Dricus Du Plessis getting smoked like a blunt

[Muay Thai #1]

He simply has terrible TDD, it's like the elephant in the room that somehow Sherdog ignores. Even a gassed Khamzat will take him down at will. DDP is a great overall fighter and everything but this is simply not a competitive fight, it will be a steamrolling.

Shogun was a great fighter but he wasn't going to match up with Jones, period. Fitch was a great fighter but he had zero path to victory against GSP. Aldo wasn't going to outstrike prime Conor. Styles make fights, and especially when you're talking about a truly elite talent like Khamzat.

Seemed like Brunson (who was the best UFC MW wrestler for several years) struggled to get DDP down after the first few minutes of their fight

 

[RockyLockridge]

Dricus would destroy Soldic today.

 

[BigTruck]

By little known Croatian fighter named Roberto Soldic who should be in the UFC.

Yes I know some of you are aware of these fights, but I'm sure not everyone is.

So they fought twice, and Dricus actually managed to win the first one although he was getting pieced up pretty badly in that one as well, but Soldic always goes balls to the wall and Dricus managed to catch him with a nice counter and close the deal. In the rematch Soldic batters him again and this time chins him and gets the finish.

Anyway, Soldic has a 21-4 overall record, and has won something like 16 of his last 18 fights, with ONLY ONE DECISION in that span. The guy is a finishing machine, and probably the hardest hitter at WW/MW in all of MMA, and obviously a nightmare matchup for the current UFC MW champ.

Yes, I know fighters can improve and this was over 5 years ago, but still this dude presents a very touch stylistic challenge for not only Dricus, but the entire UFC WW/MW division (I believe Soldic was double champ at one point in both weight classes). He's kinda like a MW Ilia Topuria in the way he fights.

Anyway, here are both fights, very entertaining with nice finishes. I think a trilogy fight would be nice, of course dude would need to sign with the UFC first.

Soldich exposed drucius weird fighting style

I like how you guys are forgetting that dricus koed him the fight before and they are 1 n 1 against each other

 

[RockyLockridge]

What the fuck is a blunt? Can one snort it?

Oh man, I wish I NEVER knew what those were. So glad i got off thoses.

 

[Your Salad]

So basically 90% of sherdog.

I would like to join your elite club of the best and most educated members on this website.

 

[Eric Silva 2.0]

This was damaged nasal septum DDP. Clear-breathing DDP is a different animal altogether.

 

[Neck&Neck]

 

[Blastbeat]

Oh man, I wish I NEVER knew what those were. So glad i got off thoses.

i had 4 blunts once and had to go to the hospital
i had a friend who had 7 marijuanas and HE DIED

 

[Pequeño Corey]

Croatian Chad

These OneFC boys are saucey af

 

[Koro_11]

I like how you guys are forgetting that dricus koed him the fight before and they are 1 n 1 against each other

Yes, I already mentioned that if you actually read my post, Dricus was getting lit up and managed to catch him with a nice counter in the first fight then got dismantled in the rematch. In their two fights combined Soldic was the dominant fighter for the vast majority of the exchanges, he just has his number or at least did back then.

 

[El Panteron]

Little-known by casuals perhaps

Eh, I'm a casual and I know of the guy.

 

[Ares Black]

Eh, I'm a casual and I know of the guy.

I'm not sure that's accurate

 

[El Panteron]

What the fuck is a blunt? Can one snort it?

THC isn't water soluble so the nasal mucose won't absorb it. Ideal methods are smoking (which carries a cancer risk), vaporising it (safe as long as you do it at milder temperatures) or melting the active principle in fat, like milk or butter or oil - the safest method if you don't overeat.

I'm not sure that's accurate

Guess it depends how big the "casual" umbella is.

 

[Koro_11]

THC isn't water soluble so the nasal mucose won't absorb it. Ideal methods are smoking (which carries a cancer risk), vaporising it (safe as long as you do it at milder temperatures) or melting the active principle in fat, like milk or butter or oil - the safest method if you don't overeat.



Guess it depends how big the "casual" umbella is.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Are we just going to pretend that Soldic didn't get brutally knocked out and had to recently take two years to rehabilitate himself

It's weird how competent Herb Dean is in ONE

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Are we just going to pretend that Soldic didn't get brutally knocked out and had to recently take two years to rehabilitate himself

He didn't take time off to rehabilitate himself. ONE just can't afford to book him regularly.

 

[MMAFanCal]

Dricus has been very honest about this fight. He said he got clobbered in this fight and he had a big soul searching after this fight, if he wanted to continue since this loss in KSW took away his prospects to get into UFC by losing the KSW belt. There was never a rubber match.

However, the Dricus of today will completely mop the floor with Soldic. He has grown so much since the fight and also since the nose surgery, he has become a different fighter.

 

[Ibm]

Are we just going to pretend that Soldic didn't get brutally knocked out and had to recently take two years to rehabilitate himself

The Swede fought like a croation.

 

[Koro_11]

Dricus has been very honest about this fight. He said he got clobbered in this fight and he had a big soul searching after this fight, if he wanted to continue since this loss in KSW took away his prospects to get into UFC by losing the KSW belt. There was never a rubber match.

However, the Dricus of today will completely mop the floor with Soldic. He has grown so much since the fight and also since the nose surgery, he has become a different fighter.

Maybe, or maybe he gets chinned again.

He’s never really had to deal with a guy like Soldic at UFC middleweight, no one in his division has any real stopping power to threaten him with which is why he can get away with his sloppy style.

Soldic is kinda like a middleweight Ilia Topuria, you really can’t afford to make a mistake with him, and that Dricus style of lunging in might work against pillow fisted guys like Strickland but against a heavy hitter its just asking for trouble.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Maybe, or maybe he gets chinned again.

He’s never really had to deal with a guy like Soldic at UFC middleweight, no one in his division has any real stopping power to threaten him with which is why he can get away with his sloppy style.

Soldic is kinda like a middleweight Ilia Topuria, you really can’t afford to make a mistake with him, and that Dricus style of lunging in might work against pillow fisted guys like Strickland but against a heavy hitter its just asking for trouble.

I love Soldic but he's not in the same league as Topuria. He does have great one punch KO power though.