Drama Down Under | Ep. 315

We break down UFC 305 this week, with a lovely little card in Australia. Dan Hooker and Mateusz Gamrot face off in an absolute banger at lightweight, with Kai Kara-France and Steve Erceg in the co-main at flyweight. And the main event? A middleweight title clash with Dricus Du Plessis venturing into enemy territory to face former champ Israel Adesanya. Not too much in the way of heavyweights on this one, and there’s a ton of local flavor here, too. With some guaranteed action fighters plugged in, this is definitely more of an action-forward card here. Some bouts have more divisional relevance than others, and it should be a good one. What will the main event look like? We look at how the vibes have shifted for both fighters recently and wonder what we’re into here. Where does the loser go? Do things fare much better for the actual winner? Find out as we talk about it all right here. Here’s the card in full: 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 Prelims: * Junior Tafa vs. Valter Walker 265 lbs * Josh Culibao vs. Ricardo Ramos 145 lbs * Casey O'Neill vs. Luana Santos 125 lbs * Jack Jenkins vs. Herbert Burns 145 lbs * Tom Nolan vs. Alex Reyes 155 lbs * Kenan Song vs. Ricky Glenn 170 lbs * Stewart Nicoll vs. Jesus Aguilar 125 lbs Fun Factoids: * Ranked fights: 4 * Ranked fighters: 9 * Fighters coming off losses: 15 * Contender Series alumni: 5 * TUF alumni: 1 * Debuting fighters: 1 (Nicoll) We sincerely hope you enjoyed the episode and that you'll give us yourpatronage with a subscription, and that you’ll continue listeningevery week. If you have questions, comments or suggestions, pleasefeel free to reach out. Thank you all so very much. We appreciateevery one of you. Please consider becoming a paid member for bonus episodes and other fun perks, as well as for some ice cream money. Because we love ice cream. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit levelchangepodcast.substack.com/subscribe