PERTH, Australia – Israel Adesanya is “happy” with his efforts in the UFC 305 main event against Dricus Du Plessis, even if he didn’t walk away the winner.
Adesanya (24-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) returned from a career-long 11-month layoff on Saturday and saw his ambitions of becoming a three-time middleweight champion squashed by Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in the form of a fourth-round submission loss at RAC Arena.
When Adesanya took his gloves off in the octagon after the fight, there was rapid speculation he was retiring. He quickly shut down that notion quickly, and has made it clear he still thinks there’s more fight left in him.
