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Mateusz Gamrot Promises More Entertainment In UFC 305 Return Against Dan Hooker: ‘I Know How Is Politics In The UFC…’ 

While his opponent may be the one known for putting on barnburners, UFC lightweight contender Mateusz Gamrot has vowed to be the one thrilling the masses this weekend. Gamrot is set to feature in one of the most notable matchups on the lineup for Saturday’s UFC 305 pay-per-view event in Perth, Australia. Inside the RAC […]

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While his opponent may be the one known for putting on barnburners, UFC lightweight contender Mateusz Gamrot has vowed to be the one thrilling the masses this weekend.

Gamrot is set to feature in one of the most notable matchups on the lineup for Saturday’s UFC 305 pay-per-view event in Perth, Australia. Inside the RAC Arena, “Gamer” will face off against one of Oceania’s fan favorites, Dan “The Hangman” Hooker.

The bout sees the #5-ranked Gamrot fighting six places down the ladder despite winning three straight to secure a spot in the title picture. Nevertheless, the Polish 33-year-old sees Hooker’s name value as worthy of a championship opportunity should he emerge victorious.

For that to be the case, however, Gamrot knows more than a win will be required on August 17. And having had his grappling-heavy wins over Jalin Turner and Rafael dos Anjos criticized by some in recent times, “Gamer” is planning fireworks Down Under…

Gamrot On UFC 305 Goals: ‘I Need New Highlights’

During a recent interview with Home of Fight, Gamrot looked ahead to his second Octagon assignment of 2024 and described his goals for the UFC 305 showdown.

More than just exiting Perth with another triumph added to his streak, “Gamer” is looking to do away with criticisms of how his recent fights have been won by putting an entertaining exclamation mark on his performance opposite Hooker.

“I know that I can beat him only with my wrestling. But I know this time I need to give a more entertaining fight. I want to finish him on the ground,” Gamrot said. “But of course, this is mixed martial arts. In the beginning, you fight on the feet. I need to put my hands to him. I want to give a really good fight. I know I am number five in the rankings. If I want to fight for the belt in the future, I need to finish him.

“I need new highlights,” Gamrot continued. “Of course, this is for myself. For me, the most important is winning. A win is a win. But I know how is politics in the UFC, and the people love when you go to the cage and you finish the opponent. If this is three rounds, I will be also happy, you know? But I would like for myself to do something special. I know if I finish him, my way to the top will be really closer.”

By all accounts, Arman Tsarukyan is next in line for a shot at Makhachev’s lightweight gold upon his recovery from injury.

With Gamrot boasting a main event victory over the Russian-Armenian contender on his record, another victory this weekend to cement his spot in the top five would no doubt go a long way to securing him his first shot at gold on MMA’s biggest stage.

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UFC 305: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya Weigh-In Results: One Fighter Misses

UFC 305 takes place tomorrow night, and MMA News is here to bring you the official weigh-in results! For the first time in 2024, the Octagon is Down Under, with the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, playing host to the promotion’s latest pay-per-view event. And the mixed martial arts leader has brought a lineup worthy of […]

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UFC 305 takes place tomorrow night, and MMA News is here to bring you the official weigh-in results!

For the first time in 2024, the Octagon is Down Under, with the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, playing host to the promotion’s latest pay-per-view event. And the mixed martial arts leader has brought a lineup worthy of the occasion with it across the world, including a title fight and a host of notable undercard bouts.

The championship clash at the top of the card will see Dricus Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya’s heated feud finally reach the steel surroundings of the Octagon, with the South African’s middleweight title on the line.

Elsewhere, top flyweights Kai Kara-France and Steve Erceg will look to engineer themselves a second shot at UFC gold in the co-main event, while Oceanic favorites Dan Hooker and Tai Tuivasa will also hope to deliver highlight victories on the main card.

UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya Weigh-In Results

UFC 305 takes place Saturday, August 17 (August 18 local time) at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. The main card begins at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT, with the preliminary card starting at 6:30 PM ET/3:30 PM PT.

See above for a replay of the UFC 305 Weigh-In Show, and check out the full results below!

Main Card:

  • Middleweight Championship Main Event: Dricus Du Plessis (185lbs) vs. Israel Adesanya (184lbs)
  • Flyweight Co-Main Event: Kai Kara-France (125lbs) vs. Steve Erceg (125.5lbs)
  • Lightweight: Mateusz Gamrot (156lbs) vs. Dan Hooker (155.5lbs)
  • Heavyweight: Tai Tuivasa (265lbs) vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (259lbs)
  • Welterweight: Li Jingliang (171lbs) vs. Carlos Prates (170lbs)

Preliminary Card:

  • Heavyweight: Junior Tafa (244lbs) vs. Valter Walker (252lbs)
  • Featherweight: Joshua Culibao (146lbs) vs. Ricardo Ramos (145.5lbs)
  • Women’s Flyweight: Casey O’Neill (125.5lbs) vs. Luana Santos (126lbs)
  • Featherweight: Jack Jenkins (145.5lbs) vs. Herbert Burns (146lbs)

