*****************Dricus Du Plessis VS Israel Adesanya UFC 305 PPV****************
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The event will mark the promotion's third visit to Perth and first since UFC 284 in February 2023, as well as the beginning of a multiyear deal for twice-annual events in the city.[2]
A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion (also former KSW Welterweight Champion) Dricus du Plessis and former two-time champion Israel Adesanya is expected to headline the event. It will mark the first time two African-born athletes meet for a title in the organization.[3]
A featherweight bout between Gavin Tucker and Jack Jenkins was scheduled for this event.[4] However, Tucker withdrew from the fight due to a suspected injury and was replaced by Herbert Burns.[5]
A Women's flyweight bout between Casey O'Neill and Tereza Bledá was scheduled for this event.[6] However, Bledá withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by Luana Santos.[7]
At the weigh-ins, Jesús Santos Aguilar weighed in at 127.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. The bout is expected to proceed at catchweight and Aguilar will be fined 20 percent of his purse, which will go to his opponent Stewart Nicoll.[8]
A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion (also former KSW Welterweight Champion) Dricus du Plessis and former two-time champion Israel Adesanya is expected to headline the event. It will mark the first time two African-born athletes meet for a title in the organization.[3]
A featherweight bout between Gavin Tucker and Jack Jenkins was scheduled for this event.[4] However, Tucker withdrew from the fight due to a suspected injury and was replaced by Herbert Burns.[5]
A Women's flyweight bout between Casey O'Neill and Tereza Bledá was scheduled for this event.[6] However, Bledá withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by Luana Santos.[7]
At the weigh-ins, Jesús Santos Aguilar weighed in at 127.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. The bout is expected to proceed at catchweight and Aguilar will be fined 20 percent of his purse, which will go to his opponent Stewart Nicoll.[8]
Results
| Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Main card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Dricus du Plessis (c) | vs. | Israel Adesanya | [a] | |||
| Flyweight | Kai Kara-France | vs. | Steve Erceg | ||||
| Lightweight | Mateusz Gamrot | vs. | Dan Hooker | ||||
| Heavyweight | Tai Tuivasa | vs. | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | ||||
| Welterweight | Li Jingliang | vs. | Carlos Prates | ||||
| Heavyweight | Junior Tafa | vs. | Valter Walker | ||||
| Featherweight | Joshua Culibao | vs. | Ricardo Ramos | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | Casey O'Neill | vs. | Luana Santos | ||||
| Featherweight | Jack Jenkins | vs. | Herbert Burns | ||||
| Lightweight | Tom Nolan | vs. | Alex Reyes | ||||
| Welterweight | Song Kenan | vs. | Ricky Glenn | ||||
| Catchweight (127.5 lb) | Jesús Santos Aguilar | def. | Stewart Nicoll | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:39 |
- For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
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Mr. Pool
could someone drop some links
God-Of-War-420
Mr. Pool
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Good job by Jack Jenkins on the televised prelims vs. Herbert Burns.
Chopping down the calf with leg kicks, and working the body shot punches.
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Chopping down the calf with leg kicks, and working the body shot punches.
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Forget Dana White.
Francis Ngannou has opened two gyms in Cameroon and plans on opening many more around Africa.
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That's DOPE! Big up to Francis and future fighters coming out of those gyms
God-Of-War-420
Mr. Pool
Tough ass pinoy, those chokes were in deep.
any links fam?
I was listening to some of the MMA media podcasts in recent days ... they noted this was one of the fights to watch. Ramos is known for his dynamic striking & ground work, and Culibao is a tough out for anyone.
I'm in somewhat agreement brother but IF you read the article, it shows that UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs discussing them potentially setting up a venue/fight in "South Africa" (when Usman, Izzy, and Francis were all champs) & ironically South Africa is where DDP is from (Scratch that, born). They KNEW DDP was in the rankings soon someday hence the reason why they mentioned SA. They didn't even bother working with Francis w/ him asking for better pay and requesting that his future fight be in his home country. My point? DW never worked w/ any of the 3 African champs in their own country.Again I hate Dana, but you're just flat out wrong.
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Dude played around and it may have cost him the fight
Well there you have it
God-Of-War-420
Mr. Pool
I think that was bullshit, culibao should have been more aggressive but just holding on isn't supposed to be scored. That was a bad call
God-Of-War-420
Mr. Pool
Lmao this guy can't take an L, I'm done going back and forth with your goal post moving ass lol
Enjoy the fights and the L
Shouldn’t play with your food
This isn’t going 2 rounds