UFC 305: Dricus du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya: Full fight card, date, start time, streaming, how to watch, venue, and more 

The UFC returns to down under later this month as Dricus du Plessis will make his first middleweight title defence against Israel Adesanya at UFC 305. The action takes place at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia on Aug. 18.

The event marks the first time the UFC has returned to Australia since Feb. 2023, and also sees the beginning of a new deal with the city, which will see the promotion return to Perth for twice-annual events.

The card is understandably stacked with talent from the ANZ region, as alongside Adesanya in the main event, UFC 305 will play host to a some exciting match-ups featuring homegrown or New Zealand talent.

In the co-main event, Kai Kara-France takes on Steve Erceg in a men's flyweight title eliminator, and Dan Hooker also returns to action against Mateusz Gamrot.

Heavyweight Tai Tuivasa is also looking to put a stop to his four-fight skid when he faces Jairzinho Rozenstruik.

Kicking-off the main card, welterweights Li Jingliang and Carlos Prates are also set to take to the octagon.

Per UFC.com, UFC 305's main card is set to start at 7:00PM PT/10:00PM ET and 3:00AM BST for viewers in the UK.

For fans interested in streaming the pay-per-view, the action, including the early and regularly preliminary cards, will be available to purchase via ESPN+ and through ESPN 2.

For viewers who are once again from the UK, all of the fights will be available through a TNT Sports subscription.

Tickets are also still available for purchase for those interested in being at the RAC Arena. Per Ticketek, prices are ranging from $980-$5100.

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Alexander Volkanovski predicts winner of UFC 305 main event

Alexander Volkanovski recently offered his take on UFC 305's main event bout between Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya.

'Stillknocks' and 'The Last Stylebender' will lock horns later this month, following an intense rivalry between the pair that has been brewing for the last year. In 2023, du Plessis stated that he wanted to become the 'first real African' champion in the UFC, which understandably struck a nerve with Nigerian New Zealander.

Volkanovski has since broken down the upcoming bout on his YouTube channel, where he specifically focused on the stylistic nature of their fight. According to 'Volk', whilst du Plessis' awkward stand-up has caused problems for fighters, he doesn't expect it to phase Adesanya. He explained:

"I think he's [Israel Adesanya] expecting an awkward fighter to be putting the pressure on him and I think he's going to be ready to capitalize on that. And that's what I mean by getting a finish, I mean like you coming in and doing all this sort of stuff and him just doing his freaky sort of stuff, leaning back, boom, boom sort of stuff. Sort of like a Rob[ert] Whittaker type of finish."

Catch Volkanovski's comments here (22:34):