The middleweight title will be on the line at UFC 305 in Perth, with Dricus du Plessis (21-2) looking to turn back the challenge of two-time former champion Israel Adesanya (24-3).
After a rancorous build-up in which both men promised spectacular victories, this promises to be an action-packed main event.
Can Adesanya scale the 185-pound mountain for a third time or will du Plessis’ winning streak extend to 10 consecutive fights?
Also in action, Kai Kara-France and Steve Erceg meet in a top-class flyweight clash, Mateusz Gamrot looks to defend his lightweight ranking against Dan Hooker, and Tai Tuivasa and Jairzinho Rozenstruik square off in a potential heavyweight clash.
Check out the latest results, updates and highlights below:
UFC 305 Live Results and Updates
Jesus Aguilar defeats Stewart Nicoll
Brisbane native Stewart Nicoll was given the honor of opening the card, but was unable to keep his perfect professional record intact in his first career UFC fight, as he fell via first-round submission to Jesus Aguilar.
Hello and welcome to Sports news‘Live coverage of UFC 305 from the RAC Arena in Perth.
What time is UFC 305? Schedule and start time for the PPV card and main event
UFC 305 takes place on Sunday, August 18. Prelims begin at 8:30am AEST and prelims at 10am AEST. The main card is at 12pm AEST. Du Plessis and Adesanya should take to the Octagon around 2:15pm AEST, depending on how long the prelim fights last.
Here’s how that time corresponds to other time zones around the world:
| Local time (AWST) | AEST | AND | In | GMT | |
| Early preliminaries | 6:30 am | 8:30 am | 6:30 pm | 3:30 pm | 11:30 p.m. |
| Preliminaries | 8:00 am | 10:00 am | 20:00 hours | 5:00 pm | 1:00 am |
| Main card | 10:00 am | 12:00 pm | 10:00 p.m. | 19:00 hours | 3:00 am |
| Main event (approx.) | 12:15 pm | 2:15 pm | 12:15 am | 21:15 | 5:15 am |
UFC 305 fight card
Main card
- Dricus du Plessis (c) vs. Israel Adesanya for the UFC middleweight title
- Kai Kara-France vs. Steve Erceg; flyweight
- Mateusz Gamrot vs. Dan Hooker; lightweight
- Tai Tuivasa against Jairzinho Rozenstruik; heavyweight
- Li Jingliang against Carlos Prates; welterweight
Preliminaries
- Junior Tafa vs Valter Walker; heavyweight
- Josh Culibao vs. Ricardo Ramos; featherweight
- Casey O’Neill vs. Luana Santos; flyweight
- Jack Jenkins vs. Herbert Burns; featherweight
Early preliminaries
- Tom Nolan vs. Alex Reyes; lightweight
- Song Kenan vs. Ricky Glenn; welterweight
- Stewart Nicoll won by Jesus Aguilar Via submission (guillotine) 1st round
