The UFC’s return to Australia in August continues to build with the addition of two new fights.
Australia’s own Junior Tafa (5-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) is set to take on Valter Walker (11-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at heavyweight. And at featherweight, Australia’s Josh Culibao (11-3-1 MMA, 3-3-1 UFC) meets Ricardo Ramos (16-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC). UFC officials announced the new bookings late Sunday.
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UFC 305 is set for Aug. 17 at RAC Arena in Perth (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+).
Tafa will be looking for a return to the win column after a second-round TKO loss to Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC 298 in February. Walker, from Brazil, needs a rebound, too. After a 11-0 start to his MMA career, Walker made his promotional debut in April, but dropped a decision to Lukasz Brzeski.
Culibao is working off back-to-back losses for the first time in his career. Nearly a year ago, he lost a decision to Lerone Murphy. In March, he dropped a split call to Danny Silva. Ramos has back-to-back setbacks, too – but both of his came by first-round guillotine choke submission. Charles Jourdain tapped him this past September, and Julian Erosa got him in March.
The latest UFC 305 lineup now includes:
- Champ Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya – for middleweight title
- Steve Erceg vs. Kai Kara-France
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Tai Tuivasa z
- Josh Culibao vs. Ricardo Ramos
- Tom Nolan vs. Alex Reyes
- Tereza Bleda vs. Casey O’Neill
- Junior Tafa vs. Valter Walker
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 305.
