UFC 305 PPV price: Live stream, start time, full card for Dricus du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya
Dricus du Plessis defends his status as the UFC middleweight champion when he defends the belt against former champion Israel Adesanya at UFC 305 in Perth.
Here’s how to watch UFC 305: du Plessis vs. Adesanya and how much it will cost you on pay-per-view.
UFC 305 PPV price
- Live stream: 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 ESPN+ annual subscription, which offers savings of more than 30 percent.
UFC 305 start time
- Date: Saturday, August 17
- Location: RAC Arena – Perth, Australia
- Time: 10 p.m. ET (8 p.m. ET for prelims) | 12 p.m AEST (Sun)
The UFC 305 main card starts at the standard U.S. time of 10 p.m. ET despite being in Australia. The main event should begin around 12:30 a.m. ET, depending on how long the undercard fights last.
UFC 305 fight card
Main Card
- 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
Prelims
- 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 Prelims
- Tom Nolan vs. Alex Reyes; lightweight
- Song Kenan vs. Ricky Glenn; welterweight
- Stewart Nicoll vs. Jesus Aguilar; flyweight
UFC 305 preview
du Plessis (21-1) has nine wins via knockout and ten via submission in his MMA career. A former EFC and KSW welterweight champion, Du Plessis (21-1) beat former champion Robert Whittaker for a shot at then-champion Sean Strickland. The former kickboxer beat Strickland for the belt following mixed scorecards.
Adesanya (24-3) is a former two-time UFC middleweight champion. He beat Whittaker for the belt in Melbourne, lost it against kickboxing rival Alex Pereira at UFC 281, and won it back at UFC 287. Following a lackluster performance against Strickland in September to lose the belt, a healthy Adesanya is back in action.
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If Adesanya wins, “The Last Stylebender” would be in rare territory as a three-time champion in the UFC. He would also beat a rival in du Plessis, as Adesanya took exception to him calling himself the first fighter who lives and trains in Africa to hold a UFC belt.
Meanwhile, du Plessis is looking to go 10-0 since 2019 and prove he’s deserving of holding gold.
Upcoming UFC TV schedule
Date | Event | Location | How to watch |
August 17, 2024 | UFC 305: du Plessis vs. Adesanya | RAC Arena – Perth, Australia | ESPN+ |
August 24, 2024 | Cannonier vs. Borralho | UFC APEX- Las Vegas, USA | ESPN+ |
September 7, 2024 | Burns vs. Brady | UFC APEX – Las Vegas, USA | ESPN+ |
September 14 | UFC 306: O’Malley vs. Dvalishvili | The Sphere – Las Vegas, Nevada | ESPN+ |