UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis squashed their beef after their wild battle inside the Octagon at UFC 305.
Du Plessis rallied to beat Adesanya by fourth-round submission to retain the middleweight title in Perth. After Adesanya appeared to find his timing on the feet, du Plessis’s relentless forward pressure paid big dividends as he knocked down the former titleholder and sank a rear-naked choke.
It was an incredibly entertaining conclusion to the bad blood between du Plessis and Adesanya ahead of UFC 305. The two sides traded barbs for months entering the fight, and some of du Plessis’s trash talk drew an emotional reaction from Adesanya at the pre-fight press conference.