'My world': Dricus du Plessis fiancée shows love after loss
Dricus du Plessis is being showered with love from his fiancée Vasti Spiller after he lost his UFC middleweight championship to Khamzat Chimaev. Chimaev, a Russian-Emirati mixed martial artist, defeated du Plessis 50-44.
The fight took place at United Center in Chicago on Saturday 16 August. The new UFC middleweight champion had a UFC record number of strikes and takedowns for a middleweight title fight, and remained undefeated with 15-0.
Through his loss, Dricus' fiancée Vasti Spiller showed him love by penning a touching Instagram post. Take a look…
'My world ♥️. This is just the beginning,' she wrote. View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Vasti Spiller (@vasti_spiller)
'❤️❤️❤️❤️️❤️❤️ he fought his WHOLE heart out and gave it all. So proud of him,' wrote @lorindasworld.
'Always our champ!!! Rest, back to the drawing board and bring the belt home. And good luck with the woman behind the man, tears, support and everything you do for him that we don't see. Jys just as much our Champ as Dricus. The woman behind the man 💖💖,' wrote @yolandi_padayachi.
'Dricus du Plessis In this game, I saw his will to move forward bravely. As long as it was another player who was completely suppressed by wrestling, he would have been hopeless long ago. He is not only desperately defending,And also tried wrestling and attacking with khamzat!Dricus du plessis He has shown us a true warrior who still gives his all in adversity! The real South African man🇿🇦💪,' wrote @super_cosair.
'❤️🙌👏 A heart like a lion. WE are proud of you Drikus. Give him an extra tight hug @vasti_spiller,' wrote @zephne.
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