Dricus du Plessis could also be on an 11-fight win streak, 9 of which have come within the UFC and have seen him rise to the head of their middleweight division – however the title Roberto Soldic will nonetheless probably ship shivers down the South African.
Germany’s Soldic downed du Plessis after they had been combating in KSW again in 2018. The bout was a rematch between the pair after du Plessis had received the primary, however second time round there was no mistake from Soldic.
Deep into the third spherical he caught his foe with an enormous overhand left that scrambled the then KSW welterweight champion. His opponent clearly in bother, Soldic saved exceptional composure earlier than ending issues shortly after with a flurry of heavy punches in opposition to the cage.
With a no-contest and loss on his ONE Championship document, followers are but to see the most effective of ‘Robocop’ however battle followers know what he’s able to. Solely du Plessis had crushed Soldic because the again finish of 2016, till he was knocked out by Zebaztian Kadestam in his final outing in 2023.
Shut to 2 years after that night time in Denver, Soldic returns with some extent to show, and a win over Arslanaliev can be the right place to begin.
The Turkish star is 9-2 total in his professional MMA profession, and has loved some electrifying wins in ONE Championship.
With eight of his professional wins coming in ONE, his solely MMA losses got here through DQ in opposition to Georgi Stoyanov – a battle which he had dominated earlier than an unlawful kick to a downed opponent, after which present light-weight king Christian Lee.
With two fighters who wish to finish issues rapidly dealing with off, this one has all of the credentials to be a battle of the night time contender – with both man more likely to have their eyes on Lee in the event that they get their hand raised on the Lusail Sports activities Area.
You’ll be able to watch Dagi Arslanaliev and Roberto Soldic collide at ONE 171: Qatar, which takes place on Thursday February twentieth at 5pm Mecca on the Lusail Sports activities Area in Qatar. For ticket info, click on right here. Alternatively, you may watch the occasion dwell on BeIn Sports activities or at watch.onefc.com.