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Are these the best things ever?!😍Buy it here: https://t.co/CEOVt2EWZD | #UFC305 pic.twitter.com/ylUWbhjuez — UFC (@ufc) August 13, 2024 Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya will appear in the championship main event at UFC 305 in special outfits.The Las Vegas-based promotion unveiled the custom fight shorts that its middleweight competitors will wear in Saturday night’s bout at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. The shorts were custom made by Venum, UFC’s official outfitter.UFC 305: du Plessis vs. Adesanya, Saturday at 10 PM ET on ESPN+. Order now! du Plessis won the middleweight championship on January 20 at UFC 297, defeating Sean Strickland…

Ricky Glenn appears to be at a crossroads in his mixed martial arts career. The Marshalltown, Iowa native has suffered back-to-back losses for the first time in his professional career, losing by KO/TKO to Drew Dober and Christos Giagos in his last two UFC appearances. Those losses marked the first knockout losses in Glenn’s career, which began in 2006.Glenn will be looking to claim his first win in three years when he takes on Kenan Song in the lightweight preliminaries at UFC 305 on Saturday night at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. “I’ve never been TKO’d or knocked out before,…

Former Professional Fighters League heavyweight champion Bruno Capellozza has been suspended for one year after failing an out-of-competition drug test. Capellozza tested positive for clomiphene and its metabolite desethylclomiphene in a urine sample collected on April 17, 2024. Clomiphene falls under the category of hormone and metabolic modifiers and is prohibited at all times under the PFL’s anti-doping policy. Capellozza will be eligible to return to active competition on April 17, 2025.This marks the second failed drug test for Capellozza, who tested positive for drostanolone in connection with his PFL regular season bout against Matthaus Scheffl on April 7, 2023.…

Steve Erceg may have been seen as an unlikely title challenger in just his fourth appearance in the Octagon, but he proved he was worthy of the stage this May. The 29-year-old Australian gave it his all against Alexandre Pantoja in the main event of UFC 301, ultimately losing by unanimous decision to the reigning flyweight champion in Rio de Janeiro.”I showed people that, despite the obvious pressure, I’m not going to flinch,” Erceg recently told the New York Post. “It seemed like it was too early or some other nonsense, but it probably wasn’t. I’m going to be a…

As a coach, Khabib Nurmagomedov is known to be extremely strict, and Belal Muhammad recently got to see first-hand just how tough Nurmagomedov’s training can be. Extreme Couture head coach Eric Nicksick recently detailed Nurmagomedov’s “invitation-only” training sessions at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas. According to Nicksick, Nurmagomedov’s training sessions are extremely rigorous, with everyone focused on training from start to finish. Nicksick acknowledges that he has gained valuable insight from these practices in terms of modifications he can implement in his own gym.”It’s invitation only, very serious, but very disciplined. There’s no music, there’s no trash talking,…

As a coach, Khabib Nurmagomedov is known to be extremely strict, and Belal Muhammad recently got to see first-hand just how tough Nurmagomedov’s training can be. Extreme Couture head coach Eric Nicksick recently detailed Nurmagomedov’s “invitation-only” training sessions at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas. According to Nicksick, Nurmagomedov’s training sessions are extremely rigorous, with everyone focused on training from start to finish. Nicksick acknowledges that he has gained valuable insight from these practices in terms of modifications he can implement in his own gym.”It’s invitation only, very serious, but very disciplined. There’s no music, there’s no trash talking,…

It’s a tough choice for Robert Whittaker when it comes to choosing between old rivals Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya for his next title fight. Du Plessis will make the first defense of his middleweight title against Adesanya this weekend in the main event of UFC 305 in Perth, Australia. The South African earned his title shot by knocking out Whittaker at last year’s UFC 290 and then defeated then-champion Sean Strickland via split decision at UFC 297 in January of this year.As the fight draws closer, Whittaker is finding it increasingly difficult to choose an opponent for his…

Dricus du Plessis recently spoke about a possible future rematch with Sean Strickland. The middleweight title bout at UFC 297 in January could have gone either way, but du Plessis defeated Strickland by split decision to claim the title, with Strickland later claiming he was unfairly treated because the fight took place in “liberal” Canada.Strickland has been demanding a rematch since then, strengthening his case with a decision win over Paulo Costa at UFC 302 in June, while du Plessis is scheduled to make his first title defense against former champion Israel Adesanya on Saturday at UFC 305 in Perth,…

Alexander Volkanovski is hoping Israel Adesanya returns to form at UFC 305. “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya returns to action on Saturday for the first time since last September, when he surrendered his middleweight belt to Sean Strickland in the main event of UFC 293. It was a puzzling effort for Adesanya, who had built a résumé at 185 pounds that rivaled some of the best in the sport’s history.Volkanovski, who trains with Adesanya at City Kickboxing, believes his teammate can put on a highlight performance against current 185-pound champion Dricus du Plessis.“I expect a serious performance from Israel Adesanya, like…

Israel Adesanya is enjoying a much-needed recharge since his loss to Sean Strickland at UFC 293 last September. “I’ve definitely grown,” Adesanya told TMZ Sports, “and I’m taking time to heal my mind, body and soul. Patience has been on my side throughout this. I’m a very patient person, so I’m able to just sit back, watch and make a plan.”When Adesanya lost his middleweight belt to Strickland in one of the biggest upsets in the sport’s history, he revealed shortly after that he would not be fighting for a “long time.” In addition to healing mentally, Adesanya revealed he…