“SMOOTH OPERATORRRRR” – Fans left shocked as Dricus du Plessis teams up with F1 star Carlos Sainz

Dricus du Plessis recently linked up with F1 star Carlos Sainz and sent fans into a frenzy. In an Instagram post, du Plessis shared photos of them and showed his followers a glimpse of him training like a Formula 1 driver.

“Stillknocks” is among the most popular fighters on the UFC roster today and is a former middleweight champion in the promotion. Meanwhile, Sainz is a Spanish Formula 1 racer who currently drives for the Williams Racing team. He raced privately for Ferrari until the 2025 season.

In an Instagram post, the South African fighter shared some photos with Sainz and wrote:

“What a great day to learn from a legend like @carlossainz55.”

Soon after, fans flocked to the comment section of the post to express their reaction to the two sports stars’ engagement.

Sainz responded to du Plessis’ comment and wrote:

“Nice to meet you!”

One fan wrote:

“Smooth operator.”

Another fan wrote:

“It’s very exciting to see the combination of UFC and F1, like my characters meet each other.”

Check out some fan reactions below:

Dricus du Plessis’ coach issues an update on the former UFC champion’s return to action

Trainer Morne Visser does not want his star protégé Dricus du Plessis to return to the cage following his title defeat to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319 in August. The veteran coach explained that Du Plessis needs to work on his wrestling and will be ready to return early next year.

In an interview with Submission Radio, Visser shared an update on du Plessis’ potential return and said:

“So, obviously he’ll take a week off, maybe two weeks max. That gives us, let’s call it the end of August. Then I need 12 to 16 weeks, which is three to four months, to solve this problem.” [wrestling skill gap] outside. I don’t need fitness, I don’t need strength, I don’t need conditioning, I don’t need to fix his standing, I just need to fix this problem, and it’s a solvable problem. I need about 12 to 16 weeks to fix the problem and then go back to camp right away, which is a 12-week fight camp. So, we will be back early next year.”