UFC 305 predictions: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya decided early; Ngannou back | Cageside

On this episode, Eric McMahon and John Morgan break down one of the most anticipated grudge matches in recent memory, with the main event of this week’s UFC 305 featuring middleweight champ Dricus Du Plessis vs. former titleholder Israel Adesanya in Perth, Australia.
Additionally, the guys take a quick look at the rest of the card, including a heavyweight banger between Tai Tuivasa and Jairzinho Rozenstruik, before discussing the PFL’s massive announcement of an October 19 pay-per-view featuring Francis Ngannou vs. Renan Ferreira and Cris Cyborg vs. Larissa Pacheco.
0:00 – Introduction
1:11 – Chepe Mariscal proves star of UFC on ESPN 61
6:01 – Memphis’ Danny Barlow gets a win, but didn’t look 100 percent
10:03 – Are betting lines at bit shocking in UFC 305 headliner
14:49 – “I think that this fight heavily, heavily favors Dricus Du Plessis”
23:45 – Valuing Israel Adesanya’s power to manifest big moments
32:58 – “I’m so interested in this first round”
36:22 – Finding out what we really have in Steve Erceg
40:33 – Breaking down the rest of UFC 305
46:20 – PFL makes massive announcement for October 19
53:06 – Is Francis Ngannou rushing back to the cage unwisely?
1:01:08 – Weekend preview, including CFFC 134 in Atlantic City
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