Du Plessis Mocks Schaub’s UFC 305 Prediction
Dricus du Plessis answered Brendan Schaub’s confident UFC 305 prediction after defending his middleweight title against Israel Adesanya. Schaub had backed Adesanya to beat Du Plessis decisively; after the fourth-round submission, Du Plessis mocked that call on social media.
Schaub’s pick missed the mark
In his UFC 305 preview, Schaub predicted that Adesanya would overwhelm the champion. It was a strong pick for the former UFC heavyweight and podcast host to make, given Adesanya’s record as a former middleweight champion. The result went the other way: Du Plessis submitted Adesanya with a rear-naked choke at 3:38 of the fourth round and kept the belt.
After the event, Du Plessis posted a sarcastic response directed at Schaub, taking aim at the inaccurate prediction and his past fighting career. The exchange was brief online banter following a major win, rather than a sign of a deeper dispute between the two.
The fight behind the exchange
Du Plessis had become champion earlier in 2024 by defeating Sean Strickland. Against Adesanya, he weathered a competitive title fight and found the finish late in round four. The result made his social-media reply timely: Schaub’s prediction was fresh in fans’ minds, while the win reinforced Du Plessis’s position atop the division.
Predictions are part of fight-week conversation, and a wrong call can become a punchline after the event. Du Plessis leaned into that dynamic with a jab at Schaub, while the defining fact of the night remained his successful title defense in Perth.
Sources: MiddleEasy; Du Plessis response on X; UFC 305 results.
