1 year after losing to Sean Strickland and announcing the break from MMA, Israel Adesanya was about to have a surprising UFC re -export. He was officially confirmed by the tournament at the UFC 305 event, taking place in August. This is also the focus match of the UFC 305 event.
Instead of playing a class, Israel Adesanya will have the opportunity to regain the Middleweight UFC championship. The opponent of The Last StyleBender is the defending champion Dricus Du Plessis, who won the belt from Sean Strickland. This is also the first match of Du Plessis as the champion.
Du Plessis joined UFC since the end of 2020, and he has a record of 7 matches. Meanwhile, Israel Adesanya has not been really good recently. After losing to Sean Strickland, Adesanya had seriously considered the break before returning.
An interesting thing about Israel Adesanya and Dricus Du Plessis is that both boxers have a way to fight against Striking. They played MMA on the Kickboxing platform, thereby constantly promoting thanks to the comprehensive set of fighting skills. Both are also very famous boxers before joining UFC.
UFC 305 will be held in Australia. This is a golden opportunity for Adesanya, who is with New Zealand nationality, showing before the Ocean audience. Adesanya himself also faced a huge opportunity to return to the championship, when he did not have to play class, he could still continue to compete.