.Aug 12, 2024, 10:00 AM ETThere's something special concerning a mixed martial arts event Down Under.Maybe it is actually the time warp a Northern United States fan expertises while viewing battles on TV on a Saturday night as well as realizing that they are actually happening the adhering to morning, local time. That concerns as disorienting as being cageside in Australia and also knowing that supporters midway worldwide are seeing the fights live ... last night.Or maybe it is actually one thing else that creates checking out MMA fights in Australia feel so unique. Possibly it is actually the battles themselves, which commonly have various vociferation factors affixed. Anybody complying with the sporting activity for many years has actually witnessed the truth spins that can originate from cage fights in this particular section of the Southern Hemisphere.Mark Hunt as well as Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva inflicted a job's well worth of heavyweight damage on one another during one extraordinary evening in Brisbane in 2013. A record-setting evening (early morning?) in Sydney a year eventually, along with 11 fights and also 11 finishes. As well as, obviously, Holly Holm kicking Ronda Rousey off her high equine at UFC 193 in 2015 in Melbourne. That activity developed a business appearance report that stood up until the Octagon was brought back to Melbourne in 2019 as well as 57,127 filled Marvel Arena to enjoy Israel Adesanya knock out Robert Whittaker and also come to be middleweight champion.When the eight-sided cage go back to Australia on Sunday, the former two-time champ will definitely test Dricus Du Plessis in the main celebration of UFC 305 in Perth. On the line will certainly be certainly not simply a glossy strap however the take pride in of a continent 5,000 miles away, as both competitors are rooted in Africa, though along with far different life experiences.That's the genesis of merely among several intriguing storylines that are going to play out this weekend break. Below are five traits to look for at UFC 305. Who will draw the homeland on a remote bank? 1. Middleweight champion: Dricus Du Plessis (c) vs. Israel AdesanyaIsrael Adesanya conflict Dricus Du Plessis generally activity at UFC 305. Photo by Will Russell/Zuffa LLCSaturday's centerpiece resides in Western Australia, although the sensitive territory war is attached to a come down on the far side of the Indian Ocean. Du Plessis was actually birthed and still resides in South Africa. Adesanya was actually born in Nigeria as well as relocated with his family to New Zealand when he was actually 10 years old. Due to those inconsonant life pathways, Du Plessis when stated, "I am actually the African boxer in the UFC." That performed certainly not agree with Adesanya, that has mentioned his family members emigrated in search of instructional opportunities.Editor's Picks1 RelatedIf there's a grudge added to the currently skyscraping risks, so be it. It is actually not an important ingredient to create this an appealing match, however let's certainly not neglect that the final time Adesanya remained in an animosity-fueled match, he styled on Paulo Costa before taking him out in 2020. His one KO ever since happened versus Alex Pereira last year, five months after Pereira had KO 'd him. So "The Last Stylebender" has shown a thirst for the get-back, particularly versus powerful aggressors. Can Adesanya's counterpunching stop the brief regime of Du Plessis, that possesses bulldozed his means to 9 wins in a row?Which reconstructing project will courageous? 2. Male's flyweight: Kai Kara-France vs. Steve ErcegThe to begin with two times Kara-France completed in the UFC, the fights took place in Australia and also he was sort of the regional man. He's actually from New Zealand, 1,300 miles throughout the Tasman Sea, yet his challengers were actually from the other side of the planet, the United States and also South America. This time around, though, it's an away ready Kara-France, as Erceg was born in Perth and stays twenty mins from RAC Field. Erceg has dealt with in his hometown 6 opportunities, but all prior to his finalizing along with the UFC last summer. He is actually made only four trips inside the Octagon as well as currently has contended for the 125-pound title.That last aspect highlights exactly how this battle, like the main event, is about more than geography. Erceg, 29, was actually using an 11-fight winning touch when he unsuccessfully challenged Alexandre Pantoja in May. Kara-France, 31, made a bid for an acting belt in 2022, losing by TKO to ex-champ Brandon Moreno. Both Kara-France as well as Erceg remain in restoring setting. A reduction listed here would not be completion of the street toward contender standing, but it could deliver that fighter on a discouraging detour.Can all of us just enjoy a swaying good time? 3. Big-time: Tai Tuivasa vs. Jairzinho RozenstruikTai Tuivasa aims to end a four-fight losing touch at UFC 305 on Sunday evening. Photograph through Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC using Getty ImagesI experience regretful for nurturing Tuivasa fights as long as I carry out. Sure, I love checking out a carefully tuned sportsmen show off specialized battle capabilities in bring upon damages as well as shutting down what a rival can throw their way. That's the combined fighting styles I fit being an enthusiast of. But I simply can't avert coming from a slobber knocker, which is what Tuivasa constantly promises.Top stories of the full week coming from Receive unique access to lots of superior write-ups a year coming from best authors. u2022 MLB prophecies: Will Judge reached 60 Humans resources? "u2022 Barnwell: NFL playoff crews to return "u2022 Final CFB preseason SP+ positions" More ESPN+ material ".What the Aussie can easily not regularly assure, certainly, is his fantastically disgusting postfight party, the shoey. The beer as well as footwear show up simply in victory, as well as Tuivasa has lost four fights in a row. Yet listed below's one thing deserving of commemorating, also just before the 1st haymaker is flung by these heavy-handed top cats: the matchmaking. Rozenstruik can swing for the fencings like Tuivasa, therefore this should be actually fun while it lasts.Will this amount modification succeed? 4. Lightweight: Mateusz Gamrot vs. Dan HookerI was starting to get stressed for Whore-- identical to the nerves of watching Tony Ferguson compete at 40 years old. Hooker is actually only 34 and his skid wasn't rather as sad, however during the course of an extent from June 2020 by means of March 2022, he fell 4 of 5 battles, acquiring finished in every however some of the losses. It must be kept in mind that those defeats came versus Islam Makhachev, Dustin Poirier, Michael Chandler and Arnold Allen-- not a tomato can easily amongst all of them. As well as Courtesan has actually due to the fact that recovered along with a set of victories over challengers an action lower on the step ladder (Jalin Turner, Claudio Puelles). The problem for Courtesan is that this fight puts him straight back on top degree of competitors. Gamrot has won 7 of 8 fights as well as performs the edge of the title picture. Will he be way too much for Whore, or even will Gamrot receive pushed away from the frame?One competitor's ceiling is an additional fighter's ... ceiling? 5. Women's flyweight: Casey O'Neill vs. Luana SantosO'Neill was actually 9-0 after she succeeded her fourth direct UFC match in early 2022, and observers were actually beginning to hypothesize on where her ceiling was actually. And now she is on a two-fight skid, as well as the guess work problems just how much her falloff could be. At the same time, Santos is actually 3 matches into her UFC trip, using a five-fight winning streak and seeming like a climbing possibility. This is a necessary test for both girls, a degree setter. O'Neill is actually 26 years old, while Santos is actually simply 24. So their story could twist and turn for many years.