The UFC 300 main events were announced before the announcement of the main event. Most expected the UFC 300 headliner to be Dricus DuPlessis, the current champion, and Israel Adesanya the former king in the middleweight division.
The grudge match was never held and instead fans were treated to a Jamahal vs. Alex Pereira match on April 13. There have been few recent reports about ‘The Stylebender,’ returning to the octagon. However, that could be changing.
Dricus du Plessis may have confirmed in a social media post that his first middleweight championship defense will take place at UFC 305 on 18 August in Perth, Australia. Israel Adesanya, according to the South African will try to reclaim a throne he once held.
Du Plessis teased, “Looks like someone wants a second beating in Australia,” on Instagram. “I’m in. I would also not want to fight the King of Africa at home. “Manifestations working well for you AGAIN!”
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Du Plessis wanted to fight Israel Adesanya, the kickboxing champion long before he was promoted and won the UFC Middleweight Championship.
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