Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-08-18, some good exchanges but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma bout Dricus Du Plessis vs Israel Adesanya gets two (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2024).Adesanya vs Du Plessis is scheduled to take place Sunday, August 18th, at the RAC Arena in Perth (Australia), in a 5-round middleweight (185 lbs, 84 kg) bout; it is the main event of the Ufc 305 and it is valid for the UFC middleweight championship (Du Plessis’ first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Dricus Du Plessis record
The former KSW Ww and current Ufc Mw champ Dricus Du Plessis entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-2-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 middleweight in the world.
He was defeated by Roberto Soldic in 2018, but since then he has won nine consecutive fights beating Derek Brunson (Derek Brunson vs Dricus du Plessis), Robert Whittaker (Robert Whittaker vs Dricus Du Plessis) and Sean Strickland in his last three (Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis).
Israel Adesanya record
His opponent, the former Ufc Mw champion Israel Adesanya, has an official record of 24-3-0 (67% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.2 in the middleweight division.
He lost two out of his last three fights, against Alex Pereira (Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira I) and against Sean Strickland (match ranked in the top 5 Users’ mma Fights of the Year 2023, Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland), between these two he took revenge on Pereira (Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya II).
Among the best bouts of Adesanya we suggest the Users’ mma Fight of the Year 2019: Kelvin Gastelum vs Israel Adesanya.
Fight card
Here is the UFC 305 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN PPV)
Dricus Du Plessis vs Israel Adesanya
Kai Kara-France vs Steve Erceg
Mateusz Gamrot vs Dan Hooker
Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Tai Tuivasa
Jingliang Li vs Carlos Prates
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Junior Tafa vs Valter Walker
Joshua Culibao vs Ricardo Ramos
Luana Santos vs Casey O’Neill
Jack Jenkins vs Herbert Burns
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Tom Nolan vs Alex Reyes
Ricky Glenn vs Kenan Song
Jesus Santos Aguilar vs Stewart Nicoll
Countdown – Video preview
Watch the official video of the full episode of UFC 305 countdown Dricus Du Plessis vs Israel Adesanya, a documentary to know better the life of both fighters and how they prepare for their bout.
Embedded: Vlog Series
Watch all the episodes of UFC 305 Embedded: Vlog Series (we usually post the playlist with all the videos or, if not possible, every single clip).
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC 305 pre-fight press conference, featuring Israel Adesanya and Dricus Du Plessis!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Dricus Du Plessis vs Israel Adesanya as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Du Plessis vs Adesanya fight?
Dricus Du Plessis defeated Israel Adesanya via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:38, round 4.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 305 post-fight octagon interview of Dricus Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC 305 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Israel Adesanya and Dricus Du Plessis (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkXojR6FE6U
Bonus awards
UFC 305 Fight of the Night: Mateusz Gamrot vs Dan Hooker
UFC 305 Performance of the Night: Kai Kara-France, Carlos Prates
