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Dricus Du Plessis has multiple eyes on his him after his first successful middleweight title defense. Advertisement Du Plessis and Adesanya went toe-to-toe in an entertaining championship bout at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, on Saturday night. While Du Plessis had some early success, Adesanya started finding momentum as the fight progressed, visibly edging …

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Dricus Du Plessis is well aware of Alex Pereira’s callout, but he isn’t so certain it’s the best idea for the Brazilian to challenge him at 185 pounds. Advertisement After Du Plessis defended his middleweight title with a fourth-round submission of Israel Adesanya in the UFC 305 headliner on Saturday night, “Poatan” hinted at a …

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Things appeared to be going fairly well for Israel Adesanya at UFC 305, but momentum shifted quickly in the championship rounds. About halfway through the fourth frame, Dricus Du Plessis clipped the Nigerian-born Kiwi with a series of right hands before powering him to the canvas. Shortly thereafter, the reigning champion elicited a tapout from …

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Daniel Cormier asks Dricus du Plessis how he’s getting his opponents emotional: “I think I might be the problem. Obviously because it’s 2/2.” Advertisement @ufc #UFC305 #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/fnjV5eJWsq — Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) August 16, 2024 Dricus Du Plessis certainly has a knack for making his opponents emotional. This initially surfaced prior to Du Plessis’ …

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Danny Sabatello says he could be done fighting after a disappointing result in his Professional Fighters League debut. Advertisement Sabatello faced fellow debutant Lazaro Dayron at PFL 8 on Friday, a fight which marked the launch of the promotion’s bantamweight division as well. It was a closely-contested affair, with Lazaro dropping Sabatello in the first …

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Khalil Rountree Jr. receiving a title shot did not sit well with some other light heavyweight contenders. Advertisement It was announced on Friday that Rountree will challenge Alex Pereira for the 205-pound crown at UFC 307 on Oct. 5 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Former champs Jan Blachowicz and Jamahal Hill …

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Kayla Harrison is willing to replace either Raquel Pennington or Julianna Pena in their UFC 307 title fight if needed. Advertisement The promotion recently announced Pennington’s title defense against Pena as the co-main event at UFC 307 on Oct. 5 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Meanwhile, Harrison fights Ketlen Vieira on …

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Brendan Allen punches Marvin Vettori post PFL playoffs @ufc #ufc pic.twitter.com/eU3BxIivxr — himothy (@Im565097757086) August 17, 2024 Though they have yet to cross paths in the Octagon, that didn’t prevent Brendan Allen and Marvin Vettori from getting into a scuffle on Friday night. Advertisement The two UFC middleweights brawled on the casino floor at the …

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Valter Walker dug into his bag of tricks and took a small but not insignificant step forward in the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight division. The ex-Titan Fighting Championship titleholder disposed of Junior Tafa with a heel hook in the first round of their featured UFC 305 prelim on Saturday at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. …

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Dricus Du Plessis (185) vs. Israel Adesanya (184) Steve Erceg (125.5) vs. Kai Kara-France (125) Mateusz Gamrot (156) vs. Dan Hooker (155.5) Jairzinho Rozenstruik (259) vs. Tai Tuivasa (265) Jingliang Li (171) vs. Carlos Prates (170) Junior Tafa (244) vs. Valter Walker (252) Joshua Culibao (146) vs. Ricardo Ramos (145.5) Casey O’Neill (125.5) vs. Luana …

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