{
  "id": 12787158,
  "title": "Dricus du Plessis open to Roberto Soldic trilogy following UFC debut",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/dricus-du-plessis-open-to-roberto-soldic-trilogy-following-ufc-debut",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T04:14:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dricus-du-plessis-open-roberto-041425776.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dricus Du Plessis, the middleweight champion, has expressed openness toward a trilogy fight against Roberto Soldic. The two fighters have faced each other twice previously, ending in a draw after both bouts were stopped. Soldic's UFC debut, where he won by technical knockout, followed a failed attempt to win the KSW welterweight title from Du Plessis in 2018. Since transitioning to the UFC, Soldic has claimed the welterweight title, but remains outside the middleweight division. Du Plessis noted that Soldic is widely regarded as one of the top fighters outside of the UFC, and a future middleweight showdown between the pair would be highly anticipated. For the fight to take place, Soldic would need to compete in the middleweight category.",
  "summary": "Dricus Du Plessis is open to fighting Roberto Soldic again.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}