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Israel Adesanya isn't focused on revenge following UFC 305 loss to Dricus du Plessis: "I’m not really desperate"

Fernando Quiles Jr. - August 18, 2024

Israel Adesanya isn’t desperate to get a win back over Dricus du Plessis. “The Last Stylebender” challenged “Stillknocks” for the UFC Middleweight Championship this past Saturday night. The two headlined UFC 305 inside the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.

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Israel Adesanya

Video | Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya share a moment backstage after UFC 305 title fight

Harry Kettle - August 18, 2024

Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya shared a nice moment backstage following their battle at UFC 305. Heading into UFC 305, things were pretty bitter between Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya. These two rivals made it clear they didn’t like one another, and they put it all on the line in this main event. In what was initially a feud based on their African heritage, these warriors wound up throwing down with one thought in mind – leaving Australia as the UFC middleweight champion.

Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya

Israel Adesanya rejects idea of retirement following UFC 305 defeat

Harry Kettle - August 18, 2024

UFC legend Israel Adesanya has reacted to his submission defeat at the hands of Dricus du Plessis last night. In the main event of UFC 305, Israel Adesanya went to war with Dricus du Plessis. While it was a back and forth affair, it was du Plessis who came out on top. The champion was able to submit Adesanya in the fourth round, seemingly bringing an end to their rivalry for the time being.

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Israel Adesanya

Marvin Vettori reacts to Dricus du Plessis submitting Israel Adesanya at UFC 305: “Miss by a mile next thing you know he lands clean”

Harry Kettle - August 18, 2024

Marvin Vettori has given his thoughts on Dricus du Plessis’ victory over Israel Adesanya at UFC 305 last night. Just a matter of hours ago, Dricus du Plessis defeated Israel Adesanya at UFC 305. He did so following a grueling title encounter, with the end result being du Plessis securing a fourth-round submission triumph. Up to that point in the contest, it was really hard to tell who was getting the better of the fight – with a lot of fans believing ‘Stylebender’ should’ve been up on the scorecards.

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Mateusz Gamrot

UFC 305 Bonus Report: Dan Hooker and Mateusz Gamrot earn FOTN

Chris Taylor - August 17, 2024

The Octagon returned to Perth, Australia, for tonight’s UFC 305 event, a 12-bout fight card headlined by Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya. The highly anticipated middleweight title fight proved to be a thrilling back and forth affair. Round one was super close, but Dricus Du Plessis came out and got the better of Izzy in the second frame. Israel Adesanya turned the tide in his favor in round three and seemed to have ‘DDP’ tired and in trouble in the early stages of Round 4. However, DDP landed a big shot and was able to drop the former champion and promptly jumped on him and sunk in a fight-ending rear-naked choke (see that here).

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Dricus du Plessis

Alex Pereira announces he will return to middleweight after Dricus Du Plessis defends the title at UFC 305

Chris Taylor - August 17, 2024

Light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has announced that he will return to middleweight following tonight’s UFC 305 main event. UFC 305 was headlined by a middleweight title fight between Dricus Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya.

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Israel Adesanya

Pros react after Dricus Du Plessis submits Israel Adesanya at UFC 305

Chris Taylor - August 17, 2024

Tonight’s UFC 305 event was headlined by a middleweight title fight featuring Dricus Du Plessis taking on Israel Adesanya. Du Plessis (22-2 MMA) was looking to earn his first career title defense this evening. ‘DDP’ had captured the promotion‘s coveted middleweight title this past January at UFC 297 with a split decision victory over Sean Strickland. That victory had marked the South African’s ninth in a row, as he had previously scored notable wins over Robert Whittaker, Derek Brunson and Darren Till.

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Israel Adesanya

UFC 305 Results: Dricus Du Plessis stops Israel Adesanya (Video)

Chris Taylor - August 17, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 305 results, including the main event title fight between Dricus Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya. Du Plessis (21-2 MMA) will be looking to earn his first career title defense this evening. ‘DDP’ captured the promotion‘s coveted middleweight title this past January at UFC 297 with a split decision victory over Sean Strickland. That victory had marked the South African’s ninth in a row, as he had previously scored notable wins over Robert Whittaker, Derek Brunson and Darren Till.

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Steve Erceg

UFC 305 Results: Kai Kara-France KO's Steve Erceg (Video)

Chris Taylor - August 17, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 305 results, including the flyweight co-main event between Steve Erceg and Kai Kara-France. Erceg (12-2 MMA) last competed in May of this year, where he suffered a razor close decision loss to Alexandre Pantoja for the promotion‘s flyweight title. Prior to that setback, ‘Astro Boy’ had strung together 11-straight wins.

