THE CHAMP IS HERE! On the latest episode of "MightyCast" w/ Demetrious Johnson, DJ welcomes the UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis ahead of his rematch vs Sean Strickland at UFC 312! Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:10 PrizePicks: CODE MIGHTYCAST 1:55 Welcome DDP! 2:39 Israel Adesanya vs Dricus Du Plessis BREAKDOWN 5:15 DDP’s Unique Style 6:24 Takedowns are Harder Than People Think 7:53 DJ Teaches DDP About The Void 8:32 DDP’s High Shield 10:04 DDP’s “Falling” Style*** 12:40 DDP’s Martial Arts Background 14:24 DDP’s Championship Kickboxing Pedigree 15:29 Bowlero LINK IN BIO! 16:33 Transitioning from Kickboxing to MMA 17:50 DDP was Inspired By Fight Movies 😂 18:49 DDP’s First Amateur Fight 19:34 DDP Got Engaged On His Birthday 😂 21:59 DDP’s Struggles Early on in MMA 24:05 Kickboxing to MMA is a HARD Transition 27:14 Why Isn’t Kickboxing More Popular? 28:50 The Scariest Kickboxer in the World 27:30 DDP’s Impressive Record 29:43 Hexclad CODE MIGHTY 31:36 You HAVE to Sell Fights 34:51 Strickland vs DDP BREAKDOWN 41:57 DDP’s INSANE Training Routine 47:35 1STPHORM.COM/MIGHTYCAST 48:45 DDP’s Recovery Routine 49:30 DDP’s Eating Lion and Tiger?! 53:28 How Often Does DDP See Lions 57:42 Will DDP Go For a 2nd Belt? 59:02 DDP Wants to Be a Pro Race Car Driver?! 1:02:36 DDP’s SICK Daily Driver 1:05:21 Why Didn’t the Khamzat Fight Happen? 1:07:07 Why Strickland Got the Title Shot 1:08:57 DDP Gives DJ His Flowers 1:10:32 Where to Follow DDP 1:11:23 DDP’s First Language and Ancestors 1:13:50 Mighty Recap! 1:14:00 What DJ Loves About DDP 1:16:27 Strickland vs DDP BREAKDOWN 1:20:40 Khamzat Deserved the Title Shot Over Strickland? 1:23:05 The AWFUL Time Zone for UFC 312 1:24:22 UFC 312 IS ROUGH… 1:26:45 DDP Understands the Entertainment Side of Fighting 1:27:20 Weili Zhang vs Tatiana Suarez BREAKDOWN 1:28:10 South Africa is VERY Different from America 1:30:26 HOW BIG is Guru?! ⚡️1st Phorm 🇺🇸: https://1stphorm.com/mightycast Produced/edited by Michael Wonsover (@mwonsover on IG/Twitter) Edited by Nick Pappas (@nick_pappas44 on IG)