UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya Saturday at 10 ET on ESPN+. Order Now!
Conventional wisdom holds that it can be much more difficult to stay at the top than to get there. Enter Dricus Du Plessis.
The bruising South African will defend his undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight crown for the first time when he meets former titleholder Israel Adesanya in the UFC 305 main event this Saturday at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Du Plessis steps back into the spotlight on the strength of a nine-fight winning streak.