“Should Release an Album”: UFC Champ Dricus du Plessis’ Voice on 'The Masked Singer SA' Wins Fans

“Should Release an Album”: UFC Champ Dricus du Plessis’ Voice on 'The Masked Singer SA' Wins Fans

  • South African mixed martial arts and Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis is a man of many talents as he has a great voice too
  • The MMA fighter took part in a singing competition, flexing his golden voice on The Masked Singer SA, and spke about it in a podcast with American Nina Drama
  • Social media users took time to compliment the UFC fighter, hoping to hear more music from him in future
An interview clip of @ninaframa with Dricus du Plessis revealed his performance at a singing competition, leaving many impressed.
UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis' voice wowed many after a clip of his 'The Masked Singer SA' performance resurfaced. Image: @ninadrama
Source: TikTok

Reigning UFC champion Dricus du Plessis impressed many social media users after it came to light that his talent stretches far beyond the MMA ring, as he is gifted vocally too.

A video clip of Dircus visiting podcaster @ninadrama was shared on TikTok by the American beauty, where the middleweight champion from Pretoria spoke about his stint on The Masked Singer SA.

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Dricus du Plessis' The Masked Singer SA appearance

During a sitdown with the UFC personality interviewer, Dricus told her that he was comfortable joining the celebrity competition as he thought had to wear a mask on stage the whole time.

It came as a shock when he later learned that after elimination, the person exiting has to sing in front of the crowd unmasked.

Watch the video below:

The man with the golden voice impresses netizens

The interview clip, which shows Dricus looking super relaxed after winning the UFC title, received a lot of comments from many social media users. Most had no clue that he participated in the second season of the singing competition, let alone that he could sing at all.

User @general.shadow.ji felt the champion was sabotaged in the competition, commenting:

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"I think they purposely voted Dricus off to unmask him😂😂"

User @3xtrt2 seems to know the champ better, detailing:

"As far as I can remember, he had a band in high school and played electronic guitar."

User @jhanelle.castillo was amused, commenting:

"Dricus du Plessis can sing, lmao. Who knew the UFC champ could sing? Lol."

User @internet.tourist had a question and a suggestion, noting:

"Does he write his own music? He should write and sing his own walkout song to debut his track too."

User @jayobangz showed Dricus some love, adding:

"As an Izzy fan, Dricus actually deserves the respect that he doesn’t get 💯💯"

Dricus celebrates girlfriend's birthday in Australia

Previous Briefly News reported that Dircus and his girlfriend celebrated her 26th birthday in Australia just days after defeating Israel Adesanya.

The UFC title holder shared a picture with his lover eating ice cream on social media.

Source: Briefly News

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Bongiwe Mati (Human Interest Editor) Bongiwe Mati is a Human Interest reporter who joined Briefly News in August 2024. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree from the University of the Western Cape. Her journalism journey began in 2005 at the university newspaper. She later transitioned to marketing and sales at Leadership Magazine under Cape Media (2007-2009). In 2023, she joined BONA magazine as an Editorial Assistant, contributing to digital and print platforms across current news, entertainment, and human interest categories. Bongiwe can be reached at bongiwe.mati@briefly.co.za