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MMA Fighting has UFC 305 results for the Du Plessis vs. Adesanya fight card, live blogs for the main card, and more from the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia,

In the main event, UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis will put his belt on the line against former UFC champion Israel Adesanya.

Flyweights Kai Kara-France and Steve Erceg will clash in the co-main event.

Check out UFC 305 results below.

Main card (ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET)

Dricus du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya

Kai Kara-France vs. Steve Erceg

Mateusz Gamrot vs. Dan Hooker

Tai Tuivasa vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik

Li Jingliang vs. Carlos Prates

Prelims (ESPN2/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET)

Junior Tafa vs. Valter Walker

Joshua Culibao vs. Ricardo Ramos

Casey O’Neill vs. Luana Santos

Jack Jenkins vs. Herbert Burns

Prelims (ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. ET)

Tom Nolan vs. Alex Reyes

Song Kenan vs. Ricky Glenn

Stewart Nicoll vs. Jesus Aguilar

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Impa Kasanganay is one win away from another $ 1 million check.

On Friday night at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, FL, Kasanganay faced Josh Silveira in the main event of PFL 8. It was a rematch of their previous battle in the finals of the 2023 light heavyweight tournament and while he had to work a lot hard this time around, Kasanganay nonetheless got his hand raised.

In their first encounter, Kasanganay outclassed Silveira with superior striking and great defensive wrestling, but heading into this bout Silveira promised he was a new man and the American Top Team product looked it, coming out aggressively to start and putting Kasanganay under fire. What resulted was a back-and-forth dog fight with Kasanganay landing the most significant blows and even scoring a big takedown late in the fight. In the end, the judges awarded Kasanganay with a unanimous decision and he moves on to the 2024 finals where he hopes to become a two-time champion.

In the co-main event, Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov upset former PFL champion Rob Wilkinson to earn his spot in the light heavyweight finals. Wilkinson made a name for himself in the PFL with his aggressive striking style, but it was Yagshimuradov who got the better of the striking exchanges in the bout, landing the harder punches and stymying Wilkinson’s attack despite not being able to complete any takedowns. In the end, the judges awarded Yagshimuradov’s power punches giving him a clean sweep on the scorecards.

In the featured fight of the evening, Gadzhi Rabadanov punched his way into the lightweight tournament finals, stopping Michael Dufort in the second round. Friend and training partner of Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov, Rabadanov showed off his striking instead of his grappling on Friday, clubbing Dufort with a stepping left hook and then finishing him with follow-up shots on the ground to earn his spot in the finals.

In the first lightweight semifinal of the evening, former Bellator lightweight champion Brent Primus secured his spot in the tournament finals with a dominant showing against 2023 lightweight tournament finalist Clay Collard. Primus was able to leverage his wrestling and grappling skills to negate Collard’s striking skills, repeatedly scoring takedowns and taking dominant position en route to a unanimous decision victory.

The best performance of the evening though was reserved for the the opening main card fight, where Biaggio Ali Walsh scored the first knockout of his professional career, stopping Brian Stapleton in just 55 seconds.

Ali Walsh, the grandson of Muhammad Ali, fought several times for PFL as an amateur but made his pro debut earlier this year with a unanimous decision win at PFL vs. Bellator. This time around though things went more like most of his amateur fights, as he leveled Stapleton with with a right hand over the top of a jab to score the quick finish.

Check out the full results from PFL 8 below.

Impa Kasanganay def. Josh Silveira via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov def. Rob Wilkinson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Gadzi Rabadanov def. Michael Dufort via TKO (punches) — Round 2, 1:51

Brent Primus def. Clay Collard via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Biaggio Ali Walsh def. Brian Stapleton via knockout (punch) — Round 1, 0:55

Danny Sabatello vs. Lazaro Dayron ends in majority draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28)

Mads Burnell def. Elvin Espinoza via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Thad Jean def. Chris Brown via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Jordan Oliver def. Braydon Akeo via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Michelle Montague def. Marilia Morais via submission (rear-naked choke) — Round 1, 1:44

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The UFC 305 main event fighters, middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis and former two-time titleholder Israel Adesanya, successfully made weight for their grudge match.

Adesanya was the first fighter to step on the scales and officially weighed in at 184 pounds. Du Plessis was the second fighter to weigh in and came in at 185 pounds even. 

The championship bout will be Du Plessis’ first title defense. He captured the championship in January by defeating Sean Strickland via split decision in the UFC 297 main event. Adesanya lost the belt to Strickland in his last outing last September.

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The 2024 Professional Fighters League (PFL) playoffs continue TONIGHT (Fri., Aug. 16, 2024) inside Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Fla., as last year’s light heavyweight winner, Impa Kasanganay, takes on Josh Silveira, while Rob Wilkinson faces Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov in the co-main event of the evening.

The event will stream on ESPN+ and ESPN for United States-based viewers, while international mixed martial arts (MMA) fans can catch the action via DAZN starting at 6:30 p.m. ET.

PFL Hollywood Quick Results:

205 lbs.: Impa Kasanganay vs. Josh Silveira
205 lbs.: Rob Wilkinson vs. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov
155 lbs.: Gadzhi Rabadanov vs. Michael Dufort
155 lbs.: Brent Primus vs. Clay Collard
155 lbs.: Biaggo Ali Walsh vs. Brian Stapleton – Ali Walsh via first-round knockout
135 lbs.: Danny Sabatello vs. Lazaro Dayron – Fight ruled a majority draw
155 lbs.: Mads Burnell vs. Elvin Espinoza – Burnell via unanimous decision
205 lbs.: Thad Jean vs. Chris Brown – Jean via unanimous decision
145 lbs.: Jordan Oliver vs. Braydon Akeo – Oliver via unanimous decision
145 lbs.: Michelle Montague vs. Marilia Morais – Montague via first-round rear-naked choke

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