Teddy Atlas Praises Dricus Du Plessis as a Smart 'Monster Truck' Before UFC 297

Famed boxing coach Teddy Atlas holds Dricus Du Plessis in high regard, especially after Du Plessis' name performance at UFC 290. Du Plessis, with a record of 20- 2 in MMA and an emotional 4- 0 in the UFC, is set to face middleweight champion Sean Strickland( 28- 5 MMA, 15- 5 UFC) in the main event at UFC 297 on Saturday, taking place at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto and available on pay- per- view, ESPN, and ESPN.Du Plessis earned his No. 1 contender status by defeating former champion Robert Whittaker with a TKO at UFC 290, a palm that caught the attention and admiration of Teddy Atlas.

Atlas confided the South African fighter not just for his physical prowess but also for his strategic thinking inside the octagon. Speaking on THE FIGHT with Teddy Atlas, the seasoned coach expressed his admiration, saying, “ He's so big, he's so strong, he's so explosive, he's so ruinous. He's that monster truck that runs over the lower bones

He's that big, he's that physical, and he imposes his physicality on you. I ’ve met him. When he beat Whittaker to get to the spot that he’s in right now, it was a big derangement. Everyone allowed

Whittaker was
going to win that fight. He didn’t just beat him, he canceled Whittaker." Atlas emphasized that what sets Du Plessis piecemeal isn't just his size and strength but also his intelligence in the ring. Du Plessis showcased a combination of physicality, fashion, and fight Command in his palm over Whittaker, making it a truly emotional feat in Atlas's eyes.

“ It was really emotional. But then the reason why I suppose so much of Du Plessis Yeah, he’s big, yeah, he’s George Foreman strong and all that stuff. But he’s smart. However, I would n’t have been as impressed as I was that night against Whittaker, If he was just big and strong. He didn’t just beat Whittaker only on physicality; he beat him because he mixed his size and his physicality with fashion and brainpower, ” Atlas concluded.ufc ufc 297 sean strickland ufc tonight dricus du plessis ufc fight night khabib nurmagomedov jim miller magomed ankalaev joe pyfer ufc fights max holloway mayra bueno silva ufc fight raquel pennington sean strickland next fight alex pereira strickland vs du plessis strickland movsar evloev ufc 297 card justin gaethje strickland vs du plessis odds mike malott chris curtis