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All eyes were on Israel Adesanya’s return at UFC 305, but when things didn’t go to plan, Joe Rogan couldn’t hide his disappointment.

Adesanya cut his hiatus from the sport short and stood toe-to-toe with middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis. Despite looking sharp throughout, ‘The Last Stylebender’ failed to take his chances and suffered the first submission defeat of his career.

Opting against traveling with the UFC to commentate, Joe Rogan instead held a Fight Companion alongside Brendan Schaub, Tony Hinchcliffe, and Brian Simpson.

Rogan has a strong relationship with Israel Adesanya, but the watch-along received backlash for their seemingly one-sided reaction to the fight.

The majority of the group’s praise went to Adesanya, crediting the former champion at every chance they got.

“Oh, Izzy just hit a beautiful combination. He stunned him,” Rogan said while watching the main event of UFC 305. “Dricus is in real trouble.”

“This is the stylebender of old, kids… It’s also a guy [Du Plessis] that’s compromised. You’ve been beating him up and chipping away at him. And now you’re fresher and he’s dying. He’s taking big, lunging shots at you…”

“Oh! Izzy caught him with that right hand. Oh, boy. Izzy’s just f***ing up his body, too… He’s got the timing down.”

Once the tide shifted in the fight and Dricus Du Plessis hurt his opponent, Joe Rogan became visibly upset.

“Dude, dude, dude. Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God, oh my God. He hurt him, dude. He hurt him.”

After Du Plessis sunk in the choke, Joe Rogan slumped back with his hand on his head, clearly upset with the result.

Related: UFC 305 Octagon Interview – Israel Adesanya: ‘I’m not f—ing leaving’

Rogan later went on to give the champion his flowers for coming out on top in a tough matchup.

“Dricus is a f***ing animal, dude. He’s a f***ing animal. Holy sh*t. I was saying that these punches, even though he’s exhausted, you can’t be in those exchanges [with him].”

“You’re going to get clipped. If you get clipped, you’re in real trouble. F***, he got hit with those big right hands, man. He got rocked with those right hands.”

One controversial comment from guest Brian Simpson caused a stir online. The comedian compared Adesanya’s loss to America losing a war.

“God, this makes me feel like America lost a war or something. I just f***ing hate how this feels.”

Watch the video below.

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UFC’s fourth quarter for 2024 is now set.

During UFC 305 on Saturday night, the world’s leading MMA promotion announced its slate of events for the final quarter of 2024, confirming some previously reported events and revealing a few new ones as well.

Among the dates and locations confirmed for the end of 2024:

• UFC 307: Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree Jr., set for Oct. 5 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City
• UFC Vegas 98, set for Oct. 12 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas
• UFC Vegas 99, set for Oct. 19 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas
• UFC 308: Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway, set for Oct. 26 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi
• UFC Edmonton: Erin Blanchfield vs. Rose Namajunas, set for Nov. 2 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Canada
• UFC Vegas 100, set for Nov. 9 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas
• UFC 309, set for Nov. 16 at Madison Square Garden in New York City
• UFC Macau, set for No. 23 at Galaxy Arena in Macau
• UFC 310, set for Dec. 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
• UFC Tampa, set for Dec. 14 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

The now revealed end-of-year schedule keeps up the routine UFC has cultivated over the past several years of doing a November pay-per-view in Madison Square Garden and then the final pay-per-view event of the year heading to Las Vegas.

No official headliners have been announced for the final two pay-per-view events yet, however UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones is expected to defend his belt against Stipe Miocic atop the bill for UFC 309.

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According to UFC CEO Dana White, Sean Strickland will likely be next for Dricus du Plessis after the middleweight champ finished Israel Adesanya in the main event of UFC 305. Will that ultimately be the fight that’s made?

On a special live edition of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and guest host Jed Meshew discuss what’s next for du Plessis after his first title defense, along with where Adesanya goes from his third loss in four fights. Additionally, future matchups are discussed for Kai Kara-France after his big knockout of Steve Erceg in the co-main event, along with fellow main card winners Dan Hooker, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Carlos Prates, and more.

Watch the UFC 305 edition of On To the Next One in the video above. Audio-only versions of the podcast can be found below, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and wherever you find your favorite podcasts.

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AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas will host the Nov. 15th boxing match between former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and social media influencer turned pugilist Jake Paul.

The two were originally scheduled to fight on July 20, but the bout was postponed due to Tyson suffering a medical issue.  On Sunday, Paul and Tyson appeared at a press conference in New York to promote the upcoming fight.  

Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has criticized the matchup since it was made.  Tyson is 58-years old taking on Paul who is 27.

“We know the fight is a joke.  Let’s be honest,” Bisping said on his YouTube channel while watching the press conference live.  “Let’s see if he can get us anymore excited about this absolutely sh*t show, this farce of a fight.”

When Paul was boo’ed by the New York crowd, he insulted the city but also discredited the matchup with Tyson at the same time.

