UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya takes place on Saturday, August 17 at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. The offshore sportsbooks recently opened up the betting odds for the event, and MMAOB staff writer Adam Martin looks at the opening odds below.
UFC 305 Odds
Israel Adesanya -150
Dricus Du Plessis +130
Steve Erceg -210
Kai Kara-France +180
Mateusz Gamrot -350
Dan Hooker +285
Jair Rozenstruik -235
Tai Tuivasa +200
Carlos Prates -350
Jingliang Li +285
Valter Walker -155
Junior Tafa +135
Joshua Culibao -115
Ricardo Ramos -105
Casey O’Neill -150
Luana Santos +130
Jack Jenkins -650
Herbert Burns +475
Tom Nolan -1000
Alex Reyes +700
Kenan Song -210
Rick Glenn +180
Jesus Aguilar -155
Stewart Nicoll +135
Here are my quick thoughts on the UFC 305 Opening Odds:
- The main event of UFC 305 sees UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis taking on Israel Adesanya. Du Plessis has gone 7-0 in the UFC so far and he defeated Sean Strickland in his last fight to become the new UFC middleweight champ. As for Adesanya, he has not fought since last year when he lost to Strickland in what was a massive upset at the time. Despite not being the champion anymore, Adesanya is the favorite in this fight, which speaks volumes to what the perception of the former champ still is. Plus, the matchup against Du Plessis could be a good one stylistically for Adesanya, hence his status as the betting favorite.
- The co-main event of UFC 305 features Steve Erceg taking on Kai Kara-France. Erceg is coming off a close decision loss to UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja where his stock arguably went up despite losing. As for Kara-France, he is coming off a controversial split decision loss to Amir Albazi last year that many people thought he won. This should be an excellent fight between two of the top flyweight title contenders in the UFC. But due to recent activity and a strong performance against the champ, it makes sense that Erceg is the favorite.