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Mateusz Gamrot

UFC 305 Results: Dan Hooker defeats Mateusz Gamrot (Highlights)

Chris Taylor - August 17, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 305 results, including the lightweight bout between Dan Hooker and Mateusz Gamrot. Hooker (24-12 MMA) will enter the contest on a two-fight winning streak, his most recent victory coming against Jalin Turner in July of 2023. ‘The Hangman’ has gone 3-2 over his past five Octagon appearances overall.

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Tai Tuivasa

Pros react after Jairzinho Rozenstruik defeats Tai Tuivasa at UFC 305

Chris Taylor - August 17, 2024

Tonight’s UFC 305 main card featured a highly anticipated heavyweight showdown between Tai Tuivasa and Jairzinho Rozenstruik. Tuivasa (14-8 MMA) had entered tonight’s matchup with hopes of snapping his four-fight losing skid. ‘Bam Bam’ had suffered stoppage losses to Ciryl Gane, Sergei Pavlovich, Alexander Volkov and Marcin Tybura in his most previous Octagon apperances.

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Tai Tuivasa

UFC 305 Results: Jairzinho Rozenstruik defeats Tai Tuivasa (Highlights)

Chris Taylor - August 17, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 305 results, including the heavyweight bout between Tai Tuivasa and Jairzinho Rozenstruik. Tuivasa (14-7 MMA) will enter tonight’s matchup with hopes of snapping his four-fight losing skid. ‘Bam Bam’ has suffered stoppage losses to Ciryl Gane, Sergei Pavlovich, Alexander Volkov and Marcin Tybura in his most recent Octagon apperances.

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Jon Anik

Jon Anik isn't concerned by Israel Adesanya getting emotional at UFC 305 press conference

Harry Kettle - August 17, 2024

UFC commentator Jon Anik isn’t concerned by Israel Adesanya getting emotional at this week’s UFC 305 press conference. As we know, Israel Adesanya will challenge for the UFC middleweight championship tonight at UFC 305. He will do so against reigning champion Dricus du Plessis, and it’s safe to say the two don’t particularly like each other.

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Kayla Harrison

Kayla Harrison is willing to step in as back-up fighter for bantamweight title fight at UFC 307

Harry Kettle - August 17, 2024

Kayla Harrison has suggested she’s willing to be the back-up fighter for Raquel Pennington vs Julianna Pena at UFC 307. At UFC 307, Pennington will be defending her UFC women’s bantamweight title against Julianna Pena. In addition, Kayla Harrison will also feature on the card. She’ll battle Ketlen Vieira, with the intention of building on her dominant victory over Holly Holm at UFC 300.

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Johnny Walker declares that he will be UFC champion despite recent setbacks

Harry Kettle - August 17, 2024

UFC fighter Johnny Walker still believes that he will be a world champion despite some of his recent setbacks. Over the course of the last few years, Walker has suffered a string of setbacks inside the Octagon. However, after four losses in five, he bounced back with three straight wins over Ion Cutelaba, Paul Craig and Anthony Smith.

Brendan Allen, Marvin Vettori brawl
Marvin Vettori

UFC fighters Brendan Allen and Marvin Vettori brawl after PFL event

Harry Kettle - August 17, 2024

UFC fighters Brendan Allen and Marvin Vettori got into a brawl at a casino following last night’s PFL event. As we know, it’s not uncommon for fighters to get into scraps outside of the cage. After all, it’s what they’re trained to do – and sometimes, tensions run high. With that being said, we can’t imagine the promotion is going to be too happy about this development.

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Jan Blachowicz

Jan Blachowicz says Alex Pereira is getting "Special protection" after UFC 307 news

Curtis Calhoun - August 16, 2024

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz is the latest top fighter to question the Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. booking. Pereira and Rountree will headline UFC 307 on October 5th in Salt Lake City, UT. A UFC bantamweight title clash between Raquel Pennington and Julianna Peña is also booked for the co-main event.

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Israel Adesanya

UFC 305: ‘Du Plessis vs. Adesanya’ Weigh-in Results - 1 Fighter Missed Weight

Susan Cox - August 16, 2024

The UFC 305 weigh-ins took place today, Friday, August 16th at the UFC host hotel in Perth, Australia. The much-anticipated UFC 305 fight card will take place tomorrow, Saturday, August 17th at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.