Fans Defend Dricus du Plessis as Prince Kaybee Calls Him Out After Defeat: “When Did He Do That?”

Fans Defend Dricus du Plessis as Prince Kaybee Calls Him Out After Defeat: “When Did He Do That?”

  • Prince Kaybee reacted after Dricus du Plessis lost his UFC Middleweight World Champion title belt to Khamzat Chimaev
  • Prince Kaybee made allegations against Dricus du Plessis and questioned the former UFC Middleweight World Champion's judgment
  • Netizens took to the comments and backed Dricus du Plessis and pushed back against Prince Kaybee

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Prince Kaybee calls out Dricus du Plessis
Fans defended Dricus du Plessis after Prince Kaybee called him out after his UFC defeat. Image: Gallo Images / Oupa Bopape, Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC
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As South Africans continue to process Dricus du Plessis’s loss to Khamzat Chimaev, producer and club DJ Prince Kaybee has added his two cents. Prince Kaybee called out Dricus du Plessis for endorsing President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, who have accused South Africa of promoting a white genocide.

Taking to his X account on Sunday, 17 August 2025, Prince Kaybee weighed in on news that a section of South Africans was celebrating Dricus du Plessis’s first professional loss as an MMA fighter. This saw him lose his UFC Middleweight World Champion title belt to Khamzat Chimaev.

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Prince Kaybee calls out Dricus du Plessis after UFC defeat

In a post on X, Prince Kaybee asked several questions targeting Dricus du Plessis. He also pointed out that while South Africans have their differences, they generally get along. The Children of the South producer questioned the UFC Middleweight World Champion contender’s reasoning when he supported those peddling falsehoods against South Africa. The post was captioned:

“Why did he lie or carry the white genocide propaganda? We have our differences, but in most cases, people just generally get along. I mean, I have white people who religiously listen to my music, and I appreciate them as people who support me. Why was he embracing the falsehood? Did he not think it would come with some backlash? What was he thinking, man?”

Netizens react as Prince Kaybee calls out Dricus du Plessis

In the comments section, several South Africans highlighted Prince Kaybee’s error and highlighted that Dricus du Plessis had never commented on white genocide directly or racism. Others argued that the backlash against du Plessis wasn’t about what he had said, but what he had done.

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Here are some of the comments:

@j_ellick said:

“Please send me the clip where Dricus mentions genocide. Please.”

@iamjoshdylan argued:

“People are making it a race thing when it’s really a standing with the nation thing.”

@bistromatics highlighted:

“I can't find him saying anything about genocide. Did he? I see he mentioned farm murders, which, given he is white and Afrikaans, and he has friends and family affected by it, makes sense to me.”

@pataderp asked:

“When did he do that?"
Fans defend Dricus du Plessis as Prince Kaybee calls him out
Prince Kaybee sparked debate after calling out Dricus du Plessis. Image: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC, Oupa Bopape/Gallo Images
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What did Dricus du Plessis say about white genocide in South Africa?

Dricus du Plessis has not directly said anything related to white genocide in South Africa. Briefly News reported that the former UFC Middleweight World Champion publicly supported Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

Sometime this year, Dricus wore a t-shirt with the slogan:

“Trump prefers champions.”

When asked about Donald Trump, Dricus du Plessis spoke highly of the American President and recounted what he had said during their meeting.

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“He said good changes are coming. He’s holding many people and countries accountable for everything, and it’s amazing to see," he said at the time.

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Tayananiswa Zvikaramba (Editor) Tayananiswa Zvikaramba is an entertainment writer at Briefly News. He previously worked as a profiler, sports, human interest, entertainment, and current affairs writer at Pindula (2016-2022) and iHarare (2022-2025). He holds a BA Honours in Archaeology from the University of Zimbabwe (2010-2013), YOAST SEO for Beginners (2023), YOAST Block Editor Training (2023), and YOAST Structured Data for Beginners (2023). Email: tayananiswa.zvikaramba@briefly.co.za