Early Preliminary Card:

  • Lightweight: Tom Nolan (155.5lbs) vs. Alex Reyes (156lbs)
  • Welterweight: Song Kenan (171lbs) vs. Ricky Glenn (171lbs)
  • Flyweight: Stewart Nicoll (126lbs) vs. Jesus Aguilar (127.5lbs)*

*Jesus Aguilar missed the flyweight limit by 1.5 pounds, fight status TBC

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UFC 305: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya Ceremonial Weigh-In Faceoffs & Full Stream

UFC 305 takes place on Saturday night, and MMA News is here to bring you the final faceoffs from the ceremonial weigh-ins! The upcoming pay-per-view event at Perth’s RAC Arena provides a chance for UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus Du Plessis to further enhance his legacy on mixed martial arts’ biggest stage. After unseating Sean Strickland in […]

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UFC 305 takes place on Saturday night, and MMA News is here to bring you the final faceoffs from the ceremonial weigh-ins!

The upcoming pay-per-view event at Perth’s RAC Arena provides a chance for UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus Du Plessis to further enhance his legacy on mixed martial arts’ biggest stage.

After unseating Sean Strickland in the American’s first defense this past January, the South African will look to avoid the same fate when he puts the gold on the line Down Under opposite former two-time champ Israel Adesanya.

Title stakes could be down the line for the co-main event winner, meanwhile, with recent challenger Steve Erceg looking to immediately bounce back from his first UFC setback against the returning Kai Kara-France.

Elsewhere on the UFC 305 card, lightweight fan favorite Dan Hooker shoots for a top-five ranking opposite Mateusz Gamrot, hard-hitting heavyweights Tai Tuivasa and Jairzinho Rozenstruik likely swing for the fences, and China’s Li Jingliang makes a long-awaited comeback.

Ahead of the event, 23 out of the 24 fighters successfully made weight, with Jesus Aguilar’s 1.5-pound miss of the flyweight limit marking the sole indiscretion on the scale.

Nevertheless, every fight has remained intact, and all that remained on Friday night (Saturday local time) was for the athletes to face off one final time at the UFC 305 ceremonial weigh-ins!

Check out a stream via the official UFC YouTube channel below, followed by all the faceoffs!

UFC 305 Ceremonial Weigh-In Stream

UFC 305 Ceremonial Weigh-In Faceoffs

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Mateusz Gamrot calls for fight with Michael Chandler next: ‘Wake up and let’s go’

Mateusz Gamrot Michael ChandlerUFC lightweight contender, Mateusz Gamrot has called for a matchup opposite one-time vacant division title challenger, Michael Chandler in his next Octagon appearance, as the duo look to return to winning ways. Gamrot, the current #7 ranked lightweight contender, suffered the snapping of his four-fight winning spree back in October of last year in Abu […]

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UFC lightweight contender, Mateusz Gamrot has called for a matchup opposite one-time vacant division title challenger, Michael Chandler in his next Octagon appearance, as the duo look to return to winning ways.

Gamrot, the current #7 ranked lightweight contender, suffered the snapping of his four-fight winning spree back in October of last year in Abu Dhabi, UAE on the main card of UFC 280 – dropping a one-sided unanimous decision loss to the returning, Beneil Dariush.

As for Chandler, the #5 ranked lightweight contender suffered his third promotional loss in five fights back in November of last year at UFC 268 at Madison Square Garden, dropping a third round rear-naked choke loss against former interim champion, Dustin Poirier. 

Since his submission loss to Poirier in November of last year, Chandler has positioned himself for a summer Octagon return this year during International Fight Week, welcoming the opportunity to fight former duel-weight champion, Conor McGregor at the welterweight limit. 

Mateusz Gamrot offers to land fight with Michael Chandler next

Receiving a call out from a potential opponent in his own division, however, Chandler has been issued an open challenge by Polish standout, Mateusz Gamrot, who urged him to take a fight against him.

“Wake up and let’s go @MikeChandlerMMA (fire emoji),” Mateusz Gamrot tweeted. 

A former KSW lightweight and featherweight champion, Gamrot debuted in the UFC back in 2020 on ‘Fight Island’ in a close, decision loss to Guram Kutateladze, before embarking on impressive winning spree of wins over Scott Holtzman, Jeremy Stephens, Carlos Diego Ferreira, and in his most victory prior to his loss to Dariush, headlined in a winning effort opposite Arman Tsarukyan. 

Briefly returning to winning-ways before his loss to Poirier, Chandler, a former three-time Bellator MMA lightweight champion stopped both Tony Ferguson and Dan Hooker with dramatic knockout wins, in a run which includes losses to both Charles Oliveira, and Justin Gaethje. 

What’s Next After UFC 304? Full Confirmed UFC 305 Main Card For Perth On August 17

UFC 304 is in the books, meaning attention will soon turn to the mixed martial arts leader’s next pay-per-view offering. The promotion was in Manchester, England last week, where the Co-op Live played host to a number of intriguing matchups for its latest visit across the pond. Of note were victories for newly crowned UFC Welterweight […]

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UFC 304 is in the books, meaning attention will soon turn to the mixed martial arts leader’s next pay-per-view offering.

