.Aug 12, 2024, 10:00 AM ETThere's one thing unique concerning a mixed martial arts activity Down Under.Maybe it is actually the moment warp a North United States follower experiences while checking out battles on TV on a Sunday evening as well as realizing that they're happening the observing early morning, local time. That has to do with as disorienting as being actually cageside in Australia and also recognizing that fans midway all over the world are seeing the fisticuffs stay ... last night.Or maybe it's one thing else that makes viewing MMA matches in Australia experience thus offbeat. Perhaps it is the matches themselves, which commonly have several vociferation factors affixed. Anybody following the sport for several years has actually watched the reality spins that may emanate from crate fights in this particular edge of the Southern Hemisphere.Mark Hunt and also Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva delivered an occupation's worth of big-time damage on each other during the course of one memorable night in Brisbane in 2013. A record-setting night (early morning?) in Sydney a year eventually, with 11 battles and also 11 finishes. And also, naturally, Holly Holm booting Ronda Rousey off her higher horse at UFC 193 in 2015 in Melbourne. That occasion established a provider appearance document that stood up till the Octagon was reminded Melbourne in 2019 and also 57,127 loaded Marvel Arena to watch Israel Adesanya knock senseless Robert Whittaker and come to be middleweight champion.When the eight-sided crate go back to Australia on Saturday, the former two-time champ will test Dricus Du Plessis in the main activity of UFC 305 in Perth. On the line will be not just a bright strap but the satisfaction of a continent 5,000 miles away, as both fighters are actually rooted in Africa, though with much various lifestyle experiences.That's the origin of only one of a number of intriguing stories that are going to participate in out this weekend. Listed below are 5 traits to watch for at UFC 305. Who will get the home on a distant coast? 1. Middleweight champion: Dricus Du Plessis (c) vs. Israel AdesanyaIsrael Adesanya conflict Dricus Du Plessis in the main activity at UFC 305. Photograph through Willpower Russell/Zuffa LLCSaturday's main event resides in Western Australia, although the sensitive turf struggle is connected to a land on the much side of the Indian Ocean. Du Plessis was actually birthed and still stays in South Africa. Adesanya was born in Nigeria as well as relocated along with his family to New Zealand when he was actually ten years aged. Because of those disparate lifestyle pathways, Du Plessis the moment declared, "I am actually the African fighter in the UFC." That performed not sit well with Adesanya, that possesses claimed his family members moved abroad looking for academic opportunities.Editor's Picks1 RelatedIf there's an animosity contributed to the actually lofty risks, therefore be it. It's certainly not a necessary ingredient to create this an intriguing fight, yet let's certainly not fail to remember that the last opportunity 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 last year, five months after Pereira had KO 'd him. So "The Last Stylebender" has actually revealed a crave the get-back, particularly versus effective assailants. Can Adesanya's counterpunching stop the short regime of Du Plessis, that has bulldozed his means to nine triumphes in a row?Which fixing task will stand tall? 2. Guy's flyweight: Kai Kara-France vs. Steve ErcegThe to begin with pair of times Kara-France competed in the UFC, the fights occurred in Australia as well as he was actually type of the neighborhood man. He's in fact from New Zealand, 1,300 miles around the Tasman Ocean, however his challengers were from the other side of the globe, the USA as well as Brazil. This time, though, it is actually an away game for Kara-France, as Erceg was birthed in Perth and resides twenty minutes from RAC Field. Erceg has actually fought in his home town 6 opportunities, yet all prior to his signing with the UFC final summer season. He is actually created just four vacations inside the Octagon and also already has completed for the 125-pound title.That last aspect highlights exactly how this match, like the main event, concerns more than location. Erceg, 29, was actually riding an 11-fight winning streak when he unsuccessfully tested Alexandre Pantoja in Might. Kara-France, 31, tried for an interim waistband in 2022, shedding through TKO to ex-champ Brandon Moreno. Both Kara-France and Erceg reside in fixing method. A reduction below would certainly certainly not be actually the end of the street toward contender condition, but it could deliver that boxer on a discouraging detour.Can all of us just delight in a turning great time? 3. Heavyweight: Tai Tuivasa vs. Jairzinho RozenstruikTai Tuivasa aims to finish a four-fight losing streak at UFC 305 on Sunday night. Picture by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesI experience regretful for nurturing Tuivasa matches as much as I carry out. Certain, I adore seeing a finely tuned athlete display specialized fight skill-sets in inflicting damages and also closing down what a challenger can easily throw their means. That's the combined martial arts I fit being a supporter of. However I simply can't avert from a slobber knocker, which is what Tuivasa always promises.Top stories of the week from Obtain special access to countless costs write-ups a year coming from top writers. u2022 MLB forecasts: Will Court hit 60 HRs? "u2022 Barnwell: NFL playoff groups to come back "u2022 Final CFB preseason SP+ positions" Even more ESPN+ content ".What the Aussie may not consistently assure, certainly, is his delightfully disgusting postfight occasion, the shoey. The draft beer and footwear come out simply in triumph, as well as Tuivasa has lost 4 fights straight. Yet right here's something deserving of commemorating, also before the very first haymaker is flung through these heavy-handed heavyweights: the matchmaking. Rozenstruik can sway for the fencings like Tuivasa, thus this set should be enjoyable while it lasts.Will this degree adjustment prosper? 4. Lightweight: Mateusz Gamrot vs. Dan HookerI was beginning to acquire worried for Courtesan-- identical to the nerves of watching Tony Ferguson contend at 40 years of ages. Hooker is simply 34 and his skid wasn't fairly as saddening, however in the course of an extent coming from June 2020 with March 2022, he dropped 4 of 5 fights, acquiring completed with all yet among the reductions. It should be actually noted that those defeats happened versus Islam Makhachev, Dustin Poirier, Michael Chandler and also Arnold Allen-- certainly not a tomato can one of them. And Concubine has actually since rebounded with a set of victories over enemies an action lower on the step ladder (Jalin Turner, Claudio Puelles). The problem for Concubine is actually that this battle puts him straight back on top amount of competition. Gamrot has actually won 7 of 8 battles and also performs the edge of the headline photo. Will he be actually too much for Whore, or even will Gamrot obtain poked away from the frame?One boxer's ceiling is actually one more competitor's ... roof? 5. Women's flyweight: Casey O'Neill vs. Luana SantosO'Neill was 9-0 after she won her fourth straight UFC match in early 2022, and also viewers were beginning to guess on where her roof was. Today she gets on a two-fight skid, and also the uncertainty problems how much her falloff may be. Meanwhile, Santos is 3 matches into her UFC run, riding a five-fight winning streak and also seeming like a climbing prospect. This is actually a necessary exam for each ladies, a degree setter. O'Neill is actually 26 years old, while Santos is only 24. So their story could possibly twist and turn for many years.