UFC 305 went down last night (Sat., Aug. 17, 2024) in Perth, Western Australia, featuring a middleweight title fight that saw Dricus Du Plessis secure his first-ever title defense by submitting Israel Adesanya in the four round to retain his middleweight title (see it again here). In the co-headlining act, Kai Kara France secured a
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The ADCC 204 World Tournament continues today (Sunday August 18th, 2024) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and it was another great day of jiu jitsu and grappling. While the event continues with the Absolute and Gordon Ryan vs. Yuri Simoes Superfight, all of the men’s and women’s weighted divisions have wrapped with
The Drake curse was in full effect on Saturday night at UFC 305 after Drizzy bet a whopping $450,000 on Israel Adesanya to beat Dricus Du Plessis in Perth, Australia. A win would have paid the Canadian rapper out $855,000, but that’s neither here nor there because Du Plessis walked away with a fourth round
Gordon Ryan won his second ADCC Superfight of the weekend on Sunday, dominating Yuri Simoes en route to a 21-0 victory on points. This was a much better performance from Ryan, who went to overtime against Felipe Pena in Saturday’s Superfight, eeking out a 2-0 win off a close scramble (see video highlights here). Against
What mattered most at UFC 305 at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia? Here are a few post-fight musings … * * * * Carlos Prates announces his arrival at welterweight [embedded content] Carlos Prates got a big step up in competition against Li Jingliang, and he let it be known that he’s now a serious
(ALSO SEE: Mick Maynard’s Shoes: What’s next for Israel Adesanya after UFC 305 title-fight loss?) Dricus Du Plessis now officially is a defending UFC champion after retaining his belt for the first time against Israel Adesanya in Saturday’s highly anticipated UFC 305 headliner. Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) remained unbeaten inside the octagon courtesy
PERTH, Australia – Kai Kara-France wants his crack at UFC gold. Following a successful return to the octagon, Kara-France (25-11 MMA, 8-4 UFC) is hoping his next fight to be against UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pamntoja. He thinks Saturday’s stoppage win over Steve Erceg (12-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) at UFC 305 proved he’s deserving of
(ALSO SEE: Mick Maynard’s Shoes: What’s next for Dricus Du Plessis after UFC 305 title defense?) Israel Adesanya finds himself in a new chapter of his career after failing to reclaim the middleweight title from Dricus Du Plessis in Saturday’s UFC 305 headliner. Adesanya (24-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) is yet another example of how quickly
Check out these photos from the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson press conference Aug. 18 at a news conference at FanaticsFest at Javits Center in New York. (Photos by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson Press Conference – Fanatics Fest NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 18: Mike Tyson speaks during Fanatics Fest
If you want to put yourself through it, by all means, it’s here for you. Check out a replay of Sunday’s news conference in New York with Jake Paul and Mike Tyson. It was moderated by former NFL standout Ryan Clark, a co-host of ESPN’s “First Take.” Paul meets boxing legend Tyson on Nov. 15
PERTH, Australia – Jairzinho Rozenstruik is picking up momentum once again. Saturday, the heavyweight veteran defeated Tai Tuivasa (15-8 MMA, 8-8 UFC) in a split decision on the main card of UFC 305. It’s the first time Rozenstruik (15-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) has logged back-to-back wins since his initial 2019 run in the promotion that
UFC 305 produced one of the best cards of the year so far with entertainment spread across the 12-fight lineup at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Dricus Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) delivered arguably the most memorable moment of the night when he scored a fourth-round submission of Israel Adesanya (24-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC)
Following UFC 305 in Perth, Australia, on Saturday, UFC executive Dave Shaw met the media to talk about the event and other UFC news. Shaw breaks down plenty of upcoming UFC international potential and more below. Support First, I want to just say a quick thanks to the government of Western Australia, through Tourism Western Australia,
PERTH, Australia – Dricus Du Plessis is not looking to be friends with Israel Adesanya after UFC 305, but admits a new level of respect has been formed. After a heated and at times uncomfortable build to Saturday’s middleweight title fight at RAC Arena, Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) went into the octagon and scored
At least for now, Dana White is done entertaining the idea of Alex Pereira to heavyweight. The UFC CEO delivered a vehement “no” when asked Tuesday on The Pat McAfee Show whether Pereira will get his chance to challenge UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Pereira, 37, is the current UFC light heavyweight champion and former
Sean O’Malley believes he’ll steal the headlines from Canelo Alvarez after their respective Sept. 14 battles. O’Malley defends his bantamweight title against Merab Dvalishvili in the main event of UFC 306 at Sphere in Las Vegas, while Alvarez faces Edgar Berlanga on his own Mexican Independence Day card just down the road at T-Mobile Arena.
Dana White’s vision for UFC 306 is starting to come to light. The UFC CEO on Tuesday revealed the first details of his production plan for the Sept. 14 event at Las Vegas’ famed Sphere venue, which White has repeatedly called “a love letter” to Mexican combat sports. “So what we’ve done, really what we’re
On the second episode of UFC 305 Embedded, defending champ Dricus du Plessis does a meet and greet with fans in Australia; the City Kickboxing team — including former two-time UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, Dan Hooker, and Kai Kara-France — fly into Perth; Mateusz Gamrot goes for a walk in the woods; Carlos Prates