South African fighter Dricus Du Plessis has retaining his UFC middleweight championship title after defeating Nigerian-born Israel Adesanya at the UFC 305 on Sunday.
The South African fighter defeated Nigerian-born MMA star Israel Adesanya in a title fight in Australia on Sunday morningSouth African fans have shared their thoughts after Dricus du Plessis defeated Nigerian-born fighter Israel Adesanya in a thrilling fight at the UFC 305 on Sunday morning.
The South African MMA star retained his UFC middleweight championship title after submitting Adesanya in the bout held at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. The New Zealander was tipped as favourites to reclaim the title by bookies, but Dricus proved all doubters wrong to retain the belt. Dricus Du Plessis fights Israel Adesanya in the middleweight championship fight during UFC 305 at RAC Arena on August 18, 2024 in Perth, Australia. Photo: Paul Kane., Du Plessis defended his middleweight title successively as he choked Adesanya to submission in the fourth round to win the bout.The South African MMA star and the Nigerian-born fighter were equally matched in the first three rounds, but an error from the latter in the fourth round cost him the chance to reclaim the title.
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