One of the biggest rivalries in recent times will finally spill over into the Octagon tonight (Sat., August 17, 2024) at UFC 305 LIVE on ESPN+ from the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, as former middleweight king Israel Adesanya returns after a one-year hiatus to challenge current UFC titleholder Dricus du Plessis for the undisputed crown in the 185-pound division.
This main event between du Plessis and Adesanya has been a long time coming. The two middleweights were scheduled to meet at UFC 293 last September, but du Plessis wasn’t ready in time and Sean Strickland eventually stepped in. Strickland defeated Adesanya by decision and then lost the UFC middleweight title to du Plessis at UFC 297 last January. Tonight at UFC 305, the match comes full circle.
Luckily for combat sports fans, the fun doesn’t stop there. The UFC 305 PPV main card will also feature a crucial flyweight bout between former title challenger Steve Erceg and perennial contender Kai Kara-France. Not to mention a lightweight bout pitting rising contender Mateusz Gamrot against a resurgent Dan Hooker.
Ahead of tonight’s action, the promoter has released the official UFC 305 “Cold Open” video preview. As always, the promo montage features commentary from actor Ron Perlman and offers great build-up to tonight’s main attractions. Watch it in the video player above and don’t miss a second of tonight’s PPV action at UFC 305.
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“Bad blood is boiling over!” The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to the RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia on Saturday, August 17, 2024, with an absolutely incredible pay-per-view (PPV) main event between Middleweight Champion, Dricus Du Plessisin the fight against the African rival – and former 185-pound ruler – Israel Adesanya. At the co-headliner of UFC 305, the top-ranked flyweight contender, Kai Kara-France (No. 4), fights against the former title contender in the 125-pound weight, Steve Erceg (No. 7), while Mateusz Gamrot meets Daniel Hooker in an entertaining lightweight bout one fight earlier. The PPV main card of UFC 305 (see here) will also Tai Tuivasa Comparisons Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Li Jingliang Comparisons Carlos Prates and much more. This is action from “Down Under” that you have to see! UFC305 Start time planned for 6:30 p.m. ET (Preliminary round) and 10pm ET (PPV).
Don’t miss a single second of this EPIC face-slapping action!
MMAmania.com delivers LIVE round by round, stroke by stroke coverage of the entire UFC305 Battle map HEREstarting with the early ESPN+ “Prelims” matches at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by the rest of the undercard on ESPN/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET, before the start of the PPV main card at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ P.P.V.
To get the latest and greatest UFC305: For news and notes on Du Plessis vs. Adesanya, check out our comprehensive event archive here. For the updated and final UFC 305 fight card and PPV schedule, click here Here.
