The UFC returns to Australia on Saturday with a superstar atop the lineup in an attempt to become a three-time champion.
Friday, the UFC released the UFC 305 cold open video. The card features a middleweight title fight between champion [autotag]Dricus Du Plessis[/autotag] (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and two-time former champ [autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag] (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC).
The video, with actor and regular UFC voice-over narrator Ron Perlman and a backdrop soundtrack of “Thunder and Lightning” by Vo Williams (the Tampa Bay Lightning’s official intro music), also looks at the co-main event for the UFC’s third visit to Perth in six years.
Check out the UFC 305 cold open video above.
UFC 305 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya – for middleweight title
- Steve Erceg vs. Kai Kara-France
- Mateusz Gamrot vs. Dan Hooker
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Tai Tuivasa
- Li Jingliang vs. Carlos Prates
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Junior Tafa vs. Valter Walker
- Josh Culibao vs. Ricardo Ramos
- Casey O’Neill vs. Luana Santos
- Herbert Burns vs. Jack Jenkins
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- Tom Nolan vs. Alex Reyes
- Ricky Glenn vs. Song Kenan
- Jesus Aguilar vs. Stewart Nicoll
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 305.