“Shut the f**k up New York.  Boo yourself,” Paul said at the press conference.  “New York, you’re just like Mike Tyson, you were good 20 years ago.”

Paul’s insult about “The Big Apple,” and to Tyson, legitimized Bisping’s criticism of the matchup.  

“Jake, I hate to point out the obvious, that makes you look pathetic.  You just admitted that you’re going up against an old man,” Bisping said.  “Jake Paul, he’s a total, he’s just a tool bag.”

“It’s nice to see that he’s finally getting boo’d and the kind of response that he deserves…  Finally, for once, an educated crowd.”

“This is Grade A bullish*t,” Bisping continued.  “He picks these opponents that are, in this case he’s 58, or they are way past their sell by date, or they’re smaller than you.  Fighting is about challenging yourself.”

Bisping went on to trash Paul more than he already had.  “You are a joke.  You are a disgrace to the combat world.  You’re a wannabe.  You’re a fake.  Challenge yourself you pathetic man, you pathetic individual,” Bisping said.  

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The more things change, the more they stay the same.

UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis defended his 185-pound crown with an exclamation point, submitting former division titleholder Israel Adesanya atop the UFC 305 pay-per-view (PPV) event last weekend at RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia.

Relive the madness here.

Du Plessis (22-2) is expected to make his next title defense against former division champion Sean Strickland, a rematch from the UFC 297 headliner earlier this year in Toronto that had “Stillknocks” squeaking by “Tarzan” with a super close split decision.

More on that (mild) controversy here.

That said, current light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira was also teasing a return to 185 pounds, where he once held the middleweight strap. In addition, the winner of Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev — who collide at UFC 308 — is also in the mix.

Here’s what the bookies at SportsBetting.ag set as the opening odds.

Dricus Du Plessis -130
Sean Strickland +110

Dricus Du Plessis -200
Alex Pereira +170

Dricus Du Plessis -185
Robert Whittaker +160

Dricus Du Plessis +170
Khamzat Chimaev -200

Maybe they missed that third round of the Chimaev-Usman fight.

With the current UFC schedule quickly filling up and just one PPV event remaining without a headlining act, we probably won’t see Du Plessis back inside the cage until early 2025. It may be worth the wait if “Stillknocks” gets to headline the promotion’s first-ever fight card in Africa.

For more results and fallout from last weekend’s UFC 305 event click here.

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Fighting really does solve everything.

Despite a heated rivalry that turned ugly on more than one past occasion, Israel Adesanya and Dricus du Plessis put all that to bed after they battled it out in the UFC 305 main event. In the end, du Plessis came out on top with a fourth-round rear-naked choke submission to defend his UFC middleweight title, but immediately afterward he paid homage to Adesanya, calling the former two-time champ a “legend” and a future “Hall of Famer.”

After the loss, Adesanya said he may even hang out with du Plessis in the future, although that doesn’t prevent them from possibly fighting again. The only difference is Adesanya isn’t obsessed with tearing du Plessis apart like he was before they clashed on Saturday night.

“I’m not really desperate to get it back,” Adesanya said post-fight. “He gave me a lot of respect in there and I gave him his respect back. I already knew he was a fan of me. But now I’m a fan of his because we’ve been in there, we’ve done it. When I’m in South Africa, I’ll tap in with him. I said, ‘Look, we can hang out, but just so you know, when we have to fight again, I’m going to kill you.’ He’s lik,e ‘I’m going to kill you too.’ Respect is always there.

“Dricus is an African champion. But the three kings will reign supreme. That era [with Kamaru Usman and Francis Ngannou] right there was what set this off for people like him. He’s going to inspire another generation of African fighters as well. So congrats to him tonight. Until we meet again.”

There was a brief moment at the conclusion of the fight where it looked as if Adesanya was actually considering retirement as he removed his gloves while awaiting for his chance to speak to UFC color commentator Daniel Cormier.

Fighters removing their gloves and leaving them in the center of the cage is recognized as a symbol of retirement. Even du Plessis acknowledged it, saying, “Izzy, if you decide to retire tonight, thank you,” during his own post-fight interview.

It turns out Adesanya removing his gloves was much ado about nothing.

“People just read too much into shit,” Adesanya said. “For me, who knows what happens. Life is fleeting. Who knows what happens. [Du Plessis] might never come back if something happens. Any one of us in this room could go tomorrow. I try and take each fight, each moment as if it was my last.

“I only took the gloves off because it was tight after the fight. He’s got a strong head. I hit him with some shots so my hands were a bit, not broken, not even close, but just a little bit sore. So that’s why I took the gloves off. Nothing about retiring. No, I told you I’m not f*cking leaving. I’m not f*cking leaving until I want to leave.”

While he promises that he’s far from finished, Adesanya isn’t putting a timeline on a return for his next fight.

Because nothing is certain in life, much less the UFC, Adesanya hopes fans appreciate all of his performances, because he knows eventually the end will come.

“You’ll see me again when you see me again,” Adesanya said. “Enjoy me while I’m here because yous will miss me when I’m gone.”

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