.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 American fan knowledge while enjoying matches on television on a Saturday evening and understanding that they're taking place the complying with early morning, true time. That's about as disorienting as being actually cageside in Australia and recognizing that enthusiasts midway all over the world are viewing the fights live ... last night.Or perhaps it's one thing else that makes watching MMA matches in Australia experience so unconventional. Perhaps it is actually the matches on their own, which often possess a number of exclamation points connected. Any individual observing the sporting activity for a number of years has experienced the reality twists that may originate from cage battles within this edge of the Southern Hemisphere.Mark Search as well as Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva delivered a job's really worth of heavyweight harm on each other during one unforgettable night in Brisbane in 2013. A record-setting night (morning?) in Sydney a year later, with 11 fights as well as 11 surfaces. As well as, obviously, Holly Holm kicking Ronda Rousey off her higher steed at UFC 193 in 2015 in Melbourne. That event developed a provider attendance document that stood up until the Octagon was actually brought back to Melbourne in 2019 and 57,127 packed Marvel Stadium to see Israel Adesanya knock out Robert Whittaker as well as come to be middleweight champion.When the eight-sided crate returns to Australia on Sunday, the former two-time champ will definitely challenge Dricus Du Plessis generally activity of UFC 305 in Perth. Vulnerable will be certainly not merely a bright band but the satisfaction of a continent 5,000 miles away, as both competitors are actually originated in Africa, though with far different lifestyle experiences.That's the genesis of just among numerous interesting storylines that will definitely participate in out this weekend break. Here are five things to look for at UFC 305. Who will win over the birthplace on a remote bank? 1. Middleweight champion: Dricus Du Plessis (c) vs. Israel AdesanyaIsrael Adesanya squares off with Dricus Du Plessis in the main celebration at UFC 305. Photograph by Willpower Russell/Zuffa LLCSaturday's centerpiece resides in Western Australia, although the sensitive turf war is actually attached to an arrive on the far side of the Indian Sea. Du Plessis was actually born and also still stays in South Africa. Adesanya was actually birthed in Nigeria as well as relocated along with his family to New Zealand when he was 10 years aged. In light of those disparate life courses, Du Plessis the moment proclaimed, "I am actually the African fighter in the UFC." That carried out not sit well with Adesanya, that possesses said his family moved abroad trying to find educational opportunities.Editor's Picks1 RelatedIf there's a grudge added to the actually skyscraping concerns, therefore be it. It's not a required substance to create this an appealing match, however permitted's certainly not fail to remember that the last opportunity Adesanya remained in an animosity-fueled matchup, he styled on Paulo Costa before knocking him out in 2020. His one KO ever since came against Alex Pereira in 2013, five months after Pereira had KO 'd him. So "The Final Stylebender" has actually presented a crave the get-back, especially against powerful assailants. Can Adesanya's counterpunching cease the brief regime of Du Plessis, who has bulldozed his way to 9 victories in a row?Which rebuilding task will stand tall? 2. Male's flyweight: Kai Kara-France vs. Steve ErcegThe initially two times Kara-France competed in the UFC, the matches took place in Australia as well as he was actually sort of the neighborhood man. He's actually from New Zealand, 1,300 kilometers across the Tasman Ocean, however his rivals were actually coming from the other side of the world, the United States and South America. This time around, though, it is actually an away game for Kara-France, as Erceg was birthed in Perth and also lives 20 minutes from RAC Stadium. Erceg has battled in his neighborhood six times, yet all before his signing along with the UFC final summertime. He is actually brought in merely 4 travels inside the Octagon as well as currently has completed for the 125-pound title.That final point highlights how this battle, like the main event, has to do with more than location. Erceg, 29, was actually using an 11-fight winning touch when he unsuccessfully challenged Alexandre Pantoja in Might. Kara-France, 31, tried for an interim belt in 2022, dropping through TKO to ex-champ Brandon Moreno. Both Kara-France and also Erceg reside in fixing method. A reduction listed below will not be completion of the road toward challenger standing, but it could deliver that boxer on a discouraging detour.Can we all only delight in a turning good time? 3. Big-time: Tai Tuivasa vs. Jairzinho RozenstruikTai Tuivasa aims to finish a four-fight losing touch at UFC 305 on Sunday evening. Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC through Getty ImagesI really feel apologetic for nurturing Tuivasa battles as high as I carry out. Sure, I love watching a finely tuned professional athlete flaunt technological combat skills in causing damage as well as shutting down what an enemy can easily toss their method. That's the mixed fighting styles I'm comfortable being actually an enthusiast of. However I merely can not avert coming from a slobber knocker, which is what Tuivasa consistently promises.Top stories of the full week from Acquire unique accessibility to hundreds of costs articles a year from top writers. u2022 MLB predictions: Will Judge hit 60 Humans resources? "u2022 Barnwell: NFL playoff teams to come back "u2022 Final CFB preseason SP+ positions" Additional ESPN+ material ".What the Aussie can easily not always assure, obviously, is his delightfully disgusting postfight event, the shoey. The draft beer as well as shoes visit just in success, and Tuivasa has actually shed four battles straight. Yet here's one thing worthwhile of commemorating, also before the initial haymaker is actually flung by these heavy-handed heavyweights: the matchmaking. Rozenstruik can sway for the fencings like Tuivasa, therefore this one should be actually exciting while it lasts.Will this amount modification prosper? 4. Lightweight: Mateusz Gamrot vs. Dan HookerI was actually beginning to receive stressed for Hooker-- comparable to the nerves of enjoying Tony Ferguson complete at 40 years old. Hooker is actually merely 34 and his skid wasn't rather as sad, yet in the course of an extent from June 2020 with March 2022, he went down four of five matches, getting ended up with all however among the reductions. It should be taken note that those defeats happened versus Islam Makhachev, Dustin Poirier, Michael Chandler and Arnold Allen-- certainly not a tomato can easily one of all of them. And also Woman of the streets has considering that recovered with a set of success over enemies a step lower on the ladder (Jalin Turner, Claudio Puelles). The issue for Hooker is that this battle puts him straight back at the top level of competitors. Gamrot has actually gained 7 of eight fights and performs the fringe of the title picture. Will he be actually a lot of for Whore, or will Gamrot get nudged out of the frame?One boxer's roof is an additional boxer's ... roof? 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 also observers were actually starting to guess on where her ceiling was. Today she is on a two-fight skid, and the guesswork concerns how far her falloff might be. Meanwhile, Santos is actually three matches in to her UFC trip, using a five-fight winning streak as well as seeming like a climbing prospect. This is a suitable exam for both girls, a level setter. O'Neill is 26 years old, while Santos is merely 24. So their storyline can twist and turn for several years.