Dricus Du Plessis vs Israel Adesanya Prediction & Picks - UFC #305

Prediction published on 8/16/24, 10:00 AM  by Tyler Doty | Modified on 8/16/24 at 10:00 AM in MMA Picks

It's a big clash that the whole MMA world is waiting for, with the middleweight title fight between South African Dricus Du Plessis, the category's belt holder, and former champion Israel Adesanya from Nigeria.

In Perth, Australia, Dricus Du Plessis will defend his middleweight belt for the first time in a fight that UFC fans won't want to miss. The South African is still unbeaten in the UFC since his arrival 4 years ago in the world's biggest league. 7 victories in 7 fights for the Pretoria warrior, with each time a demonstration of power but also intelligence, and Sean Strickland can testify to this! In a title fight last January, the American held his own against Dricus Du Plessis, but failed to find a flaw in the South African's fighting technique. Now on the top of the MMA world, Dricus Du Plessis will be learning how to defend a title, and he has a tough opponent in Israel Adesanya.

The Nigerian is a legend in his own right. Middleweight world champion in 2019, "The Last Stylebender" had managed to retain his belt for 4 fights before losing it in 2021 to Jan Blachowicz before regaining it in the very next fight against Marvin Vettori. While Israel Adesanya has since lost his title less than a year ago to Sean Strickland and has lost two of his last three fights, underestimating a UFC legend would be a serious mistake. After a break of almost 12 months, Israel Adesanya has rebuilt and given himself a new challenge: to become the undisputed middleweight champion once again.