Opening odds:
Israel Adesanya -330
Dricos du Plessis +275
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With current odds, you would need to bet $330 to win $100 if you want Israel Adesanya to win. If you want Dricus Du Plessis to pull off the upset, a $100 bet will net you $275 if South Africa wins. Also, under this forecast, the odds makers indicate that Adesanya has a 76.7% chance of winning this scrap.
Israel Adesanya (24-2) regained his middleweight title last time scoring a KO victory over Alex Pereira back in April at UFC 287. Prior to that, “The Last Stylebender” suffered a 5th round TKO loss to Pereira to lose her title average weight. In the UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship, Adesanya goes 13-2 and has notable victories over Robert Whitaker, twice, Jared Cannonier, Marvin Vettori, twice, Paolo Costa, and Yoel Romero among others.
Dricus Du Plessis (20-2) is a perfect 6-0 and coming off a TKO win over Whittaker at UFC 290. Prior to that, the South African beat Derek Brunson again in March by a second-round TKO after defeating Darren Till with a third-place submission over the course of last December. Du Plessis is also the former KSW Middleweight and Middleweight Champion and holds notable wins over Brad Tavares and Roberto Soldic.