UFC 305 CrackStreams Live Broadcast Free TV Channel online. UFC 305 main events set for Du Plessis vs Adesanya fight, Dana White announced.
UFC 305 info
Date: Saturday, Aug 17, 2024
Location: RAC Arena In Perth, Australia.
Start time: 10 p.m. ET, 3 a.m. BST (Main card)
How to watch: ESPN+ PPV
UFC 305 Update
Du Plessis (21-2) is undefeated in the UFC 305 and has finished all but two of his seven UFC bouts inside the distance. He won the UFC 185-pound title with a split-decision victory over Strickland in January after opening as a +130 underdog and closing as a slight favorite in the UFC odds.
Du Plessis has opened as the underdog in his last three UFC fights, winning all of them. His power-punching style was effective in the early rounds but seemed to influence the judges in close fights, especially against volume strikers who were landing more frequently but with less visual impact.
Adesanya (24-3) has scored a decision in six of his last nine fights, the last of which cost him the middleweight title after a poor effort against Strickland at UFC 293 in Sydney. Here again, he will fight in front of a friendly Australian crowd, this time at Perth’s RAC Arena.
In Adesanya’s first run as middleweight champ, he made five consecutive title defenses before losing by TKO to longtime rival and current UFC light heavyweight champ Alex Pereira. Adesanya regained the belt after knocking out Pereira in a rematch, only to lose it to Strickland in his next bout.
Adesanya built his reputation as a strong kickboxer with a tough game and much improved defensive wrestling. In terms of technical striking ability, he probably has the advantage against du Plessis, who is a slugger who relies on aggression and power.
The challenge for Adesanya may be to make it through the early rounds, where du Plessis could be the most dangerous. Adesanya was stunned early in the loss to Strickland and never seemed to fully recover. Du Plessis has proven himself to be a stronger puncher than Strickland, so going to Adesanya early may be his best chance in the fight.
See the main card lineup for UFC 305 below.
UFC 305 fight card
Bouts and order subject to change
- Dricus du Plessis (c) vs. Israel Adesanya for the UFC middleweight title
- Kai Kara-France vs. Steve Erceg; bantamweight
- Mateusz Gamrot vs. Dan Hooker; lightweight
- Tai Tuivasa vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik; heavyweight
- Li Jingliang vs. Carlos Prates; welterweight
- Junior Tafa vs. Valter Walker; heavyweight
- Josh Culibao vs. Ricardo Ramos; featherweight
- Casey O’Neill vs. Tereza Bleda; flyweight
- Jack Jenkins vs. Gavin Tucker; featherweight
- Tom Nolan vs. Alex Reyes; lightweight
- Song Kenan vs. Ricky Glenn; welterweight
- Stewart Nicoll vs. Jesus Aguilar; flyweight