The UFC’s ninth pay-per-view event of 2024 will take place in Australia on Saturday.
Here’s how to watch UFC 305, with the middleweight title at the top of the card in Perth.
Broadcast and streaming information
UFC 305 has a main card that begins at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (via ESPN+). The four-fight prelims will air at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN and three early prelims will stream at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Stay tuned for more broadcast information later this week.
Main event: Dricus Du Plessis
Record: 21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC
Opponent: Israel Adesanya (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Important victories: Sean Strickland, Robert Whittaker, Derek Brunson, Darren Till, Brad Tavares
Miscellaneous: Easily defeated former champion Robert Whittaker to earn a title shot, then outworked Sean Strickland to win the belt, becoming the first UFC 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
Important victories: Alex Pereira, Jared Cannonier, Robert Whittaker (twice), Marvin Vettori (twice), Paulo Costa, Yoel Romero, Kelvin Gastelum, Anderson Silva, Derek Brunson, Brad Tavares, Rob Wilkinson
Miscellaneous: The former 185-pound champion lost the title to Alex Pereira, regained it and 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
Important victories: Matt Schnell, Alessandro Costa
Miscellaneous: Erceg tried hard in a title fight against champion Alexandre Pantoja in May but fell short, 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
Important victories: Askar Askarov, Cody Garbrandt
Miscellaneous: The Australian lost an interim flyweight title fight to Brandon Moreno two years ago and then lost to Amir Albazi on a split call. Now he’s looking to break a two-fight losing streak and score his first win in 2.5 years.
UFC debut: Stewart Nicoll
Opponent: Jesus Aguilar (10-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Miscellaneous: The 29-year-old Australian will make his UFC debut after a strong 8-0 start to his professional career.
Betting odds for the UFC 305 main card
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
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Champ Dricus Du Plessis +105 vs. Israel Adesanya -125 – for the middleweight title
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Steve Erceg -205 vs. Kai Kara-France +170
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Mateusz Gamrot -325 vs. Dan Hooker +260
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik -225 vs. Tai Tuivasa +185
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Li Jingliang +250 against Carlos Prates -310
UFC 305 Preliminary Round Betting Odds
PROVISIONAL MAP (ESPN2, 8 p.m. ET)
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Junior Tafa -120 against Valter Walker -100
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Josh Culibao -160 against Ricardo Ramos +135
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Casey O’Neill +150 vs. Luana Santos -180
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Herbert Burns +550 against Jack Jenkins -800
UFC 305: Betting odds for the early preliminary rounds
PROVISIONAL MAP (ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)
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Tom Nolan -1200 against Alex Reyes +750
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Ricky Glenn +165 against Song Kenan -200
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Jesus Aguilar +185 against Stewart Nicoll -225
UFC 305 Preview Videos
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 305: How to watch Du Plessis vs. Adesanya title fight, start time, Perth fight card, odds and more
