Ethienne Reynecke manifested Dricus' UFC gold: 'Bru, in four years, you're going to be champion'

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Charlen Raymond

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Ethienne Reynecke (left) and Dricus du Plessis with the UFC Middleweight championship.

Supplied: Ethienne Reynecke

Ethienne Reynecke and Dricus du Plessis have been involved in each other's lives for the past seven years.

Meeting in Johannesburg, the two became instant friends, with Reynecke referring to his relationship with Du Plessis as: "[We're] exactly the same people, the same fibre. It's almost like an animal spirit."

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