Dricus Du Plessis probably couldn’t have done it all so far without the support of his trainer Morne Visser. The duo has been on each other’s side for years, fetching profitable results in the UFC till now. However, they have also received several trolling ad banters from opponents and fans.
Du Plessis has Visser have been caught sharing wholesome moments together after several MA victories. It has garnered unwanted attention for them. UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland has also mocked their relationship umpteen times.
Nevertheless, Visser continues to support Dricus Du Plessis with everything he has, and the duo doesn’t seem to be bothered about all the hatred. Besides his role of a MMA trainer, coach Morne Visser is also a businessman and has his step marked into a different industry. Here’s everything we know about him.
All About UFC Star Dricus Du Plessis’ Trainer Morne Visser
Morne Visser is currently the head trainer at the CIT Performance Institute, which is also the home for Dricus Du Plessis. UFC fighter Cameron Saaiman is also a prodigy of Visser. Meanwhile, Morne Visser is also a car dealer and owns his own company ‘Cit Moto’.
The venture provides Jeep Wranglers, SUVs, Bakkies, Sports cars, and much more for sale and rent. Apart from that, Morne Visser doesn’t seem to be much of a public person He only 4,875 (approx.) on Instagram and mostly posts content around his profession.
‘StillKnocks’ praised Morne Visser at the post-event press conference of UFC 290 after beating Robert Whittaker. He didn’t hesitate to give complete credit to his trainer, citing ‘gameplan’ as the pivotal factor behind his victory.
Du Plessis said, “I think the game plan, my coach, Morne Visser, is obviously a guru at this. He is the man who put this all together, coming out and fighting Southpaw against a guy like Whitaker.”
As for now, Visser has been proven to be a great trainer for Du Plessis. The duo is one victory away from winning the undisputed UFC title, as superstardom awaits for them.
Sean Strickland Going Off On The Successful Duo
Strickland is known to keep no limits when it comes to taking a dig at his opponents or even at any other fighters. That said, Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland went on to brawl with each other during the UFC 296 press conference.
As Du Plessis teased the champion with words, Strickland jumped on and they unleased a brawl. Meanwhile, the champion had reffered to Du Plessis’ personal moments with Viser and cussed.
Sean Strickland said, “Go f**k your coach you f*ggot”.
All these fa tors have intensifed the rivalry even further and it remains ti be seen who takes the last laugh at UFC 297.
