Dricus du Plessis successfully defended his middleweight belt for the first time by submitting the former two-time 185-pound kingpin, Israel ‘The Last Stylebender’ Adesanya,’ with a rear-naked choke at the 3:38 mark of Round 4 in the UFC 305 headliner at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Du Plessis won in what was a pick ’em … UFC 305 Rewind: Du Plessis retains belt, submits Adesanya
Robert ‘The Reaper’ Whittaker ended Ikram Aliskerov’s seven-fight winning streak with a first-round knockout win in Saturday’s UFC Saudi Arabia main event at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. Whittaker became just the second fighter to defeat Aliskerov, who took his only other previous loss to Khamzat Chimaev by first-round KO. Whittaker was originally scheduled to face … Whittaker blasts Aliskerov via R1 KO at UFC Saudi Arabia
Israel Adesanya (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) will try to reclaim his middleweight strap when he takes on reigning 185-pound champion Dricus du Plessis in the UFC 305 main event at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, on Aug. 18. ‘The Last Stylebender’ held the middleweight title from October of 2019 when he beat Robert Whittaker via … Adesanya opens as a favorite vs. Du Plessis at UFC 305