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Alex Pereira, who has had a lengthy rivalry with Adesanya, spotted that the 35-year-old stopped doing something during the fight.

The moment Dricus Du Plessis took Israel Adesanya's back late in the fourth round of their UFC 305 encounter, the bout was as good as done.

After flexing his accomplishment to the camera the South African is then handed another drink and a cigar as the celebrations continued.

The South African won via submission in the fourth round after choking out his opponent in Saturday's headline fight. Adesanya had started the fight as a marginal favourite.

The two African-born fighters had spent years throwing verbal barbs at each other - but when it came time to put up or shut up, Du Plessis recorded a clear-cut victory.

Australia has long been a breeding ground for top-tier MMA talent, and UFC 305 will see several Aussies looking to make their mark on the global stage

The Nigerian-born New Zealander will be making his return to the octagon this weekend in his effort to reclaim the UFC middleweight title, currently held by Dricus du Plessis.

Gunn, better known by her stage name Raygun, became an overnight internet sensation at the Olympic Games after her breakdancing routine went disastrously wrong in Paris.

Here is everything you need to know about UFC 305 including venue, UK start time, how to follow and full fight card as Dricus Du Plessis vs Israel Adesanya headline with middleweight title clash.

The food critic, 42, was dropped from the Channel Ten show last year, leaving fans devastated, and has since moved on to a string of other presenting jobs.

He is the popular TV host known for his confidence.

Tensions threatened to boil over during the first staredown between Israel Adesanya and Dricus Du Plessis ahead of their eagerly awaited middleweight championship bout.

Israel Adesanya has made his prediction for UFC 303's headliner between Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka. He does not believe the fight will go to the scorecards on Saturday night.

Perth 's UFC 305 main event has been confirmed with Israel Adesanya set to challenge middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis

His return to the Octagon has long been mooted, with Adesanya strongly linked with the headline slot on UFC 300, but du Plessis was unable to commit to the date.

It was bad news for Drake, who earlier on Saturday took to Instagram to show he had gambled $565,000 on Fury to prevail. If Fury had won, Drake would have collected just over $1million.

Adesanya publicly backed reigning champion Haney prior to the mega-fight in Brooklyn, showing off his betting slip to his 1.8million followers on Twitter - now known as X.

Former UFC champion Israel Adesanya has launched a stunning attack on Australian MMA fans who supported American Sean Strickland in their title bout at UFC 293, describing them as 'racist'.

On paper, the UFC 300 headliner should provide the kind of fireworks befitting the tricentenary card in Las Vegas this Saturday night. So how are the fellow fighters seeing it?

At the top of the bill, Hill will fight for the title he vacated in 2023 against Alex Pereira, who claimed middleweight kingship months later.

UFC 300 is a major milestone in MMA history and the card has been stacked to the brim with quality.  The appetisers are arguably just as tasty as the main course.

Mark Zuckerberg lives a life that is far from ordinary - not just because of his extreme wealth, but also because of his eclectic taste in activities.

Israel Adesanya was in line to headline the historic UFC 300 card on April 17, revealed Dan Hooker.  Alex Pereira vs Jamahal Hill has been announced by Dana White as the main event.

Pioneered by YouTubers-turned-boxers KSI and Logan Paul , the hydration drink has become available to buy across the world as the brand continues to grow at an astronomical rate.

Dricus du Plessis has played down the chances of a UFC 300 headliner against Israel Adesanya. The South African overcame Sean Strickland to win the middleweight title.

While a number of fights featuring the likes of Max Holloway, Dustin Poirier and Charles Oliveira have been added to the event, UFC 300 is still without a headline bout.

The UFC's middleweight division has had three different champions in the last five months. Dricus du Plessis is the latest to hold the hot potato of the 185-pound belt.

Dricus du Plessis has talked up the idea of a huge showdown with Israel Adesanya at UFC 300 in April. The South African became the first man from his country to win a UFC title.

UFC fans were left giving a standing ovation as Saturday's middleweight title bout between Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland came to an end,

Recap Mail Sport's live blog to see how all the action unfolded at UFC 297.

The 32-year-old shocked the world and pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the history of the sport when he dethroned Israel Adesanya in his last fight at UFC 293 .

Strickland, who shocked the MMA world in beating Israel Adesanya in September to win the UFC Middleweight Championship, will put his championship on the line against Dricus Du Plessis.

The undefeated star defeated the former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman via unanimous decision at UFC 294 last year and has not fought since.

'You wanna base your character on like authenticity. And then you have somebody like Colby who is like a fictional persona that he created when he's not trying to fall on Trump's d***.'

The 32-year-old shocked the world and pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the history of the sport when he dethroned Israel Adesanya in his last fight at UFC 293.

Adesanya, 34, announced a hiatus from fighting following his defeat by Sean Strickland at UFC 293 in Sydney.

Adesanya, 34, announced a hiatus from fighting following his defeat by Sean Strickland at UFC 293 in Sydney, which saw the Kiwi lose his middleweight title to the outspoken American.

Israel Adesanya has been discharged without conviction after his lawyer revealed that the UFC superstar was at risk of losing lucrative sponsorship deals over his drink driving charge,

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There has been significant speculation about when he would return to the sport, with McGregor having agreed to take on American star Michael Chandler in a UFC bout.

Not shy of controversy, Strickland, 32, shared a video of the incident on his Instagram profile with a brief explanation of what happened, hours after footage had been shared.

