PERTH, Australia – Open workouts ahead of the fight between middleweight champion [autotag]Dricus Du Plessis[/autotag] and former champ [autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag] took place Thursday, and MMA Junkie was on the scene for the festivities.
Middleweight champion Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) makes his first title defense against Adesanya (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 305 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) main event at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
Before they get there, though, they attended open workouts, with Du Plessis showing off his kicking game and brushing off a disrespectful fan question.
You can watch Du Plessis’ session in the video above.
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