Dricus du Plessis cleared a major hurdle in legitimizing his reign as middleweight champion at UFC 305.
A 12-fight card at UFC 305 in Perth, Western Australia, was headlined by a middleweight title matchup between Dricus du Plessis andhad big performances as well. To make sense of it all, Brett Okamoto, Andreas Hale and Sam Bruce offer their final thoughts.What could have been a legendary champion coming to reclaim his throne ended up being the coronation for the new king of the middleweights.
As for Adesanya, his future isn't entirely clear. He's not retiring, but at 35, where does he go from here? He remains the only man to beatin the UFC and there could be an appetite for a rematch. Does he hang around at 185 and attempt to climb the ladder again? Is he still as good as he was when he tore up the middleweight division from 2019 to 2023?
He might get overlooked because he's soft-spoken, and, to be fair, he has lost some of his bigger fights that would have solidified him as elite in the eyes of most observers. Let this win be that though, because Kara-France shouldn't be overlooked moving forward.: Away from the main and co-main bouts, the pick of the other local results went the way of Dan Hooker,by unanimous decision.
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