UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya airs live on PPV from RAC Arena in Perth, Australia on Saturday, August 17 (ET). The fight card features a series of MMA bouts with the middleweight title contested in the headliner of the show.
In the main event, Dricus du Plessis (21-2) of South Africa makes the first defense of his 185-pound title against Nigerian-born New Zealand Israel Adesanya (24-3). The latter looks to become a three-time UFC champion. The contest is scheduled for five rounds.
In the co-main event, Kai Kara-France (24-11) of New Zealand and Steve Erceg (12-2) of Australia square off at flyweight. Among other bouts, Mateusz Gamrot (24-2) of Poland and Dan Hooker (23-12) of New Zealand clash at lightweight. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (14-5) of Suriname faces Australian Tai Tuivasa (15-7) at heavyweight. In the PPV opener, Li Jingliang (19-8) of China meets Brazil’s Carlos Prates (19-6) at welterweight.
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya live stream
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya airs live on ESPN+ PPV. The start time is 10:00 pm ET / 7:00 pm PT.
The preliminary card starts at 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT. The early prelims begin at 6:30 pm ET / 3:30 pm PT.
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya results
Get UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya full fight card results below.
Main card
- Dricus du Plessis def. Israel Adesanya by submission (rear-naked choke, R4 at 3:38) – Du Plessis’ UFC middleweight title | Post-fight interview
- Kai Kara-France def. Steve Erceg by KO (R1 at 4:04)
- Dan Hooker def. Mateusz Gamrot by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik def. Tai Tuivasa by split decision (29-28, 27-30, 30-27)
- Carlos Prates def. Li Jingliang by KO (R2 at 4:02)
Prelims
- Valter Walker def. Junior Tafa by technical Submission (heel hook, R1 at 4:56)
- Ricardo Ramos def. Joshua Culibao by split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
- Casey O’Neill def. Luana Santos by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-36)
- Jack Jenkins def. Herbert Burns by TKO (retirement, R3 at 0:48) | Watch finish
Early Prelims
- Tom Nolan def. Alex Reyes by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Song Kenan def. Ricky Glenn by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 29-28)
- Jesus Santos Aguilar def. Stewart Nicoll by submission (guillotine choke, R1 at 2:39)