UFC 305 pre-fight press conference: What time is the event?

UFC pay-per-view events traditionally come after a pre-fight press conference and UFC 305 could feature one of the most animated events of the year. Headlined by Dricus Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya, many fans expect several discussion points to come out of the promotional episode.

With just over two days remaining until UFC 305, the pre-fight press conference is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. AWST / 4 p.m. ET on Aug. 16. The event will be available to stream live from the official UFC YouTube channel and several other MMA channels.

The Aug. 16 press conference will be the second one Du Plessis and Adesanya will be involved in together after conducting a promotional press event earlier in July. The two middleweights re-ignited their rivalry at the event with most of the same material that initially sparked the tension in 2023.

Steve Erceg, Tai Tuivasa, Kai Kara-France, Dan Hooker, Li Jingliang, Mateusz Gamrot, Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Carlos Prates are also expected to be at the press conference as the eight other main card fighters. Erceg and Tuivasa are the two Australian competitors on the main card.

Watch the UFC 305 pre-fight press conference from UFC on YouTube below:

UFC 305: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya promo video

Ahead of the pre-fight press conference, the UFC released the fight preview video for the UFC 305 main event on YouTube. As fans might expect, the video focused heavily on the ethnical debate the rivalry between Dricus Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya derived from.

The three-minute video has collected over 66,000 views within 24 hours of its release, further exciting fans for the matchup.

Watch the UFC 305 main event promo video from UFC on YouTube below:

Barring any changes to the card upon the event weigh-ins, the UFC 305 early prelims will begin at 6:30 a.m. AWST on Aug. 18 / 6:30 p.m. ET on Aug. 17. The ESPN+ PPV main card will kick off at 10 a.m. AWST on Aug. 18 / 10 p.m. ET on Aug. 17.