Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has taken to social media to say he 'would love to see' Dricus du Plessis defend his belt against Alex Pereira.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has taken to social media to say he ‘would love to see’ Dricus du Plessis defend his belt against Alex Pereira.Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has taken to social media to say he 'would love to see' Dricus du Plessis defend his belt against Alex Pereira.
The news came as a surprise to many fans as Rountree Jr isn’t currently ranked in the top five at 205 pounds.Pereira will need to get by Rountree Jr before starting the process of cutting weight if he is serious about his bid to become a simultaneous two-division champion by beating Du Plessis early in 2025.In something of a twist, according to Dricus Du Plessis’s head coach Morne Visser, that possible clash between ‘Poatan’ and ‘Stillknocks’ could be closer than fans realise.
“I’m sure that the UFC will be okay with it, if that’s what he’s said, I know Dricus is game, so we’ll go up – we won’t wait for him to come down.”“We were criticised a few times for Dricus saying no because of injuries in the past, this fight was supposed to happen earlier… Don’t ask me what the gameplan will be for Alex but if it’s December, we’ll be ready.”
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