Best UFC 305 Bets Tonight: UFC Picks & Odds Aug 17

The UFC head back to Australia and this time they are in Perth where we get to finally see the highly anticipated middleweight title fight between the champion Dricus Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya.

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This fight card could down as one of the best fight cards of the year and with that said there is a ton of money to be made this weekend, so let's take a look at the best bets for this weekend's UFC 305 PPV event.

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UFC 305 Best Bets and Predictions August 17

Junior Tafa vs Valter Walker Betting Odds and Prediction

Best Odds: Junior Tafa (-121) BetRivers Sportsbook

In the heavyweight division, we have a fight between two prospects Junior Tafa and Valter Walker who are looking to make a statement this weekend at a highly anticipated PPV event.

1. Junior Tafa is just 1-2 in his UFC career after taking a very short-notice fight against Marcos Rogerio de Lima who battered his leg which ultimately led to his demise in the second round.
2. Tafa has won all five of his professional bouts by KO/TKO.

Tafa was a sensational kickboxer before turning to MMA where he has amassed a 5-2 record in 7 professional bouts. He aims to get back on track when he takes on Valter Walker who dropped his UFC debut against Lukasz Brzeski his last time out.

• On the feet, Tafa has the speed, power, and technical advantages despite being the smaller fighter. As we all know, Walker will have the grappling edge but his ability to control on the mat is not where it should be to have a huge edge in this matchup.

As long as Tafa can refrain from being flat on his back, he should hammer Walker's lead leg right out of the gate and then finish the job midway through the fight for his 6th knockout victory on his resume.

Song Kenan vs Ricky Glenn Betting Odds and Prediction

Best Odds: Song Kenan (-175) BetMGM Sportsbook

Song Kenan is going through a bit of a skid losing three out of his last four fights most recently dropping a decision to Kevin Jousset in his last fight.

1. Now, that puts Song at 5-4 in the UFC with 3 of those 5 wins coming by KO/TKO
2. Song will look to get back on track this weekend when he takes on Ricky Glenn who's moving up to the welterweight division in hopes of revitalizing his UFC career.

Much like Song, Glenn hit a rough patch at this stage of his career getting knocked out in back-to-back fights against Christos Giagos and Drew Dober. This bodes well for the hard-hitting Song who has the one-punch knockout power that can change this fight in the blink of an eye.

• However, we've seen Song gunshy in previous fights but as long as he comes forward and throws volume he will land something flush on Glenn's chin putting him away midway through this fight to get back on track this weekend at UFC 305.

Tom Nolan vs Alex Reyes Betting Odds and Prediction

Best Odds: Tom Nolan by KO/TKO & Round 1 (-130) FanDuel Sportsbook

Tom Nolan was a highly touted undefeated prospect from Australia as he came into his appearance on the Contender Series and he stole the show with a brutal first-round knockout of Bogdan Grad.

Unfortunately, his UFC debut didn't quite as planned when Nikolas Motta viciously knocked him out in round one. He did however rebound in his next fight when he finished Victor Martinez via first-round knockout for his first win inside the Octagon.

• Tom Nolan is now 7-1 in his professional career with 5 of his 7 wins coming by KO/TKO and 4 of those knockouts coming in the first round.

Nolan gets to take on the struggling Alex Reyes who's fought only twice in the last 7 years due to injuries plaguing his UFC career. In his two UFC bouts, he was knocked out in the first round in each of those two losses.

This bodes well for the very aggressive striker Tom Nolan who's going to come out of the gate looking for yet another first-round finish. Expect Nolan to land something flush early on Nolan and put him away for his 5th first round knockout finish of his career.