The primary occasion of Australia’s subsequent main UFC occasion has been confirmed, with Israel Adesanya confirming he’ll problem middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis.
With dramas circling all through the promotion over the previous week referring to Conor McGregor and Robert Whittaker, there now seems to be some readability over UFC 305.
In a social media submit on Monday night time (AEST), the previous champion posted a cryptic message with a graphic hooked up, confirming his combat in opposition to Du Plessis at RAC Enviornment.
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“The solar of Africa is identical solar that lights up our planet,” Adesanya wrote.
“The solar will set and can rise once more till you stroll into it. The solar, take pleasure in whereas it shines. Darkness falls when it is gone.”
Adesanya’s revelation got here previous to any affirmation from the organisation or Dana White himself, with an announcement coming from the UFC on Tuesday morning.
The pair appeared set to fulfill contained in the octagon final yr, earlier than du Plessis suffered a leg damage in coaching camp and missed the UFC 293 occasion in Sydney, opening the door for Sean Strickland to trigger a significant upset and take the belt from Adesanya.
With the division thrown into chaos, du Plessis would get the chance on the title he beforehand earned and made no errors, defeating Strickland in January and clearing the trail for a gathering with the New Zealand sensation often called “Stylebender”.
Israel Adesanya and Dricus du Plessis will lastly meet at UFC 305. Zuffa LLC through Getty Pictures
Adesanya and du Plessis will lastly sq. off on August 18, bringing loads of animosity to the cage in what guarantees to be a blockbuster pay-per-view Down Below.
The winner of the middleweight title conflict will possible tackle Whittaker later this yr, assuming the Aussie star can overcome a difficult problem in Ikram Aliskerov.
UFC 305 can also be anticipated to function Steve Erceg in opposition to Kai-Kara France, whereas the provision of Aussie rising star Jack Della Maddalena stays unclear.
