UFC 305 social media reactions: Dricus Du Plessis taps Israel ...
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[autotag]Dricus Du Plessis[/autotag] has long said he is superior to [autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag], and he proved it Saturday at UFC 305 in his first middleweight title defense.
Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) rejected Adesanya's (24-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) attempt to become a three-time champion when he ended the grudge match with a fourth-round submission victory at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Du Plessis' title defense over Adesanya at UFC 305.
UFCUFCUFCMMA JunkieAmir AlbaziAlan JoubanBilly QuarantilloJason MillerTerrance McKinneySaidyokub KakhramonovUFC CanadaKevin IoleWill HarrisAaron BronsteterDamien BrownAdam MartinHenry CejudoMatthew WellsVery close Round 1. I have it for Izzy 10-9, but a DDP score is fine here too. #UFC305
— Matthew Wells (@MrMWells) August 18, 2024
10-9 Izzy, just felt he landed the cleaner work. Judges love DDP's power though, so coin flip round.
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) August 18, 2024
DDP takes him down but Izzy bounces up. Now Dricus is on his back
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) August 18, 2024
Izzy escapes from a choke attempt and stands up
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) August 18, 2024
Only Dricus can get knocked down into a takedown I swear…
— Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) August 18, 2024
Whoever is pressuring is winning. This is typical ofAdesanya fights. He’s like Edson Barbosa and Rob Font. If you let him pressure or take the center, he wins. If you pressure get him on his back foot, he loses. #UFC305
— Fury’s Fight Picks (@LucaFury) August 18, 2024
Good fights tonight so far. My bro Izzy needs to tighten his defense tho. Depussy is looking good tho
— Rampage Jackson (@Rampage4real) August 18, 2024
Did DDP damn near gas out after one grappling exchange? Round 2 goes to Izzy 10-9 with the legit knockdown. #UFC305
— Simon Samano (@SJSamano) August 18, 2024
20-18 DDP. Smart strategy to switch to wrestling after a striking heavy RD1 #UFC305
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) August 18, 2024
Really good moments from both guys in Rd 2. DDP isn’t taking many backward steps but I don’t know if he can keep up that pace wrestling with Izzy. That guy just doesn’t stay down for long.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) August 18, 2024
There's no fighter that has made less sense to me than DDP, and I for one, love that #UFC305
— Nolan King (@mma_kings) August 18, 2024
Dricus Du Plessis landed quite a lot in Round 3. Great fight so far. It’s either 2-1 or 3-0 for DDP. Pressure on Izzy. #UFC305
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) August 18, 2024
These scorecards are about to be a mess. I have it 29-28 Adesanya. That body work is taking a lot out of Du Plessis but the champion is still landing some extremely heavy shots when he charges forward.
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) August 18, 2024
Izzy needs to side step more and not just lean back
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) August 18, 2024
Oh my god. The MMA gods have chosen this man for some god forsaken reason
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) August 18, 2024
Dricus Du Plessis gets it done!!! Wowww.. what a way to scramble and get that sub ???????? very impressive!#UFC305
— Megan Anderson (@MeganAnderson) August 18, 2024
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