Darren Till isn't quite in the last chance saloon but he might be drinking in the bar next door.
His UFC 282 showdown with Dricus du Plessis could be the launchpad for a new chapter and fresh run at the middleweight elite, or present a grim alternative.
A fifth defeat in six fights would be devastating and the Liverpool fan favourite will enter the octagon in Las Vegas with his career at a crossroads.
Till's rise was rapid and for a time he was the blue-eyed boy of British MMA.