After Dricus du Plessis’ win in opposition to Israel Adesanya final weekend at UFC 305, Darren Until posted some trash speak on X directed in the direction of the South African and even teased a return to MMA.
Darren Until Teases UFC Return
Dricus du Plessis and Darren Until have been going backwards and forwards on X final week trash speaking one another and after du Plessis’ win, Until teased a return to the ring to tackle the South African once more.
Until hasn’t set foot within the Octagon since 2022, with the Liverpudlian dropping out to du Plessis in his last MMA combat through a 3rd spherical submission in UFC 282.
Whereas coaching for his UFC middleweight title bout in opposition to Israel Adesanya, Dricus du Plessis took to X to ask Until for tips about beating ‘The Final Stylebender’.
Ur nonetheless shit ur model simply works so good for you… congrats although I’m genuinely comfortable for u… ur nonetheless shit although… 🙂
— DT (@darrentill2) August 19, 2024
The 2 went backwards and forwards briefly on the platform, earlier than Until teased a return to the UFC by tagging Dana White and asking if he might tackle du Plessis.
I’d come again the UFC simply to beat DDP & depart once more.
What you saying @danawhite Hunter?— DT (@darrentill2) August 19, 2024
It appears virtually unattainable that the South African will ever combat Until once more, nevertheless it definitely isn’t too late in his life for the 31-year-old to make a return to the game.
Taking up du Plessis can be a daring problem for Until, with the middleweight champion creating to no finish since beating Until in his last UFC combat again in 2022.
Dricus du Plessis had no drawback dispatching Adesanya at UFC 305 final weekend, with a fourth spherical submission resulting in the South African retaining his title whereas shifting to a 22-2-0 file.
There are more likely future opponents for du Plessis fairly than Darren Until, with Dana White suggesting pre-fight that Sean Strickland can be subsequent for whoever gained on the weekend.
The present Gentle Heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has additionally been thrown into the dialog, however whether or not the Brazilian needs to drop all the way down to middleweight to tackle du Plessis is one other story.