A fierce KSW rivement has left the two heavy beating people with one knockout out of victory on top of each other.
In the room of four years, Dricus Du Plessis went for the first time in the Octagon to become the UFC Middleweight Champion.
'Still Knocks' will return this Saturday evening to the main event of UFC 312, where he wants to record his second title defense in a rematch with Sean Strickland. Despite the criticism he has confronted because of his unique fighting style, Du Plessis has unmistakably effective since he was signed during the promotion.
He has won eight consecutive fights since he was added to the schedule, produce six finishes and beat the last three men to keep the 185-pound gold for him. In fact, you have to go back to October 2018 to find the last time that the South African defeat tasted.
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Roberto Soldic says that a trilogy between him and Dricus du Plessis could still happen in the future
The last loss of Dricus Du Plessis came during the time he spent in the Polish promotion KSW, where he became the Welterweight champion in 2018 before he suffered the first and only knockout defeat of his career.
After stopping Croatia's Roberto Soldic in the second round to win the title on KSW 43, a rematch was planned for later that year in London, England, where 'Robocop' received revenge in the third round with a rubber competition that never took place .
“Who knows, we're still young boys, who knows,” Soldic told Bloody Elbow in an exclusive interview. “I am now concentrating on my opponent and many, many guys ask me about him. I wish him the very best, but you never know. I am 30, he is like 31, so we are young boys, so who knows what the future will bring. “
The two men then went their own way, where Du Plessis went up a weight class and signed up at the UFC after producing back-to-back victories while it remained solidically in KSW, one of the best profit stripes in the history of the promotion Become a two-weight champion.
The former enemy of Du Plessis then moved to one championship where he had to endure a difficult period for his long -awaited return to a 171 in Qatar on 20 February.
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He pointed to other examples of hunters who participated in both the UFC and in one championship to explain that although Du Plessis is perhaps the ruling UFC middleweight champion, he also competes at the highest level.
“You can see that I have defeated this guy, he is now UFC champion and Reinier is one champion, he easily defeated twice in the UFC and Demetrious Johnson went to one championship and then he loses against champion so these levels are, Everything can happen in the cage so yes, me and dricus trilogy? You never know. ”
Dricus Du Plessis has many challenges for him
In the same way as Roberto Soldic is aimed at his upcoming return to a 171, Dricus Du Plessis is currently on his main event conflict with Sean Strickland in Sydney, Australia.
That said, if the South African is able to hold the gold of 185 pounds, there are still many exciting challenges for him. He may have defeated the previous title holders, but newer contenders such as Khamzat Chimaev and Nassourdine Imavov have recently had similar consequences.
Not to mention his goal of increasing a weight class at some point in the future to try to achieve success in the light heavyweight division. Du Plessis certainly does not have to look far to find his future opponents.
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