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MMA Fighting has PFL 8 results for the Kasanganay vs. Silveira fight card and more from Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood in Hollywood, Fla., on Friday night.

In the main event, Impa Kasanganay faces Josh Silveira for a berth into the light heavyweight final. Kasanganay beat Silveira via unanimous decision in their previous meeting — the light heavyweight final for the 2023 season.

Rob Wilkinson and Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov clash in the other light heavyweight semifinal.

Prospect Biaggio Ali Walsh also will compete in his second PFL fight of the year.

Check out PFL 8 results below.

Main card (ESPN/ESPN+ at 9 p.m. ET)

Impa Kasanganay vs. Josh Silveira

Rob Wilkinson vs. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov

Gadzi Rabadanov vs. Michael Dufort

Brent Primus vs. Clay Collard

Biaggio Ali Walsh vs. Brian Stapleton

Prelims (ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. ET)

Danny Sabatello vs. Lazaro Dayron

Mads Burnell vs. Elvin Espinoza

Thad Jean def. Chris Brown via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Jordan Oliver def. Braydon Akeo via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Michelle Montague def. Marilia Morais via submission (rear-naked choke) — Round 1, 1:44

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The fighters competing on the UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya fight card in Perth, Australia officially weigh-in on Friday.  The event takes place at RAC Arena and is headlined by a middleweight title bout between champion Dricus Du Plessis and former two-time titleholder Israel Adesanya.  The event will mark the third trip for the fight promotion to Perth.     

The championship bout will be Du Plessis’ first title defense. He captured the championship in January by defeating Sean Strickland via split decision in the UFC 297 main event. Adesanya lost the belt to Strickland in his last outing last September.

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UFC 305 Official Weigh-In Results

Main Card (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

• Champ Dricus Du Plessis () vs. Israel Adesanya ()
• Steve Erceg () vs. Kai Kara-France ()
• Mateusz Gamrot () vs. Dan Hooker ()
• Jairzinho Rozenstruik () vs. Tai Tuivasa ()
• Li Jingliang () vs. Carlos Prates ()

Preliminary Card (ESPN2/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)

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

Early Preliminary Card (ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)

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

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This Saturday, the UFC returns to Perth, Australia for UFC 305, headlined by a middleweight title fight between Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya. It’s a fight that looked like it may have been derailed entirely with Adesanya’s shocking upset loss to Sean Strickland last September, but now that du Plessis is the champion, the matchup is back from the dead, and it brings with it 11 other fights for the Perth fans.

So let’s dive into the best bets for this weekend.

As always, all odds are courtesy of our friends at DraftKings Sportsbook.

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

Straight Bets

Dricus du Plessis (-105)

I have a larger breakdown of this fight over on SBNation, so we don’t need to get into too much detail for the main event, but it’s a pretty simple bet: I believe Israel Adesanya is past his prime, perhaps by a decent amount.

Adesanya is 35 years old and has 145 fights (that we know about) to his name. That’s a lot of mileage for anyone. Too much mileage. I think we saw his decline manifest pointedly in the Sean Strickland fight and that’s not something that gets better. Add in that du Plessis is a cagey fighter (I’ve comped him to Yoel Romero) at the peak of his powers and that lines up for a “DDP” win.

Dan Hooker (+270)

Dan Hooker takes on Mateusz Gamrot in the featured bout of the evening as a heavy underdog. Too heavy, in my opinion.

Coming off the Jalin Turner war, I was prepared to fade Hooker in his next bout, because that’s the type of fight that changes fighter’s careers. But then he got this matchup, and while in a straight head-to-head I might pick Gamrot, Hooker has a very good chance to win this one.

Gamrot is all cardio chain wrestling, and Hooker, for his faults, is a very solid defensive wrestler and grappler. He will be able to stuff many of Gamrot’s shots, if not all of them, and he has the superior striking game. Plus, Gamrot isn’t much risk to hurt Hooker on the feet, so my biggest concern for Hooker isn’t in play this fight.

Casey O’Neill (+130)

I’m not sold on Luana Santos, at least not yet. Santos certainly has talent but she’s also been somewhat mercurial in her performances while O’Neill was on her way straight up the rankings before getting upended by Jennifer Maia. No shame in losing to a veteran like Maia, but the loss to Ariane Lipski afterwards has but O’Neill’s back to the wall and I expect to see her fight like it. As long as she doesn’t get overrun in the grappling, O’Neill’s high pace and output on the feet give her a clear path to victory.

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Prop Bets

Tai Tuivasa To Win By KO/TKO/Decision (+250)

Picking a man who is currently on a four-fight losing streak to break that streak with a finish may not be the smartest idea I’ve ever had, but it’s one I’m committed to.

