Main Card Results | UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya
Following a solid slate RAC Arena shifted.
of contests on the to pay-per-view and business.
preliminary card, action at picked up straight away,.
RAC Arena shifted to making the UFC 305.
pay-per-view and business picked main card one of.
up straight away, making the most entertaining of.
the UFC 305 main the year. From a.
card one of the streaking rookie adding to.
most entertaining of the his impressive start and.
year. From a streaking rookie a Top 10 heavyweight.
adding to his impressive collecting a surprising split.
start and a Top decision win to City.
10 heavyweight collecting a Kickboxing representatives earning consecutive.
surprising split decision win victories to set up.
to City Kickboxing representatives the middleweight championship main.
earning consecutive victories to event, the anticipation in.
set up the middleweight the arena was palpable.
championship main event, the by the time the.
anticipation in the arena main event got underway..
was palpable by the But then Dricus Du.
time the main event Plessis made sure to.
got underway. But then Dricus prevent it from being.
Du Plessis made sure a run of three.
to prevent it from straight, securing his first.
being a run of successful middleweight title defense,.
three straight, securing his submitting Israel Adesanya in.
first successful middleweight title the fourth round to.
defense, submitting Israel Adesanya retain his title. UFC.
in the fourth round 305: Du Plessis vs.
to retain his title. “The Nightmare” showcased his (left hand) at 4:02.
outstanding striking throughout, happily of Round 2 “The.
wading into the pocket Nightmare” showcased his outstanding.
to trade blows with striking throughout, happily wading.
the returning Li from into the pocket to.
the outset. After hurting trade blows with the.
him multiple times in returning Li from the.
the first, Prates stayed outset. After hurting him.
on the offensive in multiple times in the.
the second, patiently finding first, Prates stayed on.
punishing shots before driving the offensive in the.
home a left hand second, patiently finding punishing.
that found the mark shots before driving home.
and put “The Leech” a left hand that.
on the canvas. A member found the mark and.
of the Dana White’s put “The Leech” on.
Contender Series Class of the canvas. A member.
’23, Prates is now of the Dana White’s.
3-0 in the UFC Contender Series Class of.
this year, with each ’23, Prates is now.
of his three wins 3-0 in the UFC.
coming inside the distance. this year, with each.
The streaking Muay Thai of his three wins.
stylist has won 10 coming inside the distance..
straight overall and continues The streaking Muay Thai.
to make his case stylist has won 10.
for both Rookie of straight overall and continues.
the Year and a to make his case.
place in the Top for both Rookie of.
15. From the 15. Jairzinho Rozenstruik defeats.
outset, “Bigi Boy” was Tai Tuivasa by split.
happy to engage in decision (29-28, 27-30, 30-27).
a kickboxing match, confident From the outset, “Bigi.
that his superior jab Boy” was happy to.
and fundamentals would be engage in a kickboxing.
enough to carry him match, confident that his.
to victory, and he superior jab and fundamentals.
never strayed from the would be enough to.
plan. While he opened carry him to victory,.
up some in the and he never strayed.
brief moments where he from the plan. While.
had Tuivasa in bad he opened up some.
spots, Rozenstruik largely worked in the brief moments.
in space, avoiding any where he had Tuivasa.
big shots while significantly in bad spots, Rozenstruik.
out-landing the Australian throughout. The largely worked in space,.
native of Suriname came avoiding any big shots.
out on the happy while significantly out-landing the.
side of the surprising Australian throughout. The native.
split decision verdict and of Suriname came out.
picked up a second on the happy side.
straight victory this year. of the surprising split.
It’s the first time decision verdict and picked.
since his 2019 rookie up a second straight.
campaign that Rozenstruik has victory this year. It’s.
earned consecutive victories, while the first time since.
on the other side, his 2019 rookie campaign.
Tuivasa had now dropped that Rozenstruik has earned.
five straight. Gamrot had now dropped five.
started well, showing improved straight. Dan Hooker defeats.
hands and hurting Hooker Mateusz Gamrot by split.
on the feet before decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).
looking to grapple, with Gamrot started well, showing.
“The Hangman” defending well improved hands and hurting.
and wobbling his Polish Hooker on the feet.
foe towards the end before looking to grapple,.
of the first. The with “The Hangman” defending.
second was ultra-competitive, with well and wobbling his.
Hooker landing the more Polish foe towards the.
impactful shots, but Gamrot end of the first..
holding his own standing The second was ultra-competitive,.
while also putting the with Hooker landing the.
New Zealander on the more impactful shots, but.
canvas. In the third, Gamrot holding his own.
the two men largely standing while also putting.
just traded blows, with the New Zealander on.
