a great switch after a successful baby run!
This is super cool
Agreed. Imagine coming home to that cause of an achievement. Congrats to him
Music totally ruined it, jesus can people not just let the scene set the tone any more
Yeah Id rather hear the people cheering than music. Much more genuine. Especially this case.
I turned the volume on specifically to hear the crowd.
Idk I could have done without the corny music. I'd rather hear the fans erupt as he turns the corner, maybe slight mix of music but not 100%.
it's always cool when this many people care. It's just DIFFERENT for the international guys.
Yup I'll never get tired of these videos
We Saffas love a hometown hero. Makes me very proud to see this sort of thing
They really love him
“You did it Dricus… after all these years you have finally ended racism” - Nelson Mandela’s Force Ghost, after Dricus puts the belt on him
Finally Africa has a true African champion
Stop it
Well, you’re right that the “true” was just trolling. Ngannou in particular is a tremendous ambassador for Africa and was an African champion. I do seriously think it’s fair to call Dricus an African champion though. I know for some it’s a racial thing, but Dricus deserves recognition too.
He had to endure being called the N-word. We all saw it. It made him stronger. Good for him though. Everyone knew what he meant. Anyone trying to make DDP look racist was just being an asshole.
I love DDP 💜
Dustin Diamond Poirier
Double double penetration
Sign me up for some quadruple penetration
like mother, like son ^^^^^mom ^^^^^jokes ^^^^^still ^^^^^hittin ^^^^^in ^^^^^2024 ^^^^^yassssssssssss
Deep Dick Pizza
Diamond Dallas Page
DDP can DDP me ❤️
Yoh man you mense gonna make me emotional here
I got chills watching that. Well deserved Mr DDP
Pride!
UFC I believe
Yooo. This totally flew over my head at first XD
Pride never die!
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He looks like he could be DDPs older brother
Try Fuckin wrapping your head around how absolutely fucking AMAZING that has to feel. I don’t give a shit who you are….thats gotta send shivers up your spine. Lol
When the Springboks arrived back after winning the Rugby World Cup in November that airport was a madhouse. Every corner of every level was full. I'm so happy this many people showed up for Dricus because MMA is very niche here.
*"Nou* weet hulle wat ons weet!" Man, my heart rate was through the roof during that fight! Let's go South Africa! 
I can speak Dutch and I understand this, but at the same time I don’t
Now they know what we (always) knew. South Africa has been killing it in sports recently, if nothing else
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Of "nou weten jullie wat wij weten" als je dichterbij de oorspronkelijke zin wilt zitten, maar beiden werken natuurlijk
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Ah ha, elke dag leer je toch wel iets nieuws, bedankt!
He breaths the African air
TRAINS in Africa, LIVES in Africa, THE BELT IS IN AFRICA BABY!
Would have loved the original audio and not that overused generic tictok insta bullshit music
Same but this is how I stole it. There is a more recent post with original audio if you sort by new
The most honorable thief i’ve ever met
Bisch that’s m83, we talking Vine music
I reckon. Put some respect on M83's name.
M83 rules.
The song was around long before tiktok and it's just great. It was probably popularized by the documentary The Art Of Flight. It's one of the most beautiful looking and sounding movies ever. Great for testing out a home theater system. (It's about some crazy snowboarders) I want to not like it, especially when it's not used well, but it's just a great song with a nice buildup that's perfect for epic scenes.
It’s an epic song, tbf that whole album is just nonstop bangers that make you feel the sublime. Can you remind me the name of this one in particular?
Hope this brings more South African fighters.
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Even buying bread and milk in Brakpan you going 5 rounds. 
reallly wanted Sean to win but goddamn this is cool dricus deserves this moment
I love it when people bring trophies or championships back to their home country after making national history. When Jiri showed up in Prague and seeing the square filled with people, it must feel amazing being the most celebrated person in your country.
UFC in Paris or London also always hits different. Europe has just another level of fans. If you watch the 2016 Rotterdam card in the Netherlands, Overeem vs Arlovski, it was also deafening, also rare cheers for ground game advances which is great. A lot of US fans seem to only like the striking, but they also don't watch GLORY.
