.Aug 12, 2024, 10:00 AM ETThere's one thing exclusive concerning a mixed fighting styles celebration Down Under.Maybe it's the moment warp a Northern United States fan knowledge while enjoying matches on television on a Sunday evening as well as realizing that they are actually occurring the adhering to morning, local time. That has to do with as disorienting as being cageside in Australia as well as recognizing that followers halfway around the globe are actually watching the fisticuffs reside ... last night.Or perhaps it's something else that makes seeing MMA fights in Australia think therefore unique. Perhaps it is the matches themselves, which commonly have a number of exclamation points attached. Anybody complying with the sport for several years has experienced the fact twists that may rise from crate fights in this corner of the Southern Hemisphere.Mark Hunt and also Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva gave a job's truly worth of heavyweight damages on each other during the course of one remarkable night in Brisbane in 2013. A record-setting night (early morning?) in Sydney a year later on, with 11 matches as well as 11 appearances. And, naturally, Holly Holm booting Ronda Rousey off her higher steed at UFC 193 in 2015 in Melbourne. That activity created a provider presence record that stood till the Octagon was actually reminded Melbourne in 2019 as well as 57,127 packed Marvel Stadium to see Israel Adesanya knock out Robert Whittaker and also come to be middleweight champion.When the eight-sided crate come back to Australia on Saturday, the former two-time champ will definitely test Dricus Du Plessis generally activity of UFC 305 in Perth. On the line will definitely be actually certainly not only a shiny band but the honor of a continent 5,000 kilometers away, as each boxers are originated in Africa, though along with much various life experiences.That's the origin of only some of many intriguing stories that are going to play out this weekend break. Listed below are 5 traits to watch for at UFC 305. That will draw the birthplace on a far-off bank? 1. Middleweight champion: Dricus Du Plessis (c) vs. Israel AdesanyaIsrael Adesanya conflict Dricus Du Plessis in the main activity at UFC 305. Photograph by Willpower Russell/Zuffa LLCSaturday's centerpiece resides in Western Australia, although the touchy turf struggle is actually connected to a land on the far edge of the Indian Sea. Du Plessis was born as well as still stays in South Africa. Adesanya was actually born in Nigeria and also moved along with his family members to New Zealand when he was one decade old. In light of those dissimilar lifestyle roads, Du Plessis when proclaimed, "I am actually the African competitor in the UFC." That performed not agree with Adesanya, that possesses mentioned his family members departed in search of academic opportunities.Editor's Picks1 RelatedIf there's an animosity included in the already skyscraping concerns, thus be it. It is actually certainly not a needed component to make this a fascinating fight, yet permitted's not neglect that the final time Adesanya remained in an animosity-fueled match, he designated on Paulo Costa just before knocking him out in 2020. His one KO ever since happened versus Alex Pereira in 2013, 5 months after Pereira possessed KO 'd him. So "The Final Stylebender" has presented a thirst for the get-back, particularly against strong assailants. Can Adesanya's counterpunching quit the brief power of Du Plessis, that has bulldozed his technique to nine triumphes in a row?Which restoring task will stand tall? 2. Guy's flyweight: Kai Kara-France vs. Steve ErcegThe to begin with two opportunities Kara-France completed in the UFC, the matches took place in Australia and also he was type of the local fella. He's really coming from New Zealand, 1,300 miles across the Tasman Ocean, yet his enemies were from the opposite side of the globe, the United States as well as South America. This time around, though, it's an away ready Kara-France, as Erceg was actually birthed in Perth and also lives twenty moments from RAC Arena. Erceg has actually combated in his hometown 6 times, yet all before his signing along with the UFC final summertime. He's created only 4 journeys inside the Octagon and also currently has actually completed for the 125-pound title.That last aspect highlights just how this battle, like the main event, is about greater than geography. Erceg, 29, was actually riding an 11-fight winning streak when he unsuccessfully challenged Alexandre Pantoja in Might. Kara-France, 31, tried for an acting waistband in 2022, shedding by TKO to ex-champ Brandon Moreno. Each Kara-France as well as Erceg reside in restoring method. A loss below will not be actually the end of the road towards contender standing, but it could deliver that competitor on a discouraging detour.Can all of us simply take pleasure in a swinging happy times? 3. Heavyweight: Tai Tuivasa vs. Jairzinho RozenstruikTai Tuivasa looks to end a four-fight losing touch at UFC 305 on Sunday night. Photograph by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC by means of Getty ImagesI feel regretful for loving Tuivasa matches as much as I carry out. Sure, I like viewing a carefully tuned sportsmen flaunt technical combat skill-sets in inflicting damage and also stopping what a challenger may toss their means. That is actually the combined fighting styles I'm comfortable being actually a follower of. Yet I merely can't turn away from a slobber knocker, which is what Tuivasa constantly promises.Top tales of the week from Obtain exclusive accessibility to countless superior write-ups a year from best writers. u2022 MLB prophecies: Will Judge struck 60 HRs? "u2022 Barnwell: NFL playoff teams to come back "u2022 Final CFB preseason SP+ ranks" Even more ESPN+ material ".What the Aussie may certainly not regularly promise, obviously, is his delightfully disgusting postfight celebration, the shoey. The beer and footwear emerge just in victory, as well as Tuivasa has actually lost four battles in a row. However below's one thing worthwhile of commemorating, even prior to the 1st haymaker is affaired by these heavy-handed heavyweights: the matchmaking. Rozenstruik can sway for the fencings like Tuivasa, therefore this one should be fun while it lasts.Will this degree change be successful? 4. Lightweight: Mateusz Gamrot vs. Dan HookerI was starting to receive worried for Whore-- similar to the nerves of seeing Tony Ferguson compete at 40 years of ages. Hooker is simply 34 and also his skid had not been quite as saddening, but during the course of an extent from June 2020 via March 2022, he went down four of 5 battles, obtaining completed in every however some of the losses. It should be actually taken note that those defeats came versus Islam Makhachev, Dustin Poirier, Michael Chandler and also Arnold Allen-- certainly not a tomato can easily one of all of them. And also Hooker has actually due to the fact that gotten better with a set of triumphes over enemies an action lower on the ladder (Jalin Turner, Claudio Puelles). The complication for Woman of the streets is actually that this fight places him right back at the top amount of competitors. Gamrot has gained seven of 8 fights and also gets on the fringe of the headline picture. Will he be actually too much for Courtesan, or will Gamrot obtain poked away from the frame?One competitor's roof is an additional fighter's ... ceiling? 5. Female's flyweight: Casey O'Neill vs. Luana SantosO'Neill was actually 9-0 after she succeeded her 4th straight UFC match in early 2022, and observers were beginning to speculate on where her ceiling was actually. And now she gets on a two-fight skid, as well as the uncertainty issues how far her falloff may be. In the meantime, Santos is 3 matches in to her UFC round, using a five-fight winning touch as well as resembling a climbing prospect. This is a necessary test for each women, a level setter. O'Neill is 26 years of ages, while Santos is simply 24. So their story could possibly twist and turn for years.