Dricus Du Plessis will put his undisputed middleweight title on the line against Israel Adesanya in the Ultimate Fighting Championship headliner on Saturday in Australia.
lands at the RAC Arena this Saturday in Perth, Australia. The main event sees the long-awaited middleweight title fight betweenfinally take place. Beyond that, there’s the expected Oceanic flavor with a little bit of everything else. A flyweight co-headliner pittingThey took an unexpected path to get here, but Adesanya and Du Plessis finally get to settle their longstanding grudge.
Du Plessis was highly successful on the international scene, so it’s not necessarily a shock to see him wind up as one of the UFC’s top middleweights, but there’s still a sense that things shouldn’t work nearly as well as they do for “Stillknocks.” Du Plessis’ march to the championship has shown that sometimes, technical skill can be overrated when it comes to mixed martial arts.
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