The heated UFC middleweight title struggle is formally a go.
Champion Dricus du Plessis and challenger — and former two-time champ — Israel Adesanya have been each on weight for the primary occasion of UFC 305, which takes place Saturday evening at RAC Area in Perth, Western Australia. Du Plessis weighed in at 185 kilos , whereas Adesanya —who was the primary fighter in — tipped the scales at 184 for his first struggle in practically a yr.
Watch highlights of Friday’s official weigh-ins above.
For the pivotal flyweight co-main occasion, latest title challenger and hometown favourite Steve Erceg made weight at 125.5 kilos, whereas opponent Kai Kara-France can be good to go for his first struggle in 14 months, weighing in at 125 kilos.
23 of the 24 fighters on Saturday’s card made weight. The lone miss got here from Jesus Aguilar, who missed weight by 1.5 kilos coming in at 127.5. His opponent Stewart Nicoll weighed 126 for his octagon debut. As of now, no phrase on the penalty for Aguilar, or the standing of the bout.
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Major card (ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET)
Dricus du Plessis (185) vs. Israel Adesanya (184)
Kai Kara-France (125) vs. Steve Erceg (125.5)
Mateusz Gamrot (156) vs. Dan Hooker (155.5)
Tai Tuivasa (265) vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (259)
Li Jingliang (171) vs. Carlos Prates (170)
Prelims (ESPN/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET)
Junior Tafa (244) vs. Valter Walker (252)
Joshua Culibao (146) vs. Ricardo Ramos (145.5)
Casey O’Neill (125.5) vs. Luana Santos (126)
Jack Jenkins (145.5) vs. Herbert Burns (146)
Prelims (ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. ET)
Tom Nolan (155.5) vs. Alex Reyes (156)
Music Kenan (171) vs. Ricky Glenn (171)
Stewart Nicoll (126) vs. Jesus Aguilar (127.5)*
*Missed weight by 1.5 kilos.
