UFC 305: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya – Fight Card, Betting Odds, Start Time
All the fights for UFC 305: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya in Manchester on Saturday 17th August 2024. With betting odds, start time, date, fight card, and information on how to watch.
- Event: UFC 305: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya
- Date: Sat, Aug. 17, 2024
- Location: RAC Arena (AUS), Perth, Australia
- Broadcast: Prelims 6 p.m. ET in the U.S., Main Card 10 p.m. ET in the U.S.
- Broadcast in the UK: Prelims will begin at 11 p.m. BST, Main Card at 3 a.m. BST
UFC 305: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya Full fight card
Main Card
- Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya: Middleweight Main Event Title Fight
- Tai Tuivasa vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik: Heavyweight
- Kai Kara-France vs. Steve Erceg: Flyweight
- Josh Culibao vs. Ricardo Ramos: Featherweight
- Junior Tafa vs. Valter Walker: Heavyweight
Prelims
- Jack Jenkins vs. Gavin Tucker: Featherweight
- Casey O’Neill vs. Tereza Bleda: Women’s Flyweight
- Li Jingliang vs. Carlos Prates: Welterweight
- Jacob Malkoun vs. Gerald Meerschaert: Middleweight
Early Prelims
- Tom Nolan vs. Alex Reyes: Lightweight
*Fight card, bout order, and number of fights are subject to change
Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya Tale of the Tape
| Name: | Dricus Du Plessis | Israel Adesanya |
| Country: | United Kingdom | Nigeria |
| Age: | 30 | 34 |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Reach: | 76 in (193 cm) | 80 in (203 cm) |
Start date and time
UFC 305: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya takes place on Saturday, Aug 17th, at the RAC Arena (AUS), Perth, Australia. The main card will start at 10 p.m. ET with the the Prelims starting at 6 p.m. ET. In the UK, the main event starts at 3 a.m. GMT with the Prelims starting at 11 p.m. GMT.
UFC 305 Betting Odds
The UFC is set to return to Perth, Australia for a massive event this weekend.
15,500 lucky MMA fans will pack into the RAC Arena to watch a stacked night of fights, which will be headlined by a middleweight title clash between Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya.
UFC 305 also features local fan favourites Kai Kara-France, Steve Erceg, and Dan Hooker in mouthwatering fights that are sure to make this card one to remember.
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Dricus du Plessis vs Israel Adesanya
We like du Plessis as a slight +100 underdog in the UFC 305 main event.
The South African slugger is fairly easy to hit and that could be a recipe for disaster against a world-class kickboxing like Adesanya, who is priced at -125 to get the job done.
However, ‘Stylebender’ looked a shell of his old self against Sean Strickland, and he’s shown signs of slowing down during his recent 1-2 run in MMA’s premier promotion.
Du Plessis will put a pace on him from the very first bell, use his grappling skills, and survive some scary moments to defend his belt in style against Adesanya.
Kai Kara-France vs Steve Erceg
Kara-France has been there, done that, and got the T-shirt in the UFC, but he finds himself as the +138 underdog against someone with much less experience.
The 31-year-old has the power to cause an upset against Erceg, who has only fought four times in Dana White’s league and suffered a loss in one of his bouts.
Despite that, we are big fans of Erceg and are backing him at -163.
‘Astro Boy’ did enough in his defeat to flyweight king Alexandre Pantoja to convince us that he’s a future champion and has what it takes to overcome Kara-France to record his biggest win yet.
Mateusz Gamrot vs Dan Hooker
Gamrot is one of the biggest favourites on the card and there’s a reason for that.
The Polish grappler, who is priced at -333, may not always be in the most exciting fights but he’s without a doubt one of the very best UFC lightweights.
Hooker once was. At this point, we think ‘Hangman’ has been in way too many wars and is no longer at the level he was when he was a genuine title contender.
You’d be silly to totally count him out, but even at odds of +250 we won’t be putting any money on him this weekend.
Tai Tuivasa vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Tuivasa may pull off an upset to end his four-fight losing streak.
‘Bam Bam’ was on the brink of a heavyweight title shot before his career imploded, but at 31 years old he’s still young enough to get back on track.
The +188 underdog has had big problems against wrestlers. Luckily for him, Rozenstruik isn’t going to try to take this fight to the floor and they can bang it out on the feet.
Tuivasa always has a puncher’s chance when that happens and Rozenstruik’s odds of -225 are too short for us to make any cash backing the favourite in this one.
Li Jingliang vs Carlos Prates
Jingliang has fallen short when he’s squared off the very best fighters.
The bookmakers clearly think he’s going in with one as he’s priced at +250 to get the win over Prates when they open up the UFC 305 main card.
Prates is no world beater, even though he’s the -333 favourite. The Brazilian has six defeats on his record, but he’s hitting form at 30 years old and has racked up nine consecutive MMA wins.
We think he’ll keep his run going against Jingliang and record his biggest win yet.
Tickets
If you are lucky enough to be near Perth, Australia, or plan to attend UFC 305: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya, tickets are on sale now and are available here.
UFC 305: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya Promo Trailer
PPV price and Live streams
UFC 305: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya is Live on ESPN+ PPV and the PPV is not available right now. When available you will be able to purchase the PPV here. In The UK, UFC 305 is available on TNT Sports as well as on UFC Fight Pass.
What is Next after UFC 305: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya?
The next UFC event that follows UFC 305: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya is UFC Fight Night: 9/7 at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, NV on Saturday 7th September 2024.
