Israel Adesanya hints at injury in loss to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 305

Israel Adesanya hinted that injury may have played a role in his submission loss to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 305. Du Plessis secured the win via a rear-naked choke, a decisive move that ended the fight.

In particular, Alex Pereira, with whom Adesanya has had a long-standing rivalry, noticed that the 35-year-old fighter seemed to change his tactics during the fight.

Pereira suggested that Adesanya's performance may have been hampered by injury, pointing out that Adesanya had noticeably stopped throwing leg kicks – a key element of his usual fighting style.