ESPN.com · Aug 18, 2024
UFC 305 takeaways: Du Plessis continues impressive tear, while Adesanya's future is unclear
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A 12-fight card at UFC 305 in Perth, Western Australia, was headlined by a middleweight title matchup between Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya. While Du Plessis retained in a fourth-round submission victory, other stars such as Kai Kara-France and Dan Hooker had big performances as well. To make sense of it all, Brett Okamoto, Andreas Hale and Sam Bruce offer their final thoughts.
Hale: What could have been a legendary champion coming to reclaim his throne ended up being the coronation for the new king of the middleweights.