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MMA Fighting was in attendance for the UFC 305 open workouts ahead of Saturday’s pay-per-view card at RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia.

The main event will see middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis defend his title for the first time against former two-time champ Israel Adesanya.

Both du Plessis and Adesanya worked out for the fans in Perth. Other fighters included Dan Hooker, Kai Kara-France, and Steve Erceg.

Watch the UFC 305 open workouts in the video above.

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Internet star Hawk Tuah Girl, AKA Haliey Welch, took some Muay Thai classes and now has called out Jon Jones, UFC heavyweight champion. The internet meme has also shouted for UFC president Dana White to give her a fight contract.

Hawk Tuah Girl Wants Jon Jones

Hawk Tuah Girl rose to fame in mid-2024 when during a street interview about moves in bed, she said, “You gotta give him that hawk tuah and spit on that thang.” She became a trending meme and Haliey Welch was sought out by various MMA fighters including Conor McGregor. Recently, she has been spotted ringside at Jake Paul boxing events and Karate Combat. She even called out pop singer JoJo Siwa for a fight.

Recently on Instagram, where she boasts over 2 million followers, she posted a video of her training in Muay Thai, hitting the pads. This was with Kru Al Lanier, a Muay Thai coach at the Renzo Gracie gym. The caption reads:

[DANA WHITE] WHERE’S MY CONTRACT?!?!?! Thanks Coach AL for the Muay Thai lesson

After training, she felt ready to challenge for the UFC heavyweight throne against all-time great Jon Jones, she said:

This S*** is not for the weak … Jon Jones, where you at motherf***er?

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While we don’t have exact measurements for Haliey Welch’s weight and height, given her confidence, we can safely assume that she would be a formidable threat to Jon “Bones” Jones at 6’4″ and 250 lbs. The US-born Jones, who has been a staple of the UFC for more than a decade, has yet to respond to Hawk Tuah Girl’s threats.

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Craig Jones has revealed the game plan for his upcoming freak show/super fight versus nine-time ADCC champion Gabi Garcia. The jiu-jitsu ace and Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) organizer is known for goofing around and acting silly, but Jones wanted to publicly make his intentions clear ahead of his bout versus Garcia.

He’s going after her legs!

In a recent Instagram post, Craig posted a screenshot of a prop bet alongside a picture of him staring down his much larger opponent. Jones is betting big money on himself to win via leg lock specifically. He wrote, “In case you thought I was going to take it easy on her. 100k of my own money on the line.”

This type of betting would be illegal in the UFC, but there are no such regulations in the jiu-jitsu world. There’s barely even drug testing!

CJI will go down this weekend from Las Vegas, Nevada and feature some of the biggest names in jiu-jitsu. The tournament will intentionally go head-to-head with the Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) tournament, which previously was well-established as the greatest heights in no-gi jiu-jitsu. Jones, however, is unimpressed by the payouts ADCC offers, and so he’s created his own tournament with a mystery financial backer.

Check out the full CJI brackets right HERE!

Insomnia

Israel Adesanya speaks out against the UFