Following the final press conference, a day before the fight show, the athletes battling it out at UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya step on the scales to make it official for their respective MMA bouts. The fight card airs live on pay-per-view from RAC Arena in Perth, Australia on Saturday, August 17 (ET).
The main event is a middleweight title fight between current champion Dricus du Plessis of South Africa and former two-time titleholder Israel Adesanya of New Zealand by way of Nigeria. The championship limit is 185 lbs.
Both fighters successfully made weight. Dricus du Plessis weighed-in at 185 lbs. Israel Adesanya showed 184 lbs. The contest is scheduled for five rounds.
The co-main event is a three-round flyweight bout between former title challenger Steve Erceg of Australia and Kai Kara-France of New Zealand. The non-title limit is 126 lbs. Both fighters also successfully made weight tipping the scales at 125.5 lbs and 125 lbs, respectively.
Jesus Santos Aguilar came in at 127.5 lbs, missing the flyweight limit by 1.5 lbs, for his bout against Stewart Nicoll, who was 126 lbs. He has been fined 20% of his purse, and the bout proceeds at catchweight.
UFC 305 official weigh-in start time is 6:00 pm ET / 3:00 pm PT.
The full UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya fight card looks as the following:
UFC 305 fight card
Main card
- Dricus du Plessis (185) vs. Israel Adesanya (184), middleweight – du Plessis’ UFC middleweight title
- Kai Kara-France (125) vs. Steve Erceg (125.5), flyweight
- Mateusz Gamrot (156) vs. Dan Hooker (155.5), lightweight
- Tai Tuivasa (265) vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (259), heavyweight
- Li Jingliang (171) vs. Carlos Prates (170), welterweight
Prelims
- Junior Tafa (244) vs. Valter Walker (252), heavyweight
- Joshua Culibao (146) vs. Ricardo Ramos (145.5), featherweight
- Casey O’Neill (125.5) vs. Luana Santos (126), women’s flyweight
- Jack Jenkins (145.5) vs. Herbert Burns (146), featherweight
Early Prelims
- Tom Nolan (155.5) vs. Alex Reyes (156), lightweight
- Song Kenan (171) vs. Ricky Glenn (171), welterweight
- Stewart Nicoll (126) vs. Jesus Santos Aguilar (127.5)*, flyweight
*Missed weight by 1.5 lbs