Tuivasa takes on Jairzinho Rozenstruik in a main card heavyweight title, and despite his run of terrible performances, he’s got a decent shot in this one. Rozenstruik is also a kickboxer but doesn’t have a bulletproof chin and is prone to getting into sloppy engagements. That’s where Tuivasa makes his money.

If Tuivasa gets knocked out in this one, it’s probably the end of his career. But I’m betting he’s got a little more left in the tank. And when Tuivasa wins, it’s almost exclusively by knockout, so take the extra edge with the prop.

Li Jingliang vs. Carlos Prates Under 2.5 Rounds (-160)

In 25 career fights, Prates has gone to a decision three times. The man is simply an exceptional get-or-get-got fighter who hasn’t even seen the third round since 2019. Jingliang certainly has a few more decisions under his belt but in his 16 fights in the UFC, “The Leech” has only seen the scorecards six times and he’s coming off a nearly two-year layoff. I expect this fight to be violent.

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Parlay of the Week

When there’s a gimmick to be had, I’ll parlay it and there are two available this week. First is the former KSW champion gimmick with du Plessis and Gamrot, but since I’m fading Gamrot, we can’t do that. So instead we’ll have to fade the brothers!

This card features FOUR fighters who have brothers in the UFC: Alex Reyes (Dominick Reyes), Herbert Burns (Gilbert Burns), Valter Walker (Johnny Walker) and Junior Tafa (Justin Tafa). You may also notice from that list that each of these men’s brothers are better than they are, with one exception (it’s debatable but Junior appears to be better than Justin).

Fortunately, that works in our favor as Tafa and Walker are scheduled to fight each other anyway, so let’s we have a very simple “Fade The Less Good Brother” parlay available which is both deeply silly and quite fun.

Parlay these three bets together for +115 odds.

Wrap Up

I’ve been waiting for this main event for a long time so I’m pumped for this weekend. Hope y’all are as well.

Until next week, enjoy the fights, good luck, and gamble responsibly!

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LIVE: UFC 305 early weigh ins video results! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just one day away from the upcoming UFC 305 pay-per-view (PPV) event on ESPN+, scheduled for this Sat. night (Aug. 17, 2024) at RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia. UFC 305 will be headlined by the middleweight title fight featuring reigning 185-pound champion, Dricus Du Plessis, against former division titleholder, Israel Adesanya, a five-round showdown that follows a stacked UFC 305 main card, also showcasing the 125-pound brouhaha pitting Kai Kara-France in a flyweight fracas opposite one-time title challenger Steve Erceg.

But before they can fight, they must first weigh in.

UFC 305’s early (and official) weigh ins will stream LIVE from the promotion’s host hotel in the embedded video above starting promptly at 6 p.m. ET. The festivities are expected to last roughly two hours, but could end much earlier depending on how quickly all 24 fighters get to the scale. The promotion will also stage the UFC 305 ceremonial weigh ins complete with fighter staredowns RIGHT HERE live from RAC Arena at 11 p.m. ET. Remember, today’s weigh ins will permit a one-pound allowance in non-title fights, but championship contests must return exact weights … no exceptions.

Complete UFC 305 early weigh ins text results below:

UFC 305 Main Card On ESPN+ PPV:

185 lbs.: UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus Du Plessis () vs. Israel Adesanya ()
125 lbs.: Kai Kara-France () vs. Steve Erceg ()
155 lbs.: Mateusz Gamrot () vs. Dan Hooker ()
265 lbs.: Tai Tuivasa () vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik ()
170 lbs.: Jingliang Li () vs. Carlos Prates ()

UFC 305 Prelims Card On ESPN/ESPN+:

265 lbs.: Junior Tafa () vs. Valter Walker ()
145 lbs.: Josh Culibao () vs. Ricardo Ramos ()
125 lbs.: Casey O’Neill () vs. Luana Santos ()
145 lbs.: Jack Jenkins () vs. Herbert Burns ()

UFC 305 Early Prelims Card On ESPN+:

155 lbs.: Tom Nolan () vs. Alex Reyes ()
170 lbs.: Song Kenan () vs. Ricky Glenn ()
125 lbs.: Stewart Nicoll () vs. Jesus Aguilar ()

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 305 fight card RIGHT HERE, starting with the early ESPN+ “Prelims” matches at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by the remaining undercard balance on ESPN/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV.

To check out the latest and greatest UFC 305: “Du Plessis vs. Adesanya” news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive right here. For the updated and finalized UFC 305 fight card and PPV lineup click here.

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In the fifth episode of UFC 305 Embedded, Dricus du Plessis hangs with the South African rugby team, the athletes answer questions, Israel Adesanya reacts to presser trash talk, and more.

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