{"id":325349,"date":"2026-07-19T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/?p=325349"},"modified":"2026-07-19T10:03:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T08:03:34","slug":"du-plessis-terug-op-die-wenpad-met-oortuigende-oorwinning-oor-usman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/du-plessis-terug-op-die-wenpad-met-oortuigende-oorwinning-oor-usman\/","title":{"rendered":"Du Plessis terug op die wenpad met oortuigende oorwinning oor Usman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dricus du Plessis is weer op die wenpad met \u2019n oorwinning oor Kamaru Usman in die hoofgeveg van UFC Oklahoma City. Die voormalige middelgewigkampioen het \u2019n laat aanslag van die legendariese Nigeri\u00ebr oorleef om met 50-45, 49-46 en 49-46 te wen in \u2019n taktiese geveg wat nooit werklik \u2019n hoogtepunt beleef het nie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Du Plessis het as die nommer twee-middelgewig die geveg betree en was vasbeslote om terug te slaan nadat hy sy titel in sy vorige geveg verloor het. Usman, wat laas in Junie 2025 geveg het, het van weltergewig opgeskuif in \u2019n poging om \u2019n tweede UFC-titel in \u2019n ander gewigsklas te verower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#39;STILLKNOCKS&#39; IS BACK \ud83e\udef3<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dricusduplessis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DricusduPlessis<\/a> returns to the win column as he earns the UD victory in dominant fashion at <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/UFCOKC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCOKC<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HggNzKReJR\">pic.twitter.com\/HggNzKReJR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ufc\/status\/2078680143162450012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-suid-afrikaner-neem-vroeg-beheer\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Suid-Afrikaner neem vroeg beheer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die eerste ronde het heeltemal aan Du Plessis behoort. Hy het die middel van die agthoek beheer en stelselmatig sy ritme gevind terwyl Usman versigtig aan die buitekant beweeg het. Die Suid-Afrikaner se regterhand het herhaaldelik sy teiken getref en die voormalige weltergewigkampioen vroeg onder druk geplaas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Du Plessis het met sterk houe punte aangeteken wanneer Usman probeer nader beweeg het. Die Nigeri\u00ebr het kortstondig sukses behaal deur digby te probeer stoei en Du Plessis se lyf aan te val, voordat \u2019n lae hou die geveg tydelik onderbreek het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The knee lands flush \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8<br><br>[ <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/UFCOKC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCOKC<\/a> is LIVE NOW on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/paramountplus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ParamountPlus<\/a> ] <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mAq0Kw1tcH\">pic.twitter.com\/mAq0Kw1tcH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ufc\/status\/2078672816439013828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-kniee-laat-usman-wankel\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Knie\u00eb laat Usman wankel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die tweede ronde was waarskynlik die deurslaggewende een. Toe Usman die afstand verklein om sy stoeivermo\u00eb te benut, het Du Plessis hom met \u2019n knie getref wat die 39-jarige sigbaar seergemaak het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die Suid-Afrikaner het daarna \u2019n reeks houe ingekry, waaronder nog \u2019n knie, voordat Usman desperaat probeer het om sy teenstander grond toe te sleep. Du Plessis het egter slim beweeg en dit afgeweer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2019n Verwoestende regterteenhou het Usman laat struikel en grond toe gestuur, hoewel hy vinnig herstel het. Toe Usman gedink het hy is met \u2019n vinger in die oog gesteek, kon \u2019n weerkyk darem bewys dit is \u2019n skoon vuis wat hom getref het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Usman het swaar houe geabsorbeer voordat hy laat in die ronde sy beste oomblik beleef het deur Du Plessis vlugtig grond toe te sleep, maar Du Plessis het vinnig ontsnap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Five rounds. Zero quit. \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dricusduplessis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dricusduplessis<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USMAN84kg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USMAN84kg<\/a> earn FOTN bonuses!<br><br>[ B2YB <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ToyoTires?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ToyoTires<\/a> ] <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OB8J4nQvP0\">pic.twitter.com\/OB8J4nQvP0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ufc\/status\/2078689633450471590?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-momentum-verander-in-die-laaste-rondes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Momentum verander in die laaste rondes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die derde ronde was Usman se beste van die aand. Sy regterhoue het skoon getref en Du Plessis kortliks op die grond beheer, hoewel hy nie lank bo kon bly nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die vierde ronde het stadiger verloop, met albei vegters wat minder aanvalle geloods het namate moegheid begin inskop het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In die vyfde en laaste ronde het Usman alles ingesit. Nadat Du Plessis met \u2019n knie gemis het en n\u00f3g \u2019n lae hou gelewer het, het die voormalige kampioen vorentoe gestorm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hy het verskeie harde regterhoue en kombinasies geland, terwyl Du Plessis se werktempo merkbaar afgeneem het. Tog het die Suid-Afrikaner genoeg gedoen om met punte oortuigend te wen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dricus du Plessis is weer op die wenpad met \u2019n oorwinning oor Kamaru Usman in die hoofgeveg van UFC Oklahoma City. 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