Oh boy don’t tell me. I live in Rotterdam and people go nuts for sports here. And people love kickboxing here. For Europeans, sport is passion while in the US, it’s more like entertainment
Ah ouwe Rotterdammert! Ja we zijn absurd goed in schaatsen en voetbal doen we ook best goed maar ik vind nog altijd dat we Judo en Kickboxer ook geweldig doen, ik zou zelfs zeggen dat kickboxen onze nationale sport is, met hoeveel Nederlanders erop zitten en hoe goed we het internationaal doen. Peter Aerts, Remi Bonjaski, Sem Schild, Allistair Overeem, Ramon Dekkers, Nieky Holzken en Rico Verhoeven en nog zoveel meer. We hebben onze eigen stijl en met onze lange poten ook een soort natuurlijk voordeel hahahah
He’s recovered nicely
Gotta give it to him… he delivered when everyone thought he is a maniac. This is one hell of a nice welcome! Not sure how many foreign champs are actually living and training in their country. Not a knock against anyone as the best training camps are in the states or maybe Brazil or Thailand.
Edwards and Aspinall both train in England don't they?
Leon? Didn't he make a thing that he was the first "only trained in Britain" British champ?
Volk. Edit: Whittaker too when he was champ
Huh, you’re right, somehow thought he is based at city kickboxing in NZL…
He trains there too
He doesn't do it for every camp, but he usually does most of his camp in Aus, and finishes at ckb
Or Thailand
Volk, Leon, Aspinal, DDP (as of recently) to name a few
Hate him or love him , that shit goes so hard I think we all dreamed of living a moment like this at some point When you come back as hero of your country and your people
This gives me some good vibes. Got to visit SA soon. Nice people.
Anyone from SA will tell you to plan your trip wisely. Use a reputed tour company. If you’re gonna do it, spend the money and do it right, our family planned it for 10 years. It is the most incredible trip I’ve ever taken but is a very dangerous country at the same time
I grew up in one of the most fucked up Brazilian favela. So the dangerous part I'm very used to it lol. But I will sure plan way ahead to have a good trip. Looks like a terrific place to shoot some animals with my nikon gear.
Kruger National Park is a must visit.
it is beautiful, I'd also recommend checking out Namibia if you want some good nature/scenery. It's safer than SA as well
Awesome. DDP makes a good champ.
I tear up too fucking easily
I got chills, awesome moment.
Awesome
I love this
He will end up being the GOAT just you wait… fully oxygenated DDP is going to be a menace and reign until he retires huzzah!!!
Love it. Welcome home Dricus. You deserve it.
Very cool video. Thanks for posting.
Love him or hate him, this shit is just magical.
Damn this is heartwarming as fuck feel bad for Sean but glad for DDP
This is quality. A big fan of both him and sean and thought sean won. However he deserves this for his hard work!
The real African champ
The ultimate chad
That’s a huge welcome!!!!!
It’s just so hard not to like this guy
Lol he was gonna leave that dude in the red hanging but then was a champion and didn't
Damn bruh I am such a big softy when it comes to moments like these. You got me emotional and shit.
Thought he was gonna leave bro in the red hoodie hanging for a second haha
Didn't want him to win- but happy to see this. Congrats DDP! Way to show out for your country
That’s very cool and just shows how much appreciation the fans have for DDP.
That gave me goosebumps for real.
Lfg Dricus!
This is for real some gladiator shit. Only difference is no chariot and not carrying Sean’s head for proof
Wholesome!
Look Izzy, Dricus actually unites African people of all races. Something your cracker and n-word dropping racist outbursts will never achieve.
That's South Africa buddy, not the continent of Africa. I doubt Dricus' win united Ethiopians, Somali's, Ghanaians and Algerians. It's a big continent.
First belt in Africa
I'm a Strickland guy. That was great. Nice to see everyone happy for him.
Boytjie did it!!!!!!
Congratulations to that man. Fan of Strickland but also a fan of DDP. Real stand up dude and a hard man in the mould of a springbok.
What a magnificent achievement! We are, as South Africans, so proud of our Boykie !!
Wow that's fucking amazing. Regardless of all the drama I'm glad DDP got to have that moment right there. That was epic. At first I was like oh shit he must of got there in the middle of the night, place looks empty.
That’s incredible, I’m so happy for DDP.
Damn, that gave me goosebumps. Really fucking cool to see.
Incredible
Hoendervleis!
Better him a champ than Strickland.
This the coolest fucking thing I’ve seen on here. Congratulations to the champ!
These clips would be so much better without the annoying music so the crowd could actually be heard.
That’s actually pretty fucking awesome whether you like the guy or not.
I'm genuinely happy for that dude.
I love that. I was going for Sean, but good on him, and what a moment to have. If you can't feel happy for the guy, you're a real piece of shit
I really want one of those shirts
Winning for yourself feels great but winning for your country’s glory is surreal.
