UFC 305 in Australia: Date, tickets, who's fighting in Perth for UFC return

UFC 305 in Australia: Date, tickets, who’s fighting in Perth for UFC return

The UFC has announced its imminent return to Australia with the world’s biggest mixed martial arts promotion rocking up on Perth shores for the second time in 18 months.

“After a record-breaking event in 2023, I can’t wait to bring another massive pay-per-view to Western Australia,” UFC chief executive Dana White said.

“Perth is a world-class city with some of the most passionate fight fans I’ve ever seen – UFC 305 is going to be incredible!”

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UFC 305 in Australia: Date and venue revealed for Perth return

The UFC will take over Down Under once again with the PPV event scheduled for Sunday, August 18 at RAC Arena.

UFC 305 will form part of a multi-year partnership which will see the promotion link up with the Western Australian Government through Tourism Western Australia to deliver to major events in WA.

“Under the new agreement, UFC will also work closely with Tourism WA to bring one additional event to Perth featuring an exciting UFC Fight Night,” the company noted in a press release.

The landmark August event will mark the third time the UFC has headed to Perth, with UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold kicking off proceedings in 2018, before last February’s UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski brought the house down.

“The return of UFC to Perth in 2024 is a major coup for Western Australia, following the roaring success of UFC 284 that injected millions into our economy last year,” Premier Roger Cook said.

“We are very excited to once again be hosting UFC at RAC Arena, and we expect UFC 305 to be another major success for WA’s tourism and hospitality industry,” Deputy Premier and Tourism Minister, Rita Saffioti, added.

UFC 305: Who is fighting in Perth? 

No official confirmation has been provided yet on who will feature on the card at UFC 305.

Although hometown hero Jack Della Maddalena – who defeated Randy Brown via a second-round submission the last time the UFC came to Perth – seems a certainty.

The welterweight title contender, who finished Gilbert Burns in his most recent bout, was on hand for the announcement at his home base of Scrappy MMA.

Alongside him in Willetton was fellow West Aussie and No.10 flyweight Steve Erceg and No.1 UFC featherweight and former champion Alex Volkanovski.

Erceg would have a quick turnaround but remains a possibility to feature depending on how his title fight against Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 301 on May 5 pans out.

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However, the former champion Volkanovski is likely to be absent due to his desire for a rematch against Ilia Topuria later in the year.

Robert Whittaker, who has been unfortunate to miss the previous two events in Perth despite initially being scheduled to appear on them, also won’t feature on the card.

‘The Reaper’ will instead headline an event in Saudi Arabia against Khamzat Chimaev on Saturday, June 22.

Meanwhile, a middleweight title fight against heated rivals Dricus Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya has been rumoured to be the headline bout for the Perth PPV.

UFC 305 tickets

Fans interested in attending the event can register at www.ufc.com/perth to access pre-sale tickets and receive all the latest information ahead of UFC 305.