ONE Championship welterweight star Roberto Soldic goes way back with UFC Middleweight World Champion Dricus du Plessis. The pair fought each other twice in KSW many moons ago. But Soldic sees no huge leaps in the South African’s acumen.
Following the Croatian’s epic return at ONE 171: Qatar last Thursday, February 20, where he became the first man to knock out Dagi Arslanaliev at Lusail Sports Arena, his name was uttered along with Du Plessis’ once more.
Soldic was the last man to knock out the reigning UFC Middleweight World Champion during their 2018 KSW clash.
They’ve gone their separate ways since Soldic scored the fateful finish. But to this day, Soldic doesn’t see anything new about his old foe.
“I fought Dricus two times, the last time I beat him. From that fight he didn’t upgrade much, so he’s the same fighter. But I’m not surprised he’s a UFC champion because he gave me really tough fights,” he said.
“His last loss was to me, but now I’m with ONE Championship and my focus is on my future. I will try to get MMA gold in ONE Championship. You never know [if we’ll fight again], but I don’t think he’s upgraded his skills. He’s the same fighter. I think I can beat him again.”
