UFC 305 Livestream: How to Watch Du Plessis vs. Adesanya Live Online

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The UFC goes “Down Under” for UFC 305. Two premiere middleweight fighters face off against each other as the main event. South African fighter Dricus Du Plessis (21-2-0) defends his UFC Middleweight Championship against Nigerian Israel Adesanya (24-3-0) in a title fight on Saturday ( Aug. 17).

UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya happens at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, with a start time of 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.

Want to watch UFC 305 online? This event is streaming on ESPN+ with pay-per-view access, which goes for $79.99 for subscribers only.

If you’re not a subscriber, you can get PPV access and an ESPN+ monthly subscription — which is $10.99 per month — for $90.98 in total, or pick up an ESPN+ annual subscription for $134.98. The annual subscription bundle is the best deal because it saves you nearly 30% overall instead of going month-to-month.

Check out the full UFC 305 fight card below, and PPV livestream here.

Main Card, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT

  • Dricus Du Plessis (c) vs. Israel Adesanya (Middleweight) — Title Fight, Main Event
  • 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 Card, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT

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

Early Prelims Card, 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT

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

Subscribers to ESPN+ can livestream the early prelim and prelim portions of UFC 305 for free. In fact, the prelims card airs on the cable network ESPN, so it’s available to stream on Sling TV, DirecTV Stream and Fubo. The latter two streaming services offer free trials — for five days and seven days, respectively — for new subscribers.

Additionally, Hulu + Live TV, which offers a three-day free trial, come with ESPN as well. You can also get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting as low as $14.99 per month.

UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya is streamable on ESPN+ on Saturday, Aug. 17, starting at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT, with the main card beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.

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Rudie Obias

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