What a way to land in the Octagon. Decorated finisher, Dricus du Plessis gets a short-notice opportunity over former LFA middleweight best, Markus Perez – and scores a massive opening round knockout win.
The 26-year-old former KSW welterweight champion, and former EFC middleweight and welterweight gold holder faced some early adversity with an aggressive approach from Perez – with a notable body kick drawing the attention from du Plessis early in the opening frame.
Scoring a body kick of his own, the knockout and submission ace then capitalized with a massive almost shovel left hook, dropping the Brazilian before following up with ground-and-pound to enter the UFC with a bang. Following the win, the South African spoke with former welterweight title challenger, Dan Hardy – where he called out streaking contender, Kevin Holland next.
Below, check out the highlights from du Plessis’ stunning Octagon debut win over Perez.
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Next up on the UFC Fight Island 5 main card is a middleweight tilt between Markus Perez and Dricus Du Plessis. Round 1: Perez is confident and advancing forward. He partially lands a body kick. Du Plessis attempts a number of leg kicks. Perez is advancing with his jab. Perez lands a leg kick. Perez […]