Peek: Free Strive in opposition to — Dricus du Plessis vs. Darren Till

Dricus du Plessis stands on the verge of a title shot within the UFC’s 185-pound fold if he can procure a salvage in his most high profile fight up to now at this weekend’s UFC 290 in Las Vegas. 

The South African, 5-0 in his UFC occupation up to now (19-2 overall), takes on feeble middleweight champion Robert Whittaker in a title eliminator bout which will establish the next challenger for Israel Adesanya’s world title. It is a fight which will must, in conception on the least, point to the build Du Plessis sits among the many 185-pound contenders angling for a shot on the crown, provided that he can near via on the game’s ideal stage of a pay-per-stumble on significant card bout all around the T-Cell Arena.

Du Plessis, though, has jubilant recollections of the Las Vegas venue. His final salvage, a submission in opposition to Derek Brunson, came within the similar area — as did his upset salvage in opposition to feeble welterweight title challenger Darren Till in what was the Englishman’s final UFC bout, for now on the least.

In that fight, Till had shrimp riposte for Du Plessis’ grappling-heavy skill earlier than succumbing to a face-crank submission midway via the third spherical.

Compare out that fight within the embedded video below:

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