.Aug 12, 2024, 10:00 AM ETThere's one thing special concerning a combined martial arts celebration Down Under.Maybe it's the amount of time warp a N. United States fan adventures while enjoying battles on television on a Sunday night as well as recognizing that they're taking place the observing early morning, local time. That's about as disorienting as being cageside in Australia and knowing that supporters midway around the globe are enjoying the fisticuffs reside ... last night.Or perhaps it is actually something else that makes watching mixed martial arts battles in Australia experience so unconventional. Possibly it is the matches on their own, which usually possess various exclamation factors fastened. Anybody complying with the sporting activity for a number of years has watched the fact spins that may rise from cage battles in this edge of the Southern Hemisphere.Mark Pursuit and also Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva delivered a job's worth of heavyweight damages on one another during the course of one remarkable evening in Brisbane in 2013. A record-setting night (early morning?) in Sydney a year later, with 11 matches and 11 surfaces. As well as, obviously, Holly Holm kicking Ronda Rousey off her high steed at UFC 193 in 2015 in Melbourne. That activity created a provider presence document that stood up until the Octagon was actually brought back to Melbourne in 2019 as well as 57,127 packed Wonder Coliseum to check out Israel Adesanya knock senseless Robert Whittaker and end up being middleweight champion.When the eight-sided crate go back to Australia on Sunday, the former two-time champ will test Dricus Du Plessis generally event of UFC 305 in Perth. On the line will definitely be actually certainly not only a glossy strap however the take pride in of a continent 5,000 kilometers away, as each fighters are originated in Africa, though with much various life experiences.That's the genesis of simply one of a number of fascinating storylines that will participate in out this weekend. Right here are five things to expect at UFC 305. That will win over the home on a distant bank? 1. Middleweight champion: Dricus Du Plessis (c) vs. Israel AdesanyaIsrael Adesanya squares off with Dricus Du Plessis in the main occasion at UFC 305. Photo through Willpower Russell/Zuffa LLCSaturday's centerpiece resides in Western Australia, although the sensitive turf war is connected to an arrive on the far side of the Indian Sea. Du Plessis was actually birthed and still lives in South Africa. Adesanya was actually birthed in Nigeria and also moved with his household to New Zealand when he was actually 10 years outdated. Due to those dissimilar lifestyle roads, Du Plessis as soon as proclaimed, "I am actually the African boxer in the UFC." That performed certainly not sit well with Adesanya, who possesses mentioned his household migrated in search of educational opportunities.Editor's Picks1 RelatedIf there's a grudge included in the already soaring stakes, therefore be it. It's not a required substance to make this a fascinating battle, however permitted's not fail to remember that the last time Adesanya resided in an animosity-fueled match, he styled on Paulo Costa just before taking him out in 2020. His one KO since then happened versus Alex Pereira in 2013, 5 months after Pereira possessed KO 'd him. So "The Last Stylebender" has actually presented a thirst for the get-back, particularly versus effective aggressors. Can Adesanya's counterpunching quit the quick reign of Du Plessis, who has bulldozed his means to nine success in a row?Which reconstructing job will courageous? 2. Men's flyweight: Kai Kara-France vs. Steve ErcegThe to begin with two opportunities Kara-France competed in the UFC, the battles happened in Australia and also he was actually type of the regional guy. He's actually from New Zealand, 1,300 miles throughout the Tasman Ocean, however his enemies were coming from the opposite side of the planet, the United States and Brazil. This time, though, it's an away game for Kara-France, as Erceg was actually birthed in Perth and stays twenty minutes coming from RAC Stadium. Erceg has actually dealt with in his home town 6 times, however all just before his signing along with the UFC final summer months. He is actually made merely 4 excursions inside the Octagon and also already has actually contended for the 125-pound title.That last factor highlights just how this fight, like the main event, has to do with much more than location. Erceg, 29, was actually using an 11-fight winning streak when he unsuccessfully tested Alexandre Pantoja in May. Kara-France, 31, tried for an acting waistband in 2022, shedding by TKO to ex-champ Brandon Moreno. Both Kara-France and also Erceg are in reconstructing mode. A loss right here will certainly not be actually completion of the road towards competitor status, yet it could send out that boxer on a preventing detour.Can we all just delight in a swaying good time? 3. Heavyweight: Tai Tuivasa vs. Jairzinho RozenstruikTai Tuivasa tries to end a four-fight losing touch at UFC 305 on Saturday night. Image through Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC using Getty ImagesI feel regretful for caring Tuivasa matches as long as I do. Sure, I like viewing a finely tuned sportsmen display technical fight capabilities in bring upon damages and also stopping what an enemy can throw their method. That is actually the combined fighting styles I'm comfortable being actually a fan of. However I just can not turn away from a slobber knocker, which is what Tuivasa consistently promises.Top tales of the week coming from Acquire special accessibility to countless fee write-ups a year from leading writers. u2022 MLB prophecies: Will Judge hit 60 Humans resources? "u2022 Barnwell: NFL playoff crews to come back "u2022 Final CFB preseason SP+ rankings" Even more ESPN+ information ".What the Aussie may not regularly assure, naturally, is his delightfully revolting postfight occasion, the shoey. The beer and shoes visit merely in triumph, and Tuivasa has actually dropped four battles straight. But right here's something worthy of celebrating, even prior to the initial haymaker is actually flung through these heavy-handed heavyweights: the matchmaking. Rozenstruik can turn for the fences like Tuivasa, therefore this should be exciting while it lasts.Will this degree modification achieve success? 4. Lightweight: Mateusz Gamrot vs. Dan HookerI was actually starting to receive worried for Hooker-- comparable to the nerves of seeing Tony Ferguson contend at 40 years of ages. Whore is simply 34 and his skid wasn't very as depressing, yet during the course of an extent from June 2020 by means of March 2022, he lost four of five fights, getting finished in each yet some of the losses. It needs to be actually kept in mind that those finishes off came against Islam Makhachev, Dustin Poirier, Michael Chandler and also Arnold Allen-- not a tomato can amongst all of them. As well as Hooker has actually given that rebounded with a set of success over enemies an action lower on the step ladder (Jalin Turner, Claudio Puelles). The problem for Woman of the streets is that this battle places him straight back at the top degree of competition. Gamrot has gained 7 of 8 battles as well as is on the fringe of the label image. Will he be a lot of for Woman of the streets, or even will Gamrot acquire poked away from the frame?One fighter's roof is actually an additional fighter's ... roof? 5. Women's flyweight: Casey O'Neill vs. Luana SantosO'Neill was 9-0 after she won her 4th straight UFC battle in early 2022, and also viewers were actually beginning to suppose on where her roof was actually. Now she performs a two-fight skid, and the guessing concerns how much her falloff could be. On the other hand, Santos is three battles right into her UFC round, riding a five-fight winning streak and appearing like a rising prospect. This is a proper exam for each girls, a degree setter. O'Neill is 26 years old, while Santos is just 24. So their story can weave for several years.