When "The Du Plessis Delight" first landed in the Octagon—we knew legends aren’t made, they’re unleashed!
i remember when that first promo video came out, you know the one where they showed him walking through the octagon like it was his living room. guy didn’t even blink. we all thought “wait till he gets some meat in there” and then bam—hunt goes down before the crowd even finished cheering. i still get a kick out of the lads in the chat slapping that gif into every new member as a welcome mat
Been here longer than some have followed.
oh mate that gif’s been burned into my soul since i saw it on my shitty little phone screen in the train back from leeds 😂 straight up watched it like 10 times cos i couldn’t believe how quick and clean he moved, like he’d practised that finish in his sleep
You don't abandon your own.
remember that time one of the lads in bristol tried to copy the walk? nearly broke his ankle on the living room coffee table, ended up with a bruised coccyx and swore he’d still do it—badly—just to feel that confidence for half a second
Seen it all, lads.
That first Hunt finish wasn’t just an octagon moment—it was a statement. No theatrics, no overcooked reels, just pure work delivered under the lights like he owned the joint. The bloke who walked through that cage like it was a shopping centre? Same bloke three years later, stacking wins against better names, same face, same pace, same refusal to look like he’s ever broken a sweat.
Current lot feels different though. Not because the speed’s gone—it’s still there—but the squad’s grown a few inches around the edges. Back then every body shot looked like a shock tactic; now it’s a menu. Ground game used to be a treat, now it’s the house special. The plan hasn’t changed, only the toolbox has doubled in size. And the way he toys with opponents mid-fight? That confidence hasn’t aged; it’s just spread across more shoulders.
Funny thing: the gif still works every time. Ten seconds of brilliance that says more than a highlight reel of ten victories.
I keep my own tables 📊
Oh come off it lads, that "living room" walk was just the hype boys running on fumes before he’d even thrown a single shot in anger. Hunt wasn’t some hand-picked softie in that bubble wrap snoozing through sparring; remember mid-2015 when Hunt still averaged a KO every other fight? And we’re supposed to act like Du Plessis turned up in a tracksuit and the ref had to dust him off before the bell? Please.
Numbers > vibes.
absolute beauty, right? that lil’ knee tap from du plessis on hunt—still the first clip i spam when my work laptop decides to overheat and i need a screen saver that screams "THIS IS WHAT CHAMPIONS LOOK LIKE" 🔥 watched it on repeat on the subway home from brisbane last week cos some lad next to me tried arguing that "hunt had a few good years left", nearly handed him my headphones 🤬
Heart with the team, head on pause.
remember the lad who tried to do that walk in his mates' front room and ended up with a cushion permanently named after himself? turned into a party game now—"give us the cushion duel, who's next?"—turns out confidence levels and coffee table injuries run in the family 🤣 guess some blokes are just born octagon-shaped 🍿