The Scoop: Former two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya returns to the Octagon this Saturday with a chance to reclaim his throne against bitter rival and current 185-pound champ Dricus Du Plessis. Adesanya is considered one of the greatest middleweights to ever do it, and for good reason. After finishing Robert Whittaker to earn his first title
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MAIN CARD Main Event – Middleweight Title Bout: Dricus Du Plessis (185) vs Israel Adesanya (184) Co-Main Event – Flyweight Bout: Kai Kara-France (125) vs Steve Erceg (125.5) Order UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya Lightweight Bout: Mateusz Gamrot (156) vs Dan Hooker (155.5)  Heavyweight Bout: Tai Tuivasa (265) vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik (259) Welterweight Bout:
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From a streaking rookie adding to his impressive start and a Top 10 heavyweight collecting a surprising split decision win to City Kickboxing representatives earning consecutive victories to set up the middleweight championship main event, the anticipation in the arena was palpable by the time the main event got underway. But then Dricus Du Plessis
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Culibao opened quickly and looked to cut down Ramos with low kicks, but slipped and spent the remainder of the opening round with the Brazilian on his back, threatening with deep choke attempts that he impressively fended off. The Australian kept things standing through the second to grab the momentum before they split the third
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Gamrot started well, showing improved hands and hurting Hooker on the feet before looking to grapple, with “The Hangman” defending well and wobbling his Polish foe towards the end of the first. The second was ultra-competitive, with Hooker landing the more impactful shots, but Gamrot holding his own standing while also putting the New Zealander
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Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Israel Adesanya lost a pivotal fight for the middleweight belt on Saturday night against Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 305, leaving him in a bit of a limbo after years of back-to-back title fights. Adesanya and Du Plessis went to war for four rounds, with “Stylebender” hitting “Stillknocks” with
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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 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
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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
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(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
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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
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