Du Plessis Believes Till Had The “Wrong Approach” To MW Move

UFC middleweight Dricus Du Plessis has explained why Darren Till’s approach to moving up in weight was “wrong.” At the promotion’s final pay-per-view event of the year, fast-rising South African Du Plessis will get a major oppor…

UFC middleweight Dricus Du Plessis has explained why Darren Till’s approach to moving up in weight was “wrong.” At the promotion’s final pay-per-view event of the year, fast-rising South African Du Plessis will get a major opportunity to make a statement inside the Octagon. After arriving in the UFC by knocking out Markus Perez on…

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Sonnen Says Nickal Will Get Last-Second Debut Opponent Switch

Chael Sonnen feels he has an idea of a better test for Bo Nickal for his upcoming UFC debut at UFC 282. Nickal earned a shot in the UFC following back-to-back first-round wins on Dana White’s Contender Series. His most recent win came against Don…

Chael Sonnen feels he has an idea of a better test for Bo Nickal for his upcoming UFC debut at UFC 282. Nickal earned a shot in the UFC following back-to-back first-round wins on Dana White’s Contender Series. His most recent win came against Donovan Beard in a quick submission in the DWCS season finale….

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Darren Till To Return At UFC 282 On 12/10 Vs. Dricus Du Plessis

Former UFC title challenger Darren Till will return to the Octagon by the end of the year, as promised, against the red-hot Dricus Du Plessis. News of the Till/Du Plessis booking for UFC 282 on December 10th was first reported by ESPN’s Brett Oka…

Former UFC title challenger Darren Till will return to the Octagon by the end of the year, as promised, against the red-hot Dricus Du Plessis. News of the Till/Du Plessis booking for UFC 282 on December 10th was first reported by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. Till will make his UFC return after pulling out of UFC…

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Report – Darren Till vs. Dricus du Plessis in the works for UFC 282 on December 10.

Darren TillA middleweight division matchup between one-time welterweight title challenger, and #9 ranked contender, Darren Till, and the streaking #13 rated challenger, Dricus du Plessis, is currently targeted to take place at UFC 282 on December 10. from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. As per an initial report this Tuesday night from ESPN MMA […]

Darren Till

A middleweight division matchup between one-time welterweight title challenger, and #9 ranked contender, Darren Till, and the streaking #13 rated challenger, Dricus du Plessis, is currently targeted to take place at UFC 282 on December 10. from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

As per an initial report this Tuesday night from ESPN MMA reporter, Brett Okamoto, verbal agreements between Till and South African finisher, du Plessis are in place for the middleweight pair to share the Octagon at UFC 282. 

Darren Till (@darrentill2) said he’d return before the end of the year, before a monster “comeback” in 2023,” Okamoto tweeted. “The return is in the works. Till vs. Dricus du Plessis (@dricusduplessis) is verbally agreed for UFC 282 on Dec. 10.” 

In the midst of a two-fight losing skid, Liverpool native, Darren Till last featured in the main event of UFC Vegas 36 back in September of last year against Derek Brunson, suffering a thrid round rear-naked choke loss.

Darren Till is without a victory since November 2019

Till was scheduled to co-headline UFC London back in July, however, was ruled from a rescheduled bout against Jack Hermansson due to an undisclosed injury.

Prior to his loss against Brunson, Till dropped a unanimous judging loss against recent UFC Paris winner and former middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker. Till’s most recent professional win came in the form of a split decision triumph over Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 244 in November 2019.

17-2 as a professional, du Plessis, a former KSW middleweight champion, who holds a win over recent ONE Championship recruit, Roberto Soldic – has so far enjoyed an impressive run of three straight victories in his Octagon tenure.

Debuting with a first round knockout win over promotional alum, Markus Perez, du Plessis would then stop Trevin Giles with strikes, before comfortably defeating a bloodied, Brad Tavares at UFC 276 in July during International Fight Week.

MMA World Reacts to Dricus du Plessis’ & Brad Tavares’ UFC 276 War

UFC middleweight Dricus du Plessis picked up a big win over Brad Tavares at UFC 276 after a hellacious war on the pay-per-view’s (PPV) prelims. Du Plessis and Tavares went three rounds of great back-and-forth action, but when it was all said and …

UFC middleweight Dricus du Plessis picked up a big win over Brad Tavares at UFC 276 after a hellacious war on the pay-per-view’s (PPV) prelims. Du Plessis and Tavares went three rounds of great back-and-forth action, but when it was all said and done, it was du Plessis who was awarded the win via unanimous…

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Dricus Du Plessis vs. Brad Tavares Booked For UFC 276 On July 2

UFC middleweight Dricus Du Plessis is set for another attempt at entering the Octagon for the first time in 2022 at UFC 276. Per MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Du Plessis will meet veteran 185lber Brad Tavares inside Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on July 2. The pay-per-view is set to be the marquee event for International…

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UFC middleweight Dricus Du Plessis is set for another attempt at entering the Octagon for the first time in 2022 at UFC 276.

Per MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Du Plessis will meet veteran 185lber Brad Tavares inside Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on July 2. The pay-per-view is set to be the marquee event for International Fight Week.

Du Plessis (16-2) has had a torrid run of luck in recent weeks and months. After moving to 2-0 inside the Octagon with a vicious knockout of Trevin Giles last July, the South African was set for an intriguing bout with ranked middleweight Andre Muniz last December. With that bout cancelled, “Stillknocks” turned his attention to 2022.

The relative newcomer was booked against Chris Curtis for UFC 273 earlier this month. Once “The Action Man” was forced out, Du Plessis remained on the card thanks to Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez. When visa issues forced Nassourdine Imavov to withdraw, Du Plessis stepped up to face perennial contender Kelvin Gastelum, only for the #10-ranked contender to pull out through injury days later.

With Hernandez preparing for a new opponent, Du Plessis was left off the card and directed his anger towards Gastelum. The South African will now look to focus his energy on his fourth scheduled opponent of the year.

While the clash with Gastelum hasn’t been re-arranged, Du Plessis will still get the chance to break into the top 15 when he faces Tavares (19-6). The Hawaiian is a 20-fight UFC vet who has shared the cage with the likes of reigning champion Israel Adesanya, former titleholder Robert Whittaker, and Yoel Romero.

After returning from a layoff last year, Tavares rebounded from a two-fight skid with back-to-back victories over Antônio Carlos Júnior and Omari Akhmedov, securing him place at #12 on the middleweight ladder.

While he’ll be hoping to maintain the number next to his name, Du Plessis will be looking for a third dose of success on MMA’s biggest stage.

The current fights expected to take place at UFC 276 on July 2 are as follows:

Lauren Murphy vs. Miesha Tate (women’s flyweight)

Dricus Du Plessis vs. Brad Tavares (middleweight)

Jessica Eye vs. Casey O’Neill (women’s flyweight)

Who do you think will have their hand raised at UFC 276, Dricus Du Plessis or Brad Tavares?

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