Former two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya may have the chance to develop into a three-time titleholder when he faces present champion Dricus du Plessis within the UFC 305 primary occasion on Aug. 18. One other former titleholder needs to be the backup fighter for the title bout in case one in every of them will get injured, or has to again out.
Recent off his UFC Saudi Arabia first-round knockout win over Ikram Aliskerov on Saturday, Robert Whittaker stated that he’d be right down to function the UFC 305 title combat backup fighter.
“I am wholesome. I am hearty. Let’s go,” Whittaker stated in his post-fight octagon interview. UFC CEO Dana White accepted of the thought of Whittaker being the backup fighter for UFC 305 in Perth, Australia. “We might like to have him.” White stated throughout the UFC Saudi Arabia post-fight press convention.
Du Plessis captured the 185-pound championship at UFC 297 in January. He narrowly defeated Sean Strickland by break up choice and the UFC 305 title combat in opposition to Adesanya might be du Plessis’ first title protection.
UFC 305 takes place at RAC Enviornment in Perth, Australia on Aug. 18. The middleweight title bout headlines the combat card. It will likely be the combat promotion’s third time internet hosting an occasion in Perth.
