How to watch UFC 305: Dricus du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya live stream, fight card, start times and more

Dricus du Plessis is ready to end Israel Adesanya’s run in the UFC by defending the UFC middleweight title against the former champion at UFC 305 in Perth.

Here’s how to watch UFC 305, including streaming options and TV channel to watch the prelims and main event on pay-per-view.

How to watch the prelims at UFC 305

Preliminaries begin at 8 p.m. ET and will air on ESPN and ESPN+. They will also stream on Fubo. Start your free trial now.

In the preliminary bouts, Australian Junior Tafa takes on Valter Walker. Tafa is 2-2 in his last four fights, while Walker’s winning streak ended in his Octagon debut in April. Local contenders Joshua Culibao and Ricardo Ramos both look to end their two-fight losing streaks.

How to watch UFC 305

• US: ESPN+ ($79.99 PPV fee plus $10.99/month membership)

UFC 305 is available on ESPN+ PPV. The PPV price for UFC 305 is $79.99. for current subscribers. New subscribers can pay a bundle price of $134.98 for the UFC 305 pay-per-view and an annual ESPN+ subscription, offering a savings of more than 30 percent.

WATCH: UFC 305: Dricus du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya, exclusively on ESPN+

Start time of UFC 305

• Date: Saturday, 17 August
• Location: RAC Arena – Perth, Australia
• Time: 10:00 p.m. ET (8:00 p.m. ET for preliminaries) | 12:00 p.m. AEST (Sunday)

The UFC 305 main card begins at 10pm ET (12pm AEST) US standard time, despite taking place in Australia, and the main event should begin around 12:30am ET (2:30pm BST Sunday), depending on how long the prelims last.

UFC 305 fight card

Main map

• Dricus du Plessis (c) vs. Israel Adesanya for the UFC middleweight title
• Kai Kara-France vs. Steve Erceg; Flyweight
• Mateusz Gamrot vs Dan Hooker; Lightweight
• Tai Tuivasa vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik; Heavyweight
• Li Jingliang vs Carlos Prates; Welterweight

Front Page

• Junior Tafa vs. Valter Walker; Heavyweight
• Josh Culibao vs Ricardo Ramos; Featherweight
• Casey O’Neill vs. Luana Santos; Flyweight
• Jack Jenkins vs. Herbert Burns; Featherweight

Early preliminary rounds

• Tom Nolan vs. Alex Reyes; Lightweight
• Song Kenan vs Ricky Glenn; Welterweight
• Stewart Nicoll vs. Jesus Aguilar; Flyweight

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Du Plessis defeated former champion Robert Whittaker to earn a win over then-champion Sean Strickland. He later defeated Strickland in a fight that featured many scorecards. The 30-year-old former kickboxing champion has stated that he is the first fighter living and training in Africa to hold a UFC belt, which has angered Adesanya.

Adesanya is 2-2 in his last four fights. After a long reign as middleweight champion that began in 2019, he lost the belt to rival Alex Pereira, regained it but lost to Strickland after a lackluster performance. He took nearly a year off and now hopes to become a three-time middleweight champion.

The year off has helped Adesanya recover physically and mentally. du Plessis believes Adesanya’s best years are behind him and he now wants to defend his gold medal for the first time.

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“It comes down to seeing the hunger, seeing the fire in someone’s eyes, and I don’t see that,” Du Plessis told mainevent via MMA Fighting. “I can’t remember if he specifically said he was retiring, but he said he was taking a couple of months off. I don’t remember if he said he was retiring, but it almost felt like that, and everyone would have understood that.

“He did what he had to do in the sport and he reached the pinnacle of what he could do in his career as far as winning streaks go. He’ll never have that streak again. He’s defended the belt as many times as he has. He doesn’t have the time or anything to top that, so what is he doing this for?”

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