Caio Chases DDP To South Africa, ‘Stillknocks’ Responds – MMA Mania
Caio Borralho has wanted to fight Dricus Du Plessis for years.
Even now that “DDP” is no longer Middleweight kingpin, Borralho is still chasing that fight. In fact, the No. 5-ranked contender Borralho flew all the way to South Africa to find “Stillknocks” if multiple social media posts are to be believed. “4 callouts, no answer,” Borralho wrote. “So I came to Johannesburg myself.”
“Where is Dricus?” Borralho asks a statue in Johannesburg, South Africa. “Do you know where he is? No words from him. I was in Brazil, and now I’m here looking for Dricus … I just cannot find him. No response.”
In fact, Borralho did receive a response in the comments. On both posts, Du Plessis commented to invite Borralho to come to his gym and spar in person.
“Come to @cit_performanceinstitute then we spar we can record it if you want,“ Du Plessis offered in response.
To which Borralho replied, “Stop being a little kid, just sign the contract bro.”
Obviously, Borralho wants to get an official UFC bout booked and potentially make ground in the 185-pound division with a victory. Du Plessis, however, claims that no such contract has been sent and renewed his offer of a gym scrap.
“What contract?” Du Plessis wrote back. “You actually think you’re in the conversation? Come to the gym I’m like a 30 [minute] drive from you, let’s see if you’re at least man enough to show up, we start at 9AM Friday.”
Though his one-sided loss to Khamzat Chimaev was about eight months ago, Du Plessis remains unbooked. He was briefly rumored to face Brendan Allen in Miami, but “All In” wound up matched versus Edmen Shahbazyan instead. Of all the available contenders, Borralho makes more sense then most, though he could still be sidelined in favor of Allen or even Nassourdine Imavov.
Either way, the Middleweight crown will be on the line when Khamzat and Sean Strickland face off next weekend at UFC 328. Both Borralho and Du Plessis want to be in the conversation for the next title shot, which requires another high-profile win for either man.
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Even now that “DDP” is no longer Middleweight kingpin, Borralho is still chasing that fight. In fact, the No. 5-ranked contender Borralho flew all the way to South Africa to find “Stillknocks” if multiple social media posts are to be believed. “4 callouts, no answer,” Borralho wrote. “So I came to Johannesburg myself.”
“Where is Dricus?” Borralho asks a statue in Johannesburg, South Africa. “Do you know where he is? No words from him. I was in Brazil, and now I’m here looking for Dricus … I just cannot find him. No response.”
In fact, Borralho did receive a response in the comments. On both posts, Du Plessis commented to invite Borralho to come to his gym and spar in person.
“Come to @cit_performanceinstitute then we spar we can record it if you want,“ Du Plessis offered in response.
To which Borralho replied, “Stop being a little kid, just sign the contract bro.”
Obviously, Borralho wants to get an official UFC bout booked and potentially make ground in the 185-pound division with a victory. Du Plessis, however, claims that no such contract has been sent and renewed his offer of a gym scrap.
“What contract?” Du Plessis wrote back. “You actually think you’re in the conversation? Come to the gym I’m like a 30 [minute] drive from you, let’s see if you’re at least man enough to show up, we start at 9AM Friday.”
Though his one-sided loss to Khamzat Chimaev was about eight months ago, Du Plessis remains unbooked. He was briefly rumored to face Brendan Allen in Miami, but “All In” wound up matched versus Edmen Shahbazyan instead. Of all the available contenders, Borralho makes more sense then most, though he could still be sidelined in favor of Allen or even Nassourdine Imavov.
Either way, the Middleweight crown will be on the line when Khamzat and Sean Strickland face off next weekend at UFC 328. Both Borralho and Du Plessis want to be in the conversation for the next title shot, which requires another high-profile win for either man.
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David Benavidez faces Cruiserweight champion Gilberto Ramirez, while Nayoa Inoue battles Junto Nakatani in a stacked Cinco de Mayo weekend for boxing.
Anthony Joshua vs. Kristian Prenga odds, boxing betting lines for their July 25 showdown in Riyadh, with “AJ” a lopsided favorite to defeat the regional “Doorman.”
Arman vs. Mugzy for RAF09 on May 30 in Dallas has jaded UFC fans pushing back against the nonsensical booking after suffering from Tsarukyan overload in recent weeks.
UFC fighter Matt Brown, who survived a mass shooting in 2004, blasted Dana White for his “tone deaf” reaction to the White House Correspondents Dinner.
Jack Della Maddalena vs. Carlos Prates first staredown video, face off ahead of their UFC Perth headliner on Sat. night (May 2, 2026) on Paramount+ at RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia.
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