The UFC is returning Down Under with UFC 305and the popular fight week video series “Embedded” is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes.
UFC 305 (pay-per-view/ESPN/ESPN+) takes place Saturday at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
In the main event, the rivals will finally put their hands on each other as middleweight champions [autotag]Dricus Du Plessis[/autotag] (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) makes his first title defense against former champion [autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag] (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC). In the co-main event, former title challengers [autotag]Steve Erceg[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and [autotag]Kai Kara-France[/autotag] (24-11 MMA, 7-4 UFC) face each other in a critical fight at flyweight.
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The first episode of “Embedded” follows the featured fighters as they prepare for fight week. Here is the description of the UFC episode on YouTube:
Champion Dricus Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya train for the title fight; Steve Erceg walks his dog; Jairzinho Rozenstruik eats after training; Tai Tuivasa arrives in Perth; Carlos Prates goes out with his mother; Kai Kara-France gets a haircut.
For more information on the card, visit the MMA Junkie events hub to UFC 305.
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