PERTH, Australia – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting stay from Friday’s official UFC 305 fighter weigh-ins.
The early weigh-ins came about on the UFC host lodge in Perth, Australia, and preceded the ceremonial weigh-ins for the followers, which take place at 11 p.m. ET at RAC Area. The similar venue hosts Saturday’s occasion (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+).
Amongst these weighing in have been middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and former champ Israel Adesanya (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC), who meet in the primary occasion title grudge match. Each have been the primary to hit the size, and each efficiently made weight.
The #UFC305 most important occasion is official! Heated rivals Israel Adesanya and Dricus Du Plessis have been 1st and 2nd to the size at weigh-ins. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/veXKuLRY3E
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) August 16, 2024
As well as, former flyweight title challengers Steve Erceg (12-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and Kai Kara-France (24-11 MMA, 7-4 UFC) meet within the co-feature, and in addition hit the flyweight marks.
Just one fighter got here in heavy, Jesus Aguilar, who weighed 127.5 for his flyweight bout in opposition to Stewart Nicoll.
The complete UFC 305 weigh-in outcomes embody:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Dricus Du Plessis (185) vs. Israel Adesanya (184) – for middleweight title
- Steve Erceg (125.5) vs. Kai Kara-France (125)
- Mateusz Gamrot (156) vs. Dan Hooker (155.5)
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik (259) vs. Tai Tuivasa (265)
- Li Jingliang (171) vs. Carlos Prates (170)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Junior Tafa (244) vs. Valter Walker (252)
- Josh Culibao (146) vs. Ricardo Ramos (145.5)
- Casey O’Neill (125.5) vs. Luana Santos (126)
- Herbert Burns (146) vs. Jack Jenkins (145.5)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- Tom Nolan (155.5) vs. Alex Reyes (156)
- Ricky Glenn (171) vs. Music Kenan (171)
- Jesus Aguilar (127.5)* vs. Stewart Nicoll (126)
*Aguilar missed the flyweight restrict by 1.5 kilos. Aguilar is fined 20 p.c of his purse and the battle vs. Nicoll will go on.
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