The UFC’s ninth pay-per-view event of 2024 goes down Saturday in Australia.
Here’s how to watch UFC 305 with the middleweight title on the line at the top of the card in Perth.
Broadcast and streaming info
UFC 305 has a main card that begins at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (via ESPN+). The four-fight prelim card airs on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET, and three early prelims stream on ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Dan Hellie will host the official UFC 305 weigh-in show on Friday at 6 p.m. ET.
He’ll be joined by Daniel Cormier, Dominick Cruz and Alexander Volkanovski as analysts.
Chael Sonnen, Laura Sanko and Anthony Smith will serve as a desk analysts on the UFC 305 post-fight show and throughout the card, when necessary. Brett Okamoto will serve as the host.
Longtime UFC correspondent Megan Olivi will conduct pre and post-fight interviews backstage with some of the athletes on the UFC 305 card, as well as report additional real-time updates for the event.
Jon Anik will serve as the leading man on the mic from cageside for UFC 305.
He will command play-by-play alongside color commentators Cormier and former UFC/WEC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. Joe Rogan will not be on the call in his typical absence for any events outside the United States.
Din Thomas also will occasionally join the booth throughout the broadcast as the coach-analyst for the event.
(Mike Bohn, MMA Junkie)
Main event: Dricus Du Plessis
Record: 21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC
Opponent: Israel Adesanya (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Key wins: Sean Strickland, Robert Whittaker, Derek Brunson, Darren Till, Brad Tavares
Misc.: Beat former champion Robert Whittaker handily to get a title shot, then outworked Sean Strickland to win the belt to become the UFC’s first champion from South Africa.
Main event: Israel Adesanya
Record: 24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC
Opponent: Dricus Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Key wins: Alex Pereira, Jared Cannonier, Robert Whittaker (twice), Marvin Vettori (twice), Paulo Costa, Yoel Romero, Kelvin Gastelum, Anderson Silva, Derek Brunson, Brad Tavares, Rob Wilkinson
Misc.: Former 185-pound champ lost the title to Alex Pereira, won it back, then lost it to Sean Strickland 11 months ago. A win would make him a three-time middleweight champion.
Co-main event: Steve Erceg
Record: 12-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC
Opponent: Kai Kara-France (24-11 MMA, 7-4 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Key wins: Matt Schnell, Alessandro Costa
Misc.: Erceg gave a solid effort in a title shot against champ Alexandre Pantoja in May, but came up short. It was his first loss in nearly seven years.
Co-main event: Kai Kara-France
Record: 24-11 MMA, 7-4 UFC
Opponent: Steve Erceg (12-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Key wins: Askar Askarov, Cody Garbrandt
Misc.: The Australian lost an interim flyweight title fight to Brandon Moreno two years ago, then had a split call loss to Amir Albazi. Now he’s trying to work off a two-fight skid for his first win in 2.5 years.
UFC debut: Stewart Nicoll
Opponent: Jesus Aguilar (10-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Misc.: The 29-year-old Australian will make his UFC debut on the strength of an 8-0 start to his pro career.
UFC 305 main card betting odds
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Dricus Du Plessis +105 vs. Israel Adesanya -125 – for middleweight title
- Steve Erceg -205 vs. Kai Kara-France +170
- Mateusz Gamrot -325 vs. Dan Hooker +260
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik -225 vs. Tai Tuivasa +185
- Li Jingliang +250 vs. Carlos Prates -310
UFC 305 prelim betting odds
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2, 8 p.m. ET)
- Junior Tafa -120 vs. Valter Walker -100
- Josh Culibao -160 vs. Ricardo Ramos +135
- Casey O’Neill +150 vs. Luana Santos -180
- Herbert Burns +550 vs. Jack Jenkins -800
UFC 305 early prelim betting odds
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- Tom Nolan -1200 vs. Alex Reyes +750
- Ricky Glenn +165 vs. Song Kenan -200
- Jesus Aguilar +185 vs. Stewart Nicoll -225