The promotion was in Manchester, England last week, where the Co-op Live played host to a number of intriguing matchups for its latest visit across the pond. Of note were victories for newly crowned UFC Welterweight Champion Belal Muhammad, Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall, and rising lightweight Paddy Pimblett.

While the aftermath of the July 27 card is currently the talk of the town, it won’t be long until focus sways to the next PPV, and from the welterweight title picture to the 185-pound championship conversation.

At UFC 305, set for the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, on August 17, reigning middleweight kingpin Dricus Du Plessis will compete for the second time this year, making his first defense of the gold in a long-awaited grudge match against returning former two-time champ Israel Adesanya.

There will also be high stakes and Oceanic interest in the co-headliner, as former flyweight title challengers Kai Kara-France and Steve Erceg collide in the latter’s home city in pursuit of staking their claim for a shot at Alexandre Pantoja’s belt down the line.

Hooker, Tuivasa, ‘The Leech’ Set The Stage For Title Headliner At UFC 305

Before Du Plessis defends his championship in Adesanya’s home continent and the City Kickboxing standout’s teammate “Don’t Blink” makes his comeback, a number of other high-profile names will take to the Octagon looking to make the post of their position on the major card.

That includes fan-favorite lightweight veteran Dan Hooker, whose frequent calls for a spot on the Perth card were finally answered in the form of a crucial showdown with the #5-ranked Mateusz Gamrot. While Hooker has won back-to-back outings against Claudio Puelles and Jalin Turner to begin a resurgence, “Gamer” is riding a three-fight win streak.

Prior to that, Australia’s own Tai Tuivasa will look to bring his patented post-knockout shoey celebration back to the Octagon for the first time since his victory over Derrick Lewis in February 2022. That result marked “Bam Bam’s” fifth straight win and left him at #3 in the heavyweight rankings, but he’s since lost four in a row, the most recent of which came against Marcin Tybura at the Apex this past March. The same month saw his next opponent, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, return to winning ways at the expense of Shamil Gaziev.

And opening the main card is the return of Li Jingliang, who hasn’t made the walk since a controversial defeat to Daniel Rodriguez in their short-notice 180-pound catchweight contest at UFC 279 in September 2022.

See below for the full UFC 304 card, as it stands.

Main Card:

  • Dricus Du Plessis (C) vs. Israel Adesanya (middleweight championship main event)
  • Kai Kara-France vs. Steve Erceg (flyweight co-main event)
  • Mateusz Gamrot vs. Dan Hooker (lightweight)
  • Tai Tuivasa vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (heavyweight)
  • Li Jingliang vs. Carlos Prates (welterweight)

Preliminary Card:

  • Junior Tafa vs. Valter Walker (heavyweight)
  • Joshua Culibao vs. Ricardo Ramos (featherweight)
  • Casey O’Neill vs. Luana Santos (women’s flyweight)
  • Jack Jenkins vs. Herbert Burns (featherweight)

Early Preliminary Card:

  • Tom Nolan vs. Alex Reyes (lightweight)
  • Song Kenan vs. Ricky Glenn (welterweight)
  • Stewart Nicoll vs. Jesus Aguilar (flyweight)
Dan Hooker
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Dan Hooker Gets His UFC 305 Perth Date Against Mateusz Gamrot

Dan Hooker has finally locked in a fight with Mateusz Gamrot for UFC 305 after a determined search for an opponent. The update of the bout first broke out when Hooker recently announced it on his Instagram story. The lightweight banger is set to take place at the upcoming UFC pay-per-view event scheduled for August […]

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Dan Hooker has finally locked in a fight with Mateusz Gamrot for UFC 305 after a determined search for an opponent. The update of the bout first broke out when Hooker recently announced it on his Instagram story.

The lightweight banger is set to take place at the upcoming UFC pay-per-view event scheduled for August 17 at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.

“The Hangman” has been particularly enthusiastic about competing on the Australasia card due to the opportunity to fight alongside his City Kickboxing teammates, Israel Adesanya and Kai Kara-France. He has also previously hinted at the prospect of facing a high-profile opponent.

Hooker last fought against Jalin Turner at UFC 290 in July 2023, where he endured a broken arm yet persevered through the entire match to secure a split-decision victory. The 34-year-old New Zealander was previously set to fight Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night Austin in December, but a reinjury to his arm forced him to withdraw from the bout.

“The Hangman” is currently riding a two-fight win streak after an unsuccessful attempt in the featherweight division, where he suffered a first-round knockout against Arnold Allen in March 2022.

Meanwhile, Gamrot is on a three-fight win streak. “Gamer” is set to make his return to the Octagon following a dominant unanimous decision victory over Rafael Dos Anjos at UFC 299 this past March.

The 33-year-old Pole had been aiming for a bout with former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira. However, his aspirations were temporarily halted as “Do Bronx” seemingly declined the proposal.

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