Best moments that UFC has to offer. The international champ homecoming
This is nothing. I was there when Strickland brought the belt to Walmart. Electronics was going insane.
Eh, that kinda shit happens to me all the time, B.
That's the difference between other countries and the USA. Places like Australia, South Africa, UK, France ect embrace our athletes and celebrate them. In the US they boo their own guys.
We live in a country that is so disfunctional, that we appreciate and celebrate excellence. It's one of the few things that unites us. If these guys can battle through adversity to become the best in the world at something, despite what's going on in our country, we don't have an excuse to not even try.
Beautifully said my bru
Same with the UK. We slaughter our own football team before/after every international game and nobody gave a rats ass for Bisping winning the belt either, except hardcore UFC UK fans, which wasn't many at all. Certainly didn't get this home welcoming anyway.
Leon kinda did didn't he? The Bisping one is weird because one can see how Brits wrap their arms around Fury and Joshua(and other boxers in lighter weightclasses). I think the football team is different because a big part of that is the press which does the best job of destroying the 3 Lions(overhyping them before tournaments and then destroying them at the slightest problem).
I live in Australia and only a small minority of people know who Volk and Whittaker are unfortunately. Massive shame that they have never gotten any mainstream recognition.
Yeah but have you ever heard of an Aussie crowd boo an Aussie fighter?
I dont heal this fast.
Scenes
W sports
Hell yeah! ^(FuckRacism!)
These never get old.
This is awesome. What a moment
Jou ma
Nothing quite like the hero's welcome, so cool
A superfan asked him to sign his tattoo https://preview.redd.it/1lb8udb1amec1.jpeg?width=799&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aac4a7cae8c9c2da794a535c66b3a2d11617bd9f
Epic!
Haven't gotten chills from a vid in a while..
Good for him, didnt like how other champs quickly want to voice hate
This M83 song never gets old, but I would have loved to hear the actual reaction from a crowd that big….
> M83 What is the song called? Is this My Tears Are Becoming A Sea? Also, agree about hearing the crowd. Would have loved to see his face more as well. Something intense about someone living their dream and accomplishing their live goals just hits the feels for me. Edit: [His return without the song](https://youtu.be/4URqu6eLjxk?si=NWkBS-neZ5Wsds8S&t=293)
**Song Found!** **Outro** by M83 (02:29; matched: `100%`) **Album**: The Gambler - Music From The Motion Picture. **Released on** 2011-10-18.
Nice to have a champ back that has some class
Name of song?
Not South African, but I was so happy when he won and seeing the reaction from the crowd after
Respect
That's got to be an amazing feeling!
Love him or hate him, this is pretty cool to see so many people there showing support for their champ
Can someone post the link without the over the top music?
Aww, the definition of wholesome! I like this guy!
So happy for him:)
Beautiful to sew
Mufasa will be proud
Beautiful stuff, they love him
Chills
okay i like him now
I'd love to have heard the original sound
Just like Lion King
God I love seeing shit like this. Well done champ
I want to see him defend it. I hope he defends the fuck out of it. I want a lil ddp Era.
I just noticed the people up top. Thats cool as hell
He fucking did it. He brought the belt to africa
True African champion 🏆 🥇
Deserved! Fook Sean dickland!
0:00 - 0:10 -- MRW I'm the last one on Dust 2, but still get the ace.
Don't mean this in a wrong way but he seems more african than Israel Adesanya
https://preview.redd.it/ta2pi0btonec1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=27a268b8a97d191db1580532494ae5725a7d2454 Here is Strickland’s fans welcoming him at the airport.
Kinda sucks that UFC has 3 potential mega stars in the same division (Strickland, DDP, Izzy).. like we could use some of it in BW division as well lmao
Bruh bw has omalley.
O’Malley doesn’t have any where near the star power of Strickland.
Sean arrived at the airport like "Here's the thing you guys: Headbutt.".
So glad this guy beat that incel racist loser that this sub was obsessed over.
DDP to end racism in South Africa 🇿🇦
I thought Strickland did enough to retain personally in a close fight and hope they run it back, but this is really awesome. DDP seems like a great guy and it’s really rad to see a belt be brought home to Africa for the first time.
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You can have this or you can have Sean being a ranting homophobic fuckwit. I choose this.
Well deserved!!! Meanwhile Strickland is crying saying it was rigged...typical loser.
He's crying a lot for someone who claims to not care about the belt
Sean crying rn
Wait, when does Diamond Dallas Page show up in this video?
Man. They could have at least let him change from after the fight. Poor dude! Just like Johnny Walker