ONE Championship welterweight star Roberto Soldic goes method again with UFC Middleweight World Champion Dricus du Plessis. The pair fought one another twice in KSW many moons in the past. However Soldic sees no big leaps within the South African’s acumen.
Following the Croatian’s epic return at ONE 171: Qatar final Thursday, February 20, the place he turned the primary man to knock out Dagi Arslanaliev at Lusail Sports activities Enviornment, his identify was uttered together with Du Plessis’ as soon as extra.
Soldic was the final man to knock out the reigning UFC Middleweight World Champion throughout their 2018 KSW conflict.
They’ve gone their separate methods since Soldic scored the fateful end. However to today, Soldic doesn’t see something new about his outdated foe.
“I fought Dricus two occasions, the final time I beat him. From that struggle he didn’t improve a lot, so he’s the identical fighter. However I’m not stunned he’s a UFC champion as a result of he gave me actually robust fights,” he stated.
“His final loss was to me, however now I’m with ONE Championship and my focus is on my future. I’ll attempt to get MMA gold in ONE Championship. You by no means know [if we’ll fight again], however I don’t suppose he’s upgraded his expertise. He’s the identical fighter. I believe I can beat him once more.”
