Junior Tafa vs. Valter Walker, Josh Culibao vs. Ricardo Ramos added to UFC 305 in Perth
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.