Not shy of controversy, Strickland, 32, shared a video of the incident on his Instagram profile with a brief explanation of what happened, hours after footage had been shared.

Not shy of controversy, Strickland, 32, shared a video of the incident on his Instagram profile with a brief explanation of what happened, hours after footage had been shared on X, on Monday.

The UFC middleweight title holder - who claimed the title back in September after a stunning win over Israel Adesanya - has a tendency to find himself in controversial situations.

The UFC middleweight title holder - who claimed the title back in September after a stunning win over Israel Adesanya - has a tendency to find himself in controversial situations.

'Poatan' defeated Jiri Prochazka last weekend at UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden in New York to secure the light-heavyweight title.

Pereira, 36, became a two-division UFC champion on Saturday in just his eleventh professional MMA bout after knocking out Jiri Prochazka at Madison Square Garden.

Prochazka, who has been sidelined with a shoulder injury for over a year, comes into the bout off a win against Glover Teixeira.

Former UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira has opened up on becoming the first fighter to headline Madison Square Garden two years in a row - and insists he is delighted at the accolade.

Cristiano Ronaldo was overheard asking Israel Adesanya about his good friend Alex Volkanovski after the Aussie's brutal knockout at the hands of Islam Makhachev last weekend. 

Israel Adesanya has put his money where his mouth is and given Francis Ngannou his full backing to beat Tyson Fury in their heavyweight showdown tonight.

Makhachev defeated the Australian with a devastating head kick and punches in Round 1 of their highly-anticipated re-match. Volkanovski's training partner was left almost speechless.

Given how the first fight between the pair played out, many UFC stars have a split opinion on who they think will get the job done in the epic main event this weekend.

Few fighters have every picked up ex-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier as though it was nothing, but Khamzat Chimaev did just that on Thursday. 

Fury went the full six rounds with the YouTube star at the AO Arena, finishing narrowly ahead 57-56 on two judges' scorecards with the third an erroneous 57-57 draw.

Fury, a professional boxer, went the full six rounds with the YouTube star at Manchester Arena, finishing narrowly ahead 57-56 on two judges' scorecards with the third an erroneous 57-57 draw.

KSI, 30, was handed the first loss of his professional boxing career at the AO Arena in Manchester after judges' scored a unanimous decision victory for Fury on the night.

Conor McGregor has applauded Israel Adesanya 's decision to take time before his next fight, but also saddled a shock sledge against Aussie UFC star Alex Volkanovski

Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has announced a sabbatical 'for a long time', but has promised to return to the sport, despite facing the possibility of three months in jail.

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Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has pleaded guilty to drunk-driving charges in his home country of New Zealand. He has since apologized for the incident, publicly.

In light of the 28-year-old's landmark contract, Mail Sport's Dominic Hogan takes you through the biggest earners in some of the world's most popular sports over the last year.

He has come a long way from when he started out, and earned respect when he went the distance with Floyd Mayweather in an exhibition match in 2021 - though the 44-year-old bossed the fight.

Strickland stunned the MMA world by pulling off one of the biggest upsets in UFC history as he took Adesanya's middleweight crown via unanimous decision.

As well as chasing a man with a flamethrower, the champion has also broken his belt since winning the title.

The mixed martial arts world is still digesting the shock results from UFC 293 on Saturday night, where Adesanya was defeated by Sean Strickland in their UFC middleweight title bout.

Just days after Sean Strickland stunned the MMA world by winning the 185-pound championship, the American has revealed he has already broken the belt - and fixed it with duct tape.

Strickland pulled off one of the biggest upsets in UFC history when he beat his opponent via unanimous decision on Sunday morning to be crowned the new champion against all odds.

His victory on Sunday has been branded one of the biggest upsets in UFC history, with all three judges scoring the bout 49-46 for the American to ensure he won by unanimous decision.

UFC boss Dana White has insisted he 'absolutely' wants a rematch between Sam Strickland and Israel Adesanya after their middleweight championship clash at UFC 293.

Israel Adesanya has won eight UFC title fights, but after his shock loss to Sean Strickland on Sunday the former middleweight kingpin's career could now be on the slide.

Minns is a self-confessed UFC fan who took in the action when cage-fighting came to Sydney on Sunday - and his take on children learning the sport is sure to get him offside with anti-violence groups.

The UFC returned to Sydney for the first time in 12 years on Sunday - and a host of sports stars weren't going to miss out on seeing the world's best fighters clash in the octagon.

Sean Strickland launched an attack on Israel Adesanya as the UFC champion says he felt like his opponent 'didn't even f*****g try' and questioned whether he was 'fighting a f*****g amateur'.

Israel Adesanya has been left with a black eye and a busted lip following his shock defeat against Sean Strickland in Sydney that saw him concede his UFC middleweight title, but relaxed by drinking whisky.

Conor McGregor has insisted Sean Strickland's training methods helped him beat Israel Adesanya in one of MMA's greatest ever upsets.

Drake has suffered another big betting loss after Sean Strickland's shocking victory over Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 for the middleweight title.

Strickland admitted he was so daunted by the task of beating Adesanya that he even doubted himself in the lead-up to the fight - but it didn't show in the octagon as he blew his rival away in fine style.

Re-live Mail Sport's live blog for all the latest from UFC 293 in Sydney, Australia as Israel Adesanya defends his Middleweight title against Sean Strickland.