PERTH, Australia – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC 305 fighter weigh-ins.
The early weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Perth, Australia, and preceded the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 11 p.m. ET at RAC Arena. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+).
Among those weighing in were 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 main event title grudge match. Both were the first to hit the scale, and both successfully made weight.
The #UFC305 main event is official! Heated rivals Israel Adesanya and Dricus Du Plessis were 1st and 2nd to the scale at weigh-ins. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/veXKuLRY3E
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) August 16, 2024
In addition, former flyweight title challengers Steve Erceg (12-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and Kai Kara-France (24-11 MMA, 7-4 UFC) meet in the co-feature, and also hit the flyweight marks.
Only one fighter came in heavy, Jesus Aguilar, who weighed 127.5 for his flyweight bout against Stewart Nicoll.
The full UFC 305 weigh-in results include:
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. Song Kenan (171)
- Jesus Aguilar (127.5)* vs. Stewart Nicoll (126)
*Aguilar missed the flyweight limit by 1.5 pounds. Aguilar is fined 20 percent of his purse and the fight vs. Nicoll will go on.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 305.
