.Aug 12, 2024, 10:00 AM ETThere's one thing unique concerning a blended fighting styles celebration Down Under.Maybe it's the time warp a Northern United States follower expertises while seeing battles on TV on a Saturday night as well as discovering that they are actually occurring the complying with morning, true time. That has to do with as disorienting as being cageside in Australia as well as recognizing that followers midway worldwide are actually checking out the fights stay ... final night.Or maybe it's something else that creates seeing mixed martial arts fights in Australia believe thus offbeat. Maybe it is actually the matches themselves, which usually possess various exclamation points attached. Anyone following the sporting activity for several years has actually witnessed the truth spins that may emanate from cage fights within this section of the Southern Hemisphere.Mark Quest and also Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva gave an occupation's really worth of big-time damage on each other during one memorable evening in Brisbane in 2013. A record-setting night (morning?) in Sydney a year later on, along with 11 battles as well as 11 coatings. As well as, of course, Holly Holm booting Ronda Rousey off her high steed at UFC 193 in 2015 in Melbourne. That activity developed a provider attendance report that stood till the Octagon was brought back to Melbourne in 2019 and also 57,127 filled Marvel Arena to check out Israel Adesanya knock out Robert Whittaker and come to be middleweight champion.When the eight-sided crate returns to Australia on Sunday, the previous two-time champ will challenge Dricus Du Plessis in the main event of UFC 305 in Perth. On the line will certainly be certainly not simply a shiny band but the take pride in of a continent 5,000 kilometers away, as each competitors are actually rooted in Africa, though with far different life experiences.That's the genesis of merely one of many interesting stories that will play out this weekend. Here are five points to watch for at UFC 305. Who will gain the homeland on a far-off bank? 1. Middleweight championship: Dricus Du Plessis (c) vs. Israel AdesanyaIsrael Adesanya squares off with Dricus Du Plessis in the main event at UFC 305. Image by Willpower Russell/Zuffa LLCSaturday's main event remains in Western Australia, although the touchy turf battle is connected to an arrive on the far side of the Indian Sea. Du Plessis was actually birthed and still lives in South Africa. Adesanya was actually birthed in Nigeria and moved with his household to New Zealand when he was actually one decade outdated. Due to those diverse lifestyle roads, Du Plessis when proclaimed, "I am the African fighter in the UFC." That did not agree with Adesanya, who possesses stated his loved ones moved abroad trying to find academic opportunities.Editor's Picks1 RelatedIf there's an animosity contributed to the already soaring risks, therefore be it. It's not an essential substance to create this an interesting fight, but let's certainly not fail to remember that the last time Adesanya was in an animosity-fueled match, he designated on Paulo Costa prior to knocking him out in 2020. His one KO since then came versus Alex Pereira in 2014, five months after Pereira had KO 'd him. So "The Last Stylebender" has presented a crave the get-back, specifically against powerful assailants. Can Adesanya's counterpunching stop the quick supremacy of Du Plessis, who has bulldozed his technique to 9 triumphes in a row?Which rebuilding venture will courageous? 2. Guy's flyweight: Kai Kara-France vs. Steve ErcegThe first 2 times Kara-France competed in the UFC, the matches happened in Australia and also he was actually sort of the local area individual. He's actually coming from New Zealand, 1,300 miles throughout the Tasman Ocean, but his opponents were coming from the other side of the world, the USA and also South America. This moment, though, it's an away game for Kara-France, as Erceg was birthed in Perth as well as stays twenty mins from RAC Stadium. Erceg has dealt with in his neighborhood six times, yet all just before his finalizing with the UFC last summer months. He's created just 4 journeys inside the Octagon and also presently has actually contended for the 125-pound title.That last aspect highlights exactly how this battle, like the main event, concerns more than geographics. Erceg, 29, was actually riding an 11-fight winning touch when he unsuccessfully challenged Alexandre Pantoja in Might. Kara-France, 31, tried for an acting waistband in 2022, losing by TKO to ex-champ Brandon Moreno. Each Kara-France and Erceg remain in fixing mode. A reduction here would certainly certainly not be actually completion of the road towards challenger standing, however it could send that fighter on a discouraging detour.Can we all only appreciate a swinging happy times? 3. Big-time: Tai Tuivasa vs. Jairzinho RozenstruikTai Tuivasa hopes to finish a four-fight losing streak at UFC 305 on Saturday night. Picture through Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesI really feel regretful for loving Tuivasa matches as much as I do. Certain, I adore viewing a carefully tuned athlete flaunt technological combat skills in bring upon damage and shutting down what a challenger can easily throw their means. That is actually the blended fighting styles I'm comfortable being a supporter of. But I simply can't avert coming from a slobber knocker, which is what Tuivasa always promises.Top tales of the week from Receive unique access to lots of premium write-ups a year coming from best writers. u2022 MLB forecasts: Will Court struck 60 Humans resources? "u2022 Barnwell: NFL playoff crews to return "u2022 Final CFB preseason SP+ ranks" More ESPN+ content ".What the Aussie may certainly not always vow, certainly, is his fantastically disgusting postfight festivity, the shoey. The draft beer and also shoes emerge simply in victory, and also Tuivasa has lost 4 matches in a row. However below's one thing worthy of commemorating, even prior to the first haymaker is actually flung through these heavy-handed top cats: the matchmaking. Rozenstruik can turn for the fencings like Tuivasa, therefore this one should be actually exciting while it lasts.Will this amount change achieve success? 4. Lightweight: Mateusz Gamrot vs. Dan HookerI was actually starting to obtain nervous for Whore-- identical to the nerves of viewing Tony Ferguson contend at 40 years old. Courtesan is actually simply 34 and his skid wasn't very as depressing, but during a stretch coming from June 2020 by means of March 2022, he went down 4 of 5 matches, obtaining completed in each but one of the losses. It ought to be actually noted that those defeats came against Islam Makhachev, Dustin Poirier, Michael Chandler and Arnold Allen-- not a tomato may amongst them. And Concubine has given that recovered with a pair of victories over challengers a step lower on the step ladder (Jalin Turner, Claudio Puelles). The trouble for Courtesan is that this fight puts him right back on top degree of competition. Gamrot has actually won 7 of eight battles and also gets on the fringe of the title image. Will he be a lot of for Concubine, or will Gamrot acquire poked away from the frame?One boxer's roof is another boxer's ... ceiling? 5. Women's flyweight: Casey O'Neill vs. Luana SantosO'Neill was 9-0 after she succeeded her fourth straight UFC match in very early 2022, as well as observers were starting to speculate on where her ceiling was actually. Today she performs a two-fight skid, and the guesswork issues just how far her falloff may be. On the other hand, Santos is actually three battles in to her UFC round, using a five-fight winning touch and seeming like a rising prospect. This is actually a proper examination for both girls, a level setter. O'Neill is 26 years of ages, while Santos is merely 24. So their story could twist and turn for a long times.