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Carlos Prattes and Karyn Williams seem destined to collide. On Saturday, Prates won by second-round knockout against Jing-Liang Li on the main card of UFC 305 in Perth, Australia. Despite having three consecutive knockout wins at UFC, Prates then requested an “easy” bout with Williams before facing a higher-ranked opponent. Prates elaborated on this request, explaining that he was also hoping for an additional $50,000 bonus in case he did not receive one at UFC 305.”I don’t know, but I think he’s a good opponent, he’s a striker,” Plates said in the post-match press conference. “To be honest, I’m about…
Tai Tuivasa intends to “stay alive to fight again” following his loss to Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 305. Tuivasa faced Rozenstruik in front of his home fans at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia on Saturday. “Bam Bam” was completely dominated by the Surinamese heavyweight in the stands, losing a split decision. Dissenting judge Howie Booth, who bizarrely awarded all three rounds to Tuivasa, was relieved of duty for the remainder of the card and faced huge backlash online.Tuivasa released a statement thanking his fans and speaking out about the loss. The popular Australian said he gave it his all…
Drix du Plessis’ coach, Morne Visser, recently gave his opinion on the middleweight champion’s possible future opponents. Du Plessis defended his title on Saturday with a fourth-round submission victory over Israel Adesanya in the main event of UFC 305 in Perth, Australia. “Stilnox” and Adesanya have long been at odds over legitimacy as the “King of Africa,” but appeared to make amends after Saturday’s bout.Visser said he was relieved that peace had come to Africa, and revealed that he and Adesanya had already discussed a possible rematch when they met, and that Adesanya would be the perfect opponent for a…
Drix du Plessis is well aware of Alex Pereira’s call, but he’s not sure if the Brazilian challenging him at 185 pounds is the best idea. “Poitan” hinted at a return to middleweight after du Plessis defended his middleweight title with a fourth-round submission victory over Israel Adesanya in the main event of Saturday night’s UFC 305. Pereira made his fourth Octagon appearance at UFC 281, stopping Adesanya to win 185-pound gold. He moved to light heavyweight after losing a rematch to “The Last Stylebender,” and the Brazilian has since become the promotion’s champion in his new division, successfully defending…
Things seemed to be going pretty well for Israel Adesanya at UFC 305, but the momentum shifted quickly in the deciding round. Midway through the fourth round, Dricus du Plessis battered the Nigerian-born New Zealander with a series of right hands that sent him to the canvas, before the reigning champion drew a tap-out from Adesanya via rear-naked choke at the 3:36 mark of the round.”For me, I’ll have to watch it again, because I don’t think I was shaken. I slipped and I was like, ‘What the hell was that?’ And then he tried to grab me as I…
Celebrating Casey O’Neill 😅 #UFC305 pic.twitter.com/1OXarBr2VT — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) August 18, 2024 Casey O’Neill celebrated her win at UFC 305 by imitating Australian breakdancer Rachel Gunn’s Olympic performance. O’Neal bounced back from two straight poor fights with a dominant unanimous decision victory over Luana Santos on Saturday night at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. “The King” celebrated her victory by mocking Gunn’s recent viral Olympic breakdancing performance.Speaking of celebrations, O’Neill believes his performance is better than that of the Australian university breakdancer known as “Raygun”, who has received serious online abuse for his bizarre show at the Paris 2024…
Dricus du Plessis is attracting a lot of attention after successfully defending his middleweight title for the first time. On Saturday night at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, du Plessis and Adesanya went toe-to-toe in a championship bout. Du Plessis won the early rounds, but as the bout progressed, Adesanya gained momentum and it was visibly evident he was outmaneuvering the champion in the stands. However, “Stillnox” rocked Adesanya with a ferocious attack in the fourth round and quickly finished him with a rear-naked choke.Sean Strickland, who lost his title to du Plessis by split decision at UFC 297…
Walter Walker spoke about his upset win over Junior Tafa at UFC 305 on Saturday. Walker faced Tafa in a featherweight qualifying bout at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Walker kept Tafa on the ground throughout the first round, then landed a heel hook that drew screams from the New Zealander. Walker did not tap, but referee Steve Percival stopped the bout at 4 minutes, 52 seconds into the first round.Tafa appeared to protest briefly against the stoppage before confronting Walker and slapping his unsuspecting opponent while surrounded by security. Regarding the stoppage, Walker said he would have broken…
Walter Walker has used his skills to take small but significant steps in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s heavyweight division.The former Titan Fighting Championship titleholder dropped Junior Tafa with a heel hook in the first round of a featured prelim event at UFC 305 on Saturday at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Tafa (5-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) cried out in pain as his opponent left his feet and twisted, resulting in a verbal submission. UFC 305: du Plessis vs. Adesanya airs Saturday at 10 a.m. ET on ESPN+. Order now! Walker (12-1, 1-1 UFC) withstood hard punches from the SoMa Fight…
Nobody handles adversity better than Dricus du Plessis. In fact, he seems to thrive from it.The 30-year-old South African boxer defended his undisputed UFC middleweight title in style, defeating Israel Adesanya via rear-naked choke in the main event of UFC 305 on Saturday at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Adesanya (24-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC), who had never been submitted before, raised the white flag in surrender 3 minutes, 36 seconds into the fourth round. Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) overcame considerable obstacles to reach the finish line. Adesanya targeted his body with two-handed hooks and well-timed kicks, attacked his…