The UFC 282 middleweight bout between Dricus Du Plessis and Darren Till ended up being a dramatic affair that ended when Du Plessis secured a submission in the third round. The fight opened in dominant fashion for Du Plessis when the South African got …
The UFC 282 middleweight bout between Dricus Du Plessis and Darren Till ended up being a dramatic affair that ended when Du Plessis secured a submission in the third round. The fight opened in dominant fashion for Du Plessis when the South African got Till to the fence and started unloading with short punches. Even…
Maintaining his promotional perfect record, South African middleweight contender, Dricus du Plessis turns in arguably the most high-profile victory of his time in the organization to date — submitting former welterweight title challenger, Darren Till with a third round rear-naked choke on the main card of UFC 282. du Plessis, who entered tonight’s main card […]
Maintaining his promotional perfect record, South African middleweight contender, Dricus du Plessis turns in arguably the most high-profile victory of his time in the organization to date — submitting former welterweight title challenger, Darren Till with a third round rear-naked choke on the main card of UFC 282.
du Plessis, who entered tonight’s main card clash with Liverpool native, Till off the back of a unanimous decision victory over Brad Tavares, almost got the Team Kaobon staple out of there in timely fashion, pummeling the latter at the Octagon fence with a mixture of standing and ground strikes.
Trading blows and shots in the second and third rounds, it would be du Plessis who would prevail midway through the third and final frame, capitalizing as he made his way to full mount — before forcing a submission from Till with a rear-naked choke attempt.
Below, catch the highlights from Dricus du Plessis’ win over Darren Till
Dricus Du Plessis claims his UFC 282 matchup with Darren Till was first proposed as a short-notice fight back in September. The South African is set to meet Till in a middleweight bout on the main card of UFC 282 in Las Vegas. Du Plessis has gone 3-0 w…
Dricus Du Plessis claims his UFC 282 matchup with Darren Till was first proposed as a short-notice fight back in September. The South African is set to meet Till in a middleweight bout on the main card of UFC 282 in Las Vegas. Du Plessis has gone 3-0 with a pair of finishes since joining…
Dricus du Plessis thinks that Darren Till had some unrealistic expectations when he decided to join the UFC’s middleweight division. “Stillknocks” is set to take on Till on the main card of UFC 282, which will be the UFC’s last Pay-Per-View event…
Dricus du Plessis thinks that Darren Till had some unrealistic expectations when he decided to join the UFC’s middleweight division. “Stillknocks” is set to take on Till on the main card of UFC 282, which will be the UFC’s last Pay-Per-View event of the year. The matchup is a significant moment for du Plessis, who’s…
South Africa’s ‘Stillknocks’ Dricus Du Plessis will be facing off against Darren Till at UFC 282 in a top-ranked UFC middleweight showdown. Previously, the English-born Till was a welterweight fighter but struggled to make weight with regularity. In 2019, the English fighter moved up to middleweight permanently. Since then, he has defeated Kelvin Gastelum but […]
South Africa’s ‘Stillknocks’ Dricus Du Plessis will be facing off against Darren Till at UFC 282 in a top-ranked UFC middleweight showdown.
Previously, the English-born Till was a welterweight fighter but struggled to make weight with regularity. In 2019, the English fighter moved up to middleweight permanently. Since then, he has defeated Kelvin Gastelum but lost to Robert Whittaker and Derek Brunson.
Till’s upcoming opponent Dricus Du Plessis said that while he is a skilled fighter, he never made the move properly to middleweight. In an exclusive interview with Mike Owens of LowKickMMA, Du Plessis explained:
“I think Darren Till is as good as we thought, I honestly do believe that. I think Darren Till took the weight change- he can fight at middleweight, I see him being able to. But I believe he took the whole move up to middleweight as almost a little breather.”
‘Stillknocks‘ explained that when Till moved up to middleweight it afforded him some slack in training. The South African fighter continued:
“I don’t have to cut the weight anymore and now I can eat a little bit like I can eat more junk, party a little bit longer let my foot off the gas a little when it comes to the diet and conditioning and the burning of calories. I can miss a session because I’m not really feeling like it because I don’t have to worry about that big weight cut.’ And that’s a big problem I think a lot of people make once they step up a weight division.“
See the full interview below:
Dricus Du Plessis says Darren Till lost focus
Darren Till put together a UFC record of 5-2 at welterweight but 1-2 at middleweight. Dricus Du Plessis believes it’s not a skill issue with Till at middleweight but instead an issue of focus. Speaking to Low Kick MMA, he continued:
“He needed to spend that time to become a real middleweight and not being a welterweight fighting at middleweight. Because that’s what I believe we saw when Daren Till moved up to middleweight. He didn’t look like a bigger Darren Till. He just looked like the same Darren Till that didn’t look as trained on the scale. So I think that’s where he lost a little bit of focus because the weight wasn’t motivating him.”
Dricus Du Plessis and Darren Till will battle in the UFC middleweight division at UFC 282 on December 11.
UFC star Khamzat Chimaev has another potential adversary at middleweight ready to welcome him back to the 185lb division. Chimaev defeated Kevin Holland in his last fight at UFC 279 via first-round submission. He was supposed to face Nate Diaz before a…
UFC star Khamzat Chimaev has another potential adversary at middleweight ready to welcome him back to the 185lb division. Chimaev defeated Kevin Holland in his last fight at UFC 279 via first-round submission. He was supposed to face Nate Diaz before a botched weight cut forced a switch in opponents. Chimaev is knocking on the…