The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Australia with a middleweight championship fight headlining the card.
Both champion and challenger were on time to weigh in for the main event grudge match: middleweight titleholder Dricus du Plessis at 185 pounds and former champion Israel Adesanya at 184 pounds. The other fighters on the 12-bout card also made it to the weigh-in, with the exception of flyweight mover Jesus Santos Aguilar, who was 1.5 pounds over the limit for his bout with Stewart Nicol. As a result, Aguilar will be fined a percentage of his prize money.
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Du Plessis (21-2) is undefeated inside the Octagon. The South African fighter is riding an impressive nine-fight winning streak that included a title win over Sean Strickland and a TKO win over Robert Whittaker. “Stillnox” is looking to solidify his title claim at just 30 years old.
Adesanya (24-3) is looking to bounce back after losing his belt in a lackluster decision loss to Strickland. “The Last Stylebender” had won 12 straight UFC middleweight bouts, including two wins over rival Alex Pereira. A win would make Adesanya the champion for a third time.
Early prelims for UFC 305 will air Saturday at 6:30 pm ET/3:30 pm PT on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass. Additional prelims will air at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT on ESPN+ and ESPN. The main card begins at 10 pm ET/7 pm PT on ESPN+ pay-per-view.
UFC 305: du Plessis vs. Adesanya airs Saturday at 10 a.m. ET on ESPN+. Order now!
UFC 305 Weigh-in Results:
Dricus du Plessis (185) vs. Israel Adesanya (184)
Steve Erceg (125.5) vs. Kai Kara-France (125)
Mateusz Gamrot (156) vs. Dan Hooker (155.5)
Jairzinho Rozenstryk (259) vs. Tai Tuivasa (265)
Jingliang Li (171) vs. Carlos Prates (170)
Junior Tafa (244) vs. Valter Walker (252)
Joshua Culibao (146) vs. Ricardo Ramos (145.5)
Casey O’Neill (125.5) vs. Luana Santos (126)
Herbert Burns (146) vs. Jack Jenkins (145.5)
Tom Nolan (155.5) vs. Alex Reyes (156)
Ricky Glenn (171) vs. Kenan Song (171)
Jesus Santos Aguilar (127.5)* vs. Stewart Nicol (126)
* Aguilar will be fined a percentage of his prize money because he was 1.5 pounds under the required weight.
