The UFC returns Down Under with UFC 305, headlined by a middleweight title fight, and before the fights get underway, Farah Hannoun will host a live-streamed preview show right here, which kicks off at 5 p.m. ET.
In the main event, bitter rivals will finally get their hands on each other as middleweight champion [autotag]Dricus Du Plessis[/autotag] (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) makes his first title defense against former champ [autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag] (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC). In the co-main event, former title challengers [autotag]Steve Erceg[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and [autotag]Kai Kara-France[/autotag]Â (24-11 MMA, 7-4 UFC) meet in a critical flyweight bout.
UFC 305 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday (Sunday locally) at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
Below is the complete lineup of fights:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
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Champ Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya – for middleweight title
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Steve Erceg vs. Kai Kara-France
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Mateusz Gamrot vs. Dan Hooker
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Tai Tuivasa
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Li Jingliang vs. Carlos Prates
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
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Junior Tafa vs. Valter Walker
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Josh Culibao vs. Ricardo Ramos
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Casey O’Neill vs. Luana Santos
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Herbert Burns vs. Jack Jenkins
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 305.
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