Darren Until is coming for his Dricus Du Plessis rematch … or no less than a return to Final Preventing Championship (UFC).
The trajectories of Until and Du Plessis have gone in reverse instructions at Middleweight since they arrived within the division in UFC. The champion, Du Plessis, ended Until’s UFC run and put his combined martial arts (MMA) profession on ice with a 3rd spherical face crank (watch highlights) at UFC 282 in December 2022. In the meantime, South Africa’s “StillKnocks” simply efficiently made his first title protection with that very same maneuver in spherical 4 (watch highlights) of his UFC 305 fundamental occasion reverse Israel Adesanya this previous weekend (Aug. 17, 2024).
Earlier than the battle, Until supplied up some recommendation to Adesanya on learn how to beat Du Plessis regardless of developing brief towards him. Du Plessis unsurprisingly discovered the feedback humorous and performed into it additional afterward. Subsequently, prompting Until to succeed in for a return to the Octagon.
“@darrentill2 any recommendation on beating ‘Izzy?’” Du Plessis tweeted. “Please coach me, any recommendation will assist [pray emoji]”
“I would come again the UFC simply to beat ‘DDP’ & depart once more,” Until tweeted. “What you saying @danawhite Hunter?
“Ur nonetheless sh*t ur fashion simply works so good for you…” Until replied. “congrats although I’m genuinely completely happy for u… ur nonetheless sh*t although… [smiley face emoji]”
Since his departure from UFC, Until made his skilled boxing debut with a second spherical technical knockout towards Mohammed Mutie (watch highlights) final month (July 6, 2024). If Until manages to make it again to UFC, it’s secure to imagine he’ll have a large ladder to climb towards title rivalry with Du Plessis any choice between Sean Strickland, Robert Whittaker, and Khamzat Chimaev for his rapid future.
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