- Israel Adesanya announced a title fight with Dricus Du Plessis in his return at UFC 305
- Dana White already leaked Izzy’s fight and other bouts at UFC 305 card
Israel Adesanya has confirmed his return at UFC 305 against Dricus du Plessis, while UFC president Dana White appears to have accidentally revealed a few more names in the card.
Izzy is back
In an unsurprisingly dramatic announcement, “The Last Stylebender” let everybody know that he is making his return to face his nemesis, Du Plessis at UFC 305. In a post on X, Adesanya wrote a compelling note to announce his UFC comeback.
“The SUN of Africa is the same sun that lights up our planet. The SUN will set and will rise again until you walk into it. The SUN, enjoy while it shines. Darkness falls when it’s gone,” Adesanya wrote.
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The SUN of Africa is the same sun that lights up our planet.
The SUN will set and will rise again until you walk into it. 🌅
The SUN, enjoy while it shines. Darkness falls when it’s gone. pic.twitter.com/u5Swlzr6TW— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) June 17, 2024
Dana leaked Izzy and other fighters at UFC 305 as well
Prior to Izzy’s post, White had already accidentally confirmed Adesanya’s announcement while providing an update on UFC 303. Based on a screenshot from the original clip, a list of names from the UFC’s matchmaking board could be seen in White’s background.
In it, Adesanya appears to be the main event while Song Yadong is set for the co-main event bout. Other names on the list included Jack Della Maddalena, Steve Erceg and Drakkar Klose, among others. The matches are believed to be under the UFC 305 event which will take place in Perth, Australia on August 17 as Izzy declared on his post.
Check out the screenshot below:
Seems like the UFC may have leaked the #UFC305 card in Perth in their #UFC303 update video 🤔
The names that can be made out are Israel Adesanya in the main-event, Song Yadong in the co-main event, and other names such as JDM, Steve Erceg, Drakkar Klose, etc.#UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/9tSDa4KEBg
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) June 16, 2024
Adesanya and Du Plessis have been feuding for quite some time now. Their rivalry is centered on who is the real and better African fighter as both middleweights proudly represent the continent.
As it stands, Izzy is coming off a hiatus following his title fight loss to Sean Strickland at UFC 293. On the other hand, “Stillknocks” dethroned “Tarzan” at UFC 297 to become the new and reigning middleweight champion.
