.Aug 12, 2024, 10:00 AM ETThere's one thing unique concerning a mixed fighting styles occasion Down Under.Maybe it is actually the moment warp a Northern American follower experiences while seeing battles on television on a Saturday evening as well as discovering that they are actually taking place the adhering to morning, local time. That concerns as disorienting as being cageside in Australia and understanding that fans halfway all over the world are actually viewing the fisticuffs live ... last night.Or possibly it's something else that makes watching MMA matches in Australia believe thus unusual. Probably it is actually the fights themselves, which commonly possess numerous exclamation factors attached. Anyone adhering to the sport for several years has actually watched the reality twists that can originate from cage fights within this corner of the Southern Hemisphere.Mark Quest and also Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva caused a profession's really worth of heavyweight harm on each other during the course of one remarkable evening in Brisbane in 2013. A record-setting evening (morning?) in Sydney a year later on, along with 11 matches and also 11 coatings. And also, naturally, Holly Holm kicking Ronda Rousey off her higher steed at UFC 193 in 2015 in Melbourne. That event created a firm participation 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 also end up being middleweight champion.When the eight-sided crate returns to Australia on Sunday, the former two-time champ will test Dricus Du Plessis in the main occasion of UFC 305 in Perth. On the line will definitely be not only a glossy band however the honor of a continent 5,000 kilometers away, as both competitors are actually embeded in Africa, though along with much various lifestyle experiences.That's the genesis of simply among numerous interesting stories that will definitely play out this weekend break. Listed here are actually 5 traits to expect at UFC 305. That will draw the home on a distant shore? 1. Middleweight championship: Dricus Du Plessis (c) vs. Israel AdesanyaIsrael Adesanya squares off with Dricus Du Plessis generally celebration at UFC 305. Photograph through Willpower Russell/Zuffa LLCSaturday's main event resides in Western Australia, although the touchy turf battle is actually hooked up to a come down on the far edge of the Indian Sea. Du Plessis was birthed and still resides in South Africa. Adesanya was actually birthed in Nigeria and also relocated along with his loved ones to New Zealand when he was 10 years outdated. Because of those diverse life roads, Du Plessis as soon as stated, "I am the African fighter in the UFC." That performed not agree with Adesanya, who possesses said his household migrated searching for instructional opportunities.Editor's Picks1 RelatedIf there is actually an animosity contributed to the already lofty concerns, therefore be it. It's certainly not an important ingredient to create this an appealing match, but let's certainly not fail to remember that the final time Adesanya resided in an animosity-fueled match, he designated on Paulo Costa prior to taking him out in 2020. His one KO since then happened versus Alex Pereira in 2013, five months after Pereira had KO 'd him. So "The Final Stylebender" has presented a thirst for the get-back, especially against strong aggressors. Can Adesanya's counterpunching stop the quick regime of Du Plessis, who possesses bulldozed his technique to 9 success in a row?Which reconstructing venture will stand tall? 2. Men's flyweight: Kai Kara-France vs. Steve ErcegThe to begin with pair of times Kara-France contended in the UFC, the matches happened in Australia and also he was sort of the local area individual. He's actually coming from New Zealand, 1,300 kilometers all over the Tasman Sea, however his challengers were actually coming from the opposite of the planet, the United States and Brazil. This time, though, it's an away ready Kara-France, as Erceg was birthed in Perth as well as resides twenty minutes coming from RAC Stadium. Erceg has dealt with in his hometown 6 opportunities, but all just before his finalizing along with the UFC last summer. He is actually made only 4 excursions inside the Octagon and also actually has actually competed for the 125-pound title.That final aspect highlights exactly how this fight, like the main event, concerns more than geography. Erceg, 29, was actually riding an 11-fight winning touch when he unsuccessfully challenged Alexandre Pantoja in Might. Kara-France, 31, made a bid for an interim belt in 2022, shedding through TKO to ex-champ Brandon Moreno. Both Kara-France as well as Erceg are in rebuilding mode. A reduction here would certainly certainly not be actually the end of the roadway toward challenger status, however it could deliver that boxer on a discouraging detour.Can all of us merely delight in a swaying great time? 3. Big-time: Tai Tuivasa vs. Jairzinho RozenstruikTai Tuivasa wants to end a four-fight losing touch at UFC 305 on Sunday evening. Image through Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC using Getty ImagesI experience regretful for nurturing Tuivasa matches as long as I perform. Sure, I enjoy viewing a finely tuned athlete display technical fight skill-sets in giving damage and stopping what a rival can easily toss their technique. That is actually the blended martial arts I fit being a fan of. Yet I merely can't avert from a slobber knocker, which is what Tuivasa always promises.Top tales of the week from Get unique access to hundreds of premium write-ups a year from best writers. u2022 MLB predictions: Will Judge reached 60 HRs? "u2022 Barnwell: NFL playoff teams to return "u2022 Final CFB preseason SP+ positions" More ESPN+ information ".What the Aussie may not always vow, naturally, is his fantastically revolting postfight event, the shoey. The beer and also footwear visit just in triumph, and Tuivasa has dropped 4 fights straight. However below's something worthy of commemorating, even before the first haymaker is flung by these heavy-handed top cats: the matchmaking. Rozenstruik can open for the fencings like Tuivasa, therefore this set should be actually exciting while it lasts.Will this level modification prosper? 4. Lightweight: Mateusz Gamrot vs. Dan HookerI was actually beginning to get nervous for Hooker-- comparable to the nerves of viewing Tony Ferguson contend at 40 years of ages. Whore is actually only 34 as well as his skid had not been very as depressing, yet during a stretch from June 2020 via March 2022, he went down four of five matches, obtaining finished in all but some of the losses. It must be actually kept in mind that those finishes off happened versus Islam Makhachev, Dustin Poirier, Michael Chandler as well as Arnold Allen-- certainly not a tomato can amongst all of them. And Courtesan has actually considering that bounced back with a set of triumphes over enemies a measure lower on the step ladder (Jalin Turner, Claudio Puelles). The issue for Concubine is actually that this match puts him right back on top degree of competitors. Gamrot has actually succeeded 7 of 8 matches as well as performs the edge of the headline picture. Will he be too much for Woman of the streets, or even will Gamrot get poked out of the frame?One boxer's ceiling is another fighter's ... ceiling? 5. Women's flyweight: Casey O'Neill vs. Luana SantosO'Neill was actually 9-0 after she won her fourth direct UFC battle in early 2022, and onlookers were beginning to guess on where her ceiling was actually. Now she gets on a two-fight skid, and the guesswork worries how far her falloff might be. Meanwhile, Santos is actually 3 battles right into her UFC round, using a five-fight winning streak as well as appearing like an increasing possibility. This is a necessary examination for each women, a level setter. O'Neill is 26 years of ages, while Santos is simply 24. So their story can weave for a long times.