LAS VEGAS – Dricus Du Plessis thinks middleweight was a rude awakening for Darren Till.
Du Plessis (17-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) faces Till (18-4 MMA, 6-4-1 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 282 main card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and early prelims on ESPN+.
Till went unbeaten in his first six UFC fights which led to a title shot against then-champion Tyron Woodley. He fell short in his pursuit of gold and went on to lose his next fight to Jorge Masvidal by knockout. But with the weight cut down to 170 being a hefty one for the popular Scouser, Till decided to move up to middleweight, but he’s yet to find the same success in his new weight class.
