After Dricus du Plessis’ win towards Israel Adesanya final weekend at UFC 305, Darren Until posted some trash discuss 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 had been going forwards and backwards 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 closing MMA struggle by way of a 3rd spherical submission in UFC 282.
Whereas coaching for his UFC middleweight title bout towards Israel Adesanya, Dricus du Plessis took to X to ask Until for tips about beating ‘The Final Stylebender’.
Ur nonetheless shit ur type simply works so good for you… congrats although I’m genuinely completely happy for u… ur nonetheless shit although… 🙂
— DT (@darrentill2) August 19, 2024
The 2 went forwards and backwards briefly on the platform, earlier than Until teased a return to the UFC by tagging Dana White and asking if he may tackle du Plessis.
I would come again the UFC simply to beat DDP & go away once more.
What you saying @danawhite Hunter?— DT (@darrentill2) August 19, 2024
It appears virtually unattainable that the South African will ever struggle 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 growing to no finish since beating Until in his closing UFC struggle 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 document.
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 desires to drop right down to middleweight to tackle du Plessis is one other story.