Robert Whittaker details “Superpower” Dricus du Plessis uses to fuel his UFC success

Robert Whittaker: Dricus du Plessis’s mentality is his greatest superpower

In a recent interview with Main Event, Whittaker pointed to the biggest difference maker behind du Plessis’s UFC run.

“I think he’s got a really solid headspace and mentality for winning fights,” Whittaker said of du Plessis. “I think that’s like his superpower because he’s an awkward dude, he obviously hits really hard, and he’s tough as nails. But I think all of that stems from his relentlessness mentally. He’s literally willing to die out there, and I think if you don’t match that mentality, if you don’t come into the Octagon with the same headspace, you’re not going to take it from him.” (h/t MMANews)

Despite Whittaker’s complimentary rhetoric, he wants a rematch against du Plessis as soon as possible. He’s recently claimed he’s figured out the correct gameplan to dethrone the sitting champion.

First thing’s first for Whittaker as he prepares to face Chimaev at UFC 308. But, he could be on the verge of getting revenge against his former foe.