Gamrot attempting to grapple the canvas. In the.
in spurts, only to third, the two men.
have those attacks largely largely just traded blows,.
shut down by Hooker. The with Gamrot attempting to.
judges were tasked with grapple in spurts, only.
determining the victor, and to have those attacks.
when the tens and largely shut down by.
nines were totalled, it Hooker. The judges were.
was Hooker that came tasked with determining the.
away with his hands victor, and when the.
held high, earning the tens and nines were.
nod in what was totalled, it was Hooker.
an outstanding fight between that came away with.
a pair of elite his hands held high,.
lightweight talents. Kai of elite lightweight talents..
Kara-France returned to the Co-Main Event: Kai Kara-France.
Octagon and scored an defeats Steve Erceg by.
emphatic first-round stoppage win TKO (strikes) at 4:04.
over Steve Erceg to of Round 1 Kai.
thrust himself into the Kara-France returned to the.
title conversation in the Octagon and scored an.
flyweight division. Erceg was emphatic first-round stoppage win.
doing well picking his over Steve Erceg to.
spots and being responsible thrust himself into the.
up to that point, title conversation in the.
but when the City flyweight division. Erceg was.
Kickboxing man connected with doing well picking his.
a powerful left, it spots and being responsible.
put the recent title up to that point,.
challenger on the deck, but when the City.
and from there, “Don’t Kickboxing man connected with.
Blink” made sure to a powerful left, it.
close things out. The Maori put the recent title.
standout was emotional after challenger on the deck,.
the victory, his first and from there, “Don’t.
since March 2022. This Blink” made sure to.
was a statement effort close things out. The.
and could very well Maori standout was emotional.
elevate the former interim after the victory, his.
title challenger into a first since March 2022..
title eliminator next time This was a statement.
out. Dricus Du Plessis retained time out. Main Event:.
his middleweight title to Dricus Du Plessis defeats.
close out UFC 305, Israel Adesanya by submission.
finishing Israel Adesanya in (rear-naked choke) at 3:38.
the fourth round following of Round 4 Dricus.
an entertaining back-and-forth between Du Plessis retained his.
the two rivals. Each of middleweight title to close.
the first three rounds out UFC 305, finishing.
were close and competitive, Israel Adesanya in the.
each man having their fourth round following an.
moments as the two entertaining back-and-forth between the.
traded blows. After Adesanya two rivals. Each of.
seemed to start gathering the first three rounds.
momentum in the third were close and competitive,.
and early part of each man having their.
the fourth, “Stillknocks” connected moments as the two.
with a left hand traded blows. After Adesanya.
that clearly hurt Adesanya seemed to start gathering.
and chased him down momentum in the third.
from there, connecting with and early part of.
a couple more lefts the fourth, “Stillknocks” connected.
before dragging him to with a left hand.
the canvas, climbing on that clearly hurt Adesanya.
his back and quickly and chased him down.
sinking in the choke. This from there, connecting with.
was an impressive effort a couple more lefts.
from the middleweight champion, before dragging him to.
who continues to be the canvas, climbing on.
a marauding presence with his back and quickly.
an excellent ability to sinking in the choke..
stay in the fight This was an impressive.
and capitalize on every effort from the middleweight.
opportunity that presents itself. champion, who continues to.
He’s now 8-0 in be a marauding presence.
the UFC and continues with an excellent ability.
to stand atop the to stay in the.
185-pound weight class.UFC Adesanya Results Dricus Du.
305: Du Plessis vs Plessis defeats Israel Adesanya.
Adesanya Results
UFC submission (guillotine choke) at.
305: Du Plessis vs 2:39 of Round 1.
Adesanya Main Card Results
Carlos UFC 305: Du Plessis.
Prates defeats Li Jingliang vs Adesanya Main Card.
by KO (left hand) Results Carlos Prates defeats.
at 4:02 of Round Li Jingliang by KO.
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik defeats Tai the Year and a.
Tuivasa by split decision place in the Top.
(29-28, 27-30, 30-27)
Dan Hooker defeats consecutive victories, while on.
Mateusz Gamrot by split the other side, Tuivasa.
decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Co-Main Event: Kai earning the nod in.
Kara-France defeats Steve Erceg what was an outstanding.
by TKO (strikes) at fight between a pair.
4:04 of Round 1
Main Event: Dricus Du effort and could very.
Plessis defeats Israel Adesanya well elevate the former.
by submission (rear-naked choke) interim title challenger into.
at 3:38 of Round a title eliminator next.
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