.Aug 12, 2024, 10:00 AM ETThere's one thing exclusive about a blended martial arts event Down Under.Maybe it is actually the moment warp a N. American follower adventures while viewing fights on TV on a Saturday evening as well as understanding that they're taking place the complying with morning, true time. That concerns as disorienting as being actually cageside in Australia and knowing that supporters halfway around the world are actually viewing the fisticuffs stay ... final night.Or maybe it is actually one thing else that makes watching MMA fights in Australia experience so unconventional. Perhaps it is actually the battles on their own, which usually possess various exclamation factors attached. Anyone following the sport for numerous years has actually seen the truth spins that can easily emanate from crate fights within this section of the Southern Hemisphere.Mark Quest as well as Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva delivered a job's really worth of big-time damages on one another during the course of one unforgettable evening in Brisbane in 2013. A record-setting night (early morning?) in Sydney a year later, with 11 matches and also 11 appearances. As well as, of course, Holly Holm booting Ronda Rousey off her high horse at UFC 193 in 2015 in Melbourne. That activity developed a business attendance file that stood until the Octagon was reminded Melbourne in 2019 as well as 57,127 loaded Wonder Stadium to see Israel Adesanya knock senseless Robert Whittaker as well as come to be middleweight champion.When the eight-sided crate returns to Australia on Saturday, the past two-time champ will certainly challenge Dricus Du Plessis generally activity 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 miles away, as both fighters are actually rooted in Africa, though along with far various life experiences.That's the genesis of only some of many appealing stories that will play out this weekend. Below are actually 5 traits to expect at UFC 305. Who will sway the birthplace on a remote bank? 1. Middleweight championship: Dricus Du Plessis (c) vs. Israel AdesanyaIsrael Adesanya squares off with Dricus Du Plessis generally activity at UFC 305. Image through Will Russell/Zuffa LLCSaturday's centerpiece is in Western Australia, although the sensitive turf struggle is actually hooked up to a land on the far side of the Indian Ocean. Du Plessis was actually born and still lives in South Africa. Adesanya was actually birthed in Nigeria and also relocated along with his loved ones to New Zealand when he was actually 10 years old. Because of those inconsonant life courses, Du Plessis the moment announced, "I am the African fighter in the UFC." That carried out certainly not agree with Adesanya, that has mentioned his household moved abroad trying to find academic opportunities.Editor's Picks1 RelatedIf there's an animosity included in the currently soaring risks, thus be it. It's certainly not an essential component to create this an intriguing battle, however allowed's not overlook that the final time Adesanya resided in an animosity-fueled competition, he designated on Paulo Costa just before taking him out in 2020. His one KO since then happened against Alex Pereira last year, 5 months after Pereira had KO 'd him. So "The Final Stylebender" has actually shown a thirst for the get-back, especially against strong aggressors. Can Adesanya's counterpunching stop the brief regime of Du Plessis, that has bulldozed his means to 9 victories in a row?Which rebuilding venture will stand tall? 2. Men's flyweight: Kai Kara-France vs. Steve ErcegThe first pair of times Kara-France competed in the UFC, the fights occurred in Australia as well as he was sort of the regional guy. He's really coming from New Zealand, 1,300 miles across the Tasman Ocean, yet his rivals were from the other side of the globe, the United States as well as Brazil. This moment, however, it's an away ready Kara-France, as Erceg was birthed in Perth and resides 20 moments coming from RAC Field. Erceg has actually battled in his hometown six times, yet all just before his finalizing along with the UFC final summer season. He's brought in simply 4 travels inside the Octagon and also actually has completed for the 125-pound title.That last aspect highlights how this match, like the main event, concerns more than location. Erceg, 29, was actually using an 11-fight winning streak when he unsuccessfully challenged Alexandre Pantoja in May. Kara-France, 31, tried for an acting belt in 2022, shedding through TKO to ex-champ Brandon Moreno. Each Kara-France as well as Erceg are in restoring mode. A reduction below will certainly not be actually the end of the road toward competitor status, however it could deliver that boxer on a discouraging detour.Can we all merely enjoy a turning good time? 3. Big-time: Tai Tuivasa vs. Jairzinho RozenstruikTai Tuivasa tries to end a four-fight losing streak at UFC 305 on Saturday evening. Picture by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC using Getty ImagesI feel regretful for caring Tuivasa battles as long as I do. Sure, I adore viewing a carefully tuned athlete flaunt technological combat capabilities in giving damages as well as stopping what a rival can toss their way. That is actually the combined fighting styles I'm comfortable being actually a fan of. But I merely can't avert from a slobber knocker, which is what Tuivasa always promises.Top tales of the full week from Obtain exclusive access to lots of premium write-ups a year from top writers. u2022 MLB forecasts: Will Court struck 60 Humans resources? "u2022 Barnwell: NFL playoff crews to return "u2022 Final CFB preseason SP+ positions" Even more ESPN+ content ".What the Aussie can not constantly assure, naturally, is his delightfully horrible postfight festivity, the shoey. The beer and also shoes come out merely in triumph, and also Tuivasa has lost four fights straight. But listed below's something worthy of celebrating, also before the very first haymaker is actually affaired through these heavy-handed heavyweights: the matchmaking. Rozenstruik can turn for the fencings like Tuivasa, thus this set should be enjoyable while it lasts.Will this degree improvement prosper? 4. Lightweight: Mateusz Gamrot vs. Dan HookerI was beginning to receive anxious for Concubine-- comparable to the nerves of viewing Tony Ferguson contend at 40 years of ages. Concubine is actually just 34 and also his skid wasn't very as depressing, but in the course of an extent coming from June 2020 via March 2022, he went down four of five fights, receiving completed with all but among the reductions. It should be actually taken note that those defeats came versus Islam Makhachev, Dustin Poirier, Michael Chandler and Arnold Allen-- not a tomato can easily one of them. As well as Woman of the streets has actually due to the fact that recuperated along with a set of success over rivals an action lower on the step ladder (Jalin Turner, Claudio Puelles). The complication for Hooker is that this battle places him right back at the top amount of competition. Gamrot has actually succeeded 7 of eight fights and also performs the fringe of the label photo. Will he be too much for Concubine, or will Gamrot obtain nudged away from the frame?One fighter's ceiling is one more competitor's ... ceiling? 5. Women's flyweight: Casey O'Neill vs. Luana SantosO'Neill was 9-0 after she succeeded her fourth direct UFC fight in very early 2022, and also onlookers were beginning to speculate on where her ceiling was. Now she gets on a two-fight skid, as well as the guessing issues exactly how far her falloff could be. At the same time, Santos is actually 3 battles into her UFC round, using a five-fight winning touch and seeming like a climbing prospect. This is an appropriate test for both girls, a degree setter. O'Neill is actually 26 years of ages, while Santos is actually simply 24. So their storyline can weave for many years.