Du Plessis can make history in EFC title fight
Dricus du Plessis from Pretoria will face the biggest challenge of his EFC career on Saturday when he fight against the charismatic Yannick Bahati from England.
Pretoria’s Dricus du Plessis will be making history this coming weekend when he takes on Yannick Bahati from England for the EFC middleweight championship of the world.
This title fight at the EFC 62 event at Carnival City will be the first ever clash between two champions from two different divisions for one championship title.
Bahati, the middleweight world champion, travels to South Africa to defend his title against Du Plessis. Two of the greatest athletes are going head-to-head in what could be the biggest match-up in the EFC organisation’s history.
Du Plessis first signed with EFC over four years ago. He was only just an adult, but he had his eyes firmly set on claiming gold as the youngest in history. Immediately, with his gutsy performances, he started making waves in the organisation. On the way to the top, he amassed a 4-0 record that earned him a middleweight title shot against Garreth McLellan. Many said it was too soon for the young Pretoria powerhouse and they were correct. He lost his first and only fight against the soon to be UFC athlete.
It was a career defining moment for du Plessis, and one that saw him get better and grow from strength-to-strength. Since, he has gone on to capture the welterweight title and has defended it and finished all opposition in his path. Du Plessis now has his sights firmly set on becoming EFC’s first two-division champion, but with that he has found the formidable Englishman standing in his way.
Since his last fight in EFC, the British behemoth, Yannick Bahati has claimed the BAMMA middleweight world title and is dead-set on defending both. It is no secret that these two elite athletes hold little but disdain for each other. They have often had verbal jousts over social media and at press conferences and have nearly come to blows backstage.
EFC 62: Bahati vs du Plessis, presented by BetXchange.com takes place on Saturday 08 July 2017 at Carnival City in Brakpan.
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