Get the latest Du Plessis vs. Adesanya predictions ahead of UFC 305. Free UFC 305 picks and predictions for Saturday, August 17.
There's no love lost between Du Plessis and Adesanya which should lead to a banger of a main event at UFC 305. However, our UFC picks for Saturday think that du Plessis' aggressive striking will lead to his downfall against the former champ.
That said, MMA math doesn't always lead to the same results and Adesanya is a matchup nightmare for du Plessis. Strickland defeated Adesanya with pressure and volume and du Plessis is also a high-output striker but the South African applies a different kind of pressure. Du Plessis tends to leave his chin in the air while throwing looping punches which won't work against Adesanya who does an excellent job of controlling distance and firing shots straight up the middle. As long as Adesanya avoids getting taken down and controlled on the mat, he should be able to utilize his more technical kickboxing to pick apart DDP. When this matchup was being discussed last summer, Adesanya was installed as a -330 favorite.
Don't get me wrong, Adesanya looked awful against Strickland, almost getting finished in the first round and failing to show the urgency or output needed to turn things around. However, it was a letdown spot after an emotional win against Pereira and it was also a lookahead spot with Adesanya eager for a clash with du Plessis but"settling" for a fight with Strickland.
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