UFC 305 Main Card: Hawg Calling

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Now, on to the card, which is a very decent one. We’ve got the battle for middleweight gold in the main event, an absolute grudge match between the reigning champion, Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya. We’ve also got a possible title eliminator bout in the co-main event when Kai Kara-France takes on Steve Erceg. Let’s take a look at the contests and some alternative stats:

UFC 305 Main Card

* Dricus Du Plessis  vs.  Israel Adesanya 185 lbs

* Kai Kara-France  vs.  Steve Erceg 125 lbs

* Mateusz Gamrot  vs.  Dan Hooker 155 lbs

* Tai Tuivasa  vs.  Jairzinho Rozenstruik 265 lbs

* Jingliang Li  vs.  Carlos Prates 170 lbs

UFC 305 Alternative Stats

* Ranked fights: 4

* Ranked fighters: 9

* Fighters coming off losses: 15

* Contender Series alumni: 5

* TUF alumni: 1

* Debuting fighters: 1 (Nicoll)

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