Feb 12, 2023; Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA; Jack Della Maddalena (red gloves) prepares to fight Randy Brown (not pictured) during UFC 284 at RAC Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasmin Frank-USA TODAY Sports
The UFC will be back back in Perth for two events this year.
UFC 305 will take place Aug. 17 at RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia, promotion officials announced Thursday. The second event will be a Fight Night at a date still to be determined.
We're going back down under! #UFC305 is headed to Perth! 🇦🇺
Find out more info here: https://t.co/UocfFnJYgJ @WestAustralia | #WAtheDreamState pic.twitter.com/ULBOmVgfOk
— UFC (@ufc) March 28, 2024
“Perth, I am so excited to be coming back,” UFC CEO White said in the press release. “After a record-breaking event in 2023, I can’t wait to bring another massive pay-per-view to Western Australia. 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!”
UFC 305 will mark the promotion’s third pay-per-view event. UFC 221, which took place in February 2018, was headlined by an interim middleweight title fight between Yoel Romero and Luke Rockhold. Romero won the fight by knockout, but wasn’t eligible to become champion after missing weight.
The UFC then returned to Perth in February 2023, when Australia’s own Alexander Volkanovski challenged lightweight champion Islam Makhachev for the title in the main event of UFC 284. Volkanovski fell short in a tightly contested battle.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC announces multiyear deal for twice-annual events in Perth starting with UFC 305
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