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Columbus, OH

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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.

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The UFC 305 pre-fight press conference takes place Friday, and MMA Junkie will have a live stream of the event beginning at 4 a.m. ET (1 a.m. PT).
The entire main card will be in attendance, including Dricus Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya, who fight for the middleweight title in the main event, as well as Steve Erceg and Kai Kara-France, who meet in the co-main event.
UFC 305 takes place Saturday at RAC Arena. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 305.

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The latest edition of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here. On Episode 3,489 of the show, the guys preview the big UFC 305 pay-per-view event going down in Perth, Australia. The fellas also welcome in Fighters Only’s Rob Hewitt for an interview, and discuss the latest in MMA news. Tune in!

MMA Junkie Radio #3489: UFC 305 preview, guest Rob Hewitt, more

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PERTH, Australia – The first official UFC 305 fight week encounter between Dricus Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya came to a head with a faceoff at Friday’s pre-fight press conference.
After exchanging more words in front of fans and media about their past and plans for each other in the octagon, Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and Adesanya (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) engaged in a staredown where their intense emotions were on display.
Du Plessis will attempt to make his first middleweight title defense in Saturday’s headliner at RAC Arena (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+), while Adesanya will attempt to capture the 185-pound strap for the third time in his career and join Randy Couture as the only fighters in company history to have a trio of title reigns in a single division.
The grudge match is rapidly approaching, and you can watch the UFC 305 pre-fight press conference faceoff between Du Plessis and Adesanya in the video above.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 305.


UFC 305 video: Dricus Du Plessis, Israel Adesanya have intense faceoff at press conference

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PERTH, Australia – Jon Anik doesn’t put too much stock into Israel Adesanya getting emotional during the UFC 305 pre-fight press conference.
Dricus Du Plessis(21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) got under Adesanya’s (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) skin during Thursday’s press conference when he suggested that Adesanya has servants. Adesanya broke down into tears when going off in response.
Anik was in the middle of it all as he hosted the press conference between the two rivals.
“This feud is real,” Anik told MMA Junkie. “And even though our fighter meeting with Dricus Du Plessis was largely rooted in him just showering buckets of respect...

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Check out these photos from the UFC 305 ceremonial weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs, ahead of the pay-per-view event taking place at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia (Photos by Mike Bohn, MMA Junkie)

Photos: UFC 305 ceremonial weigh-ins and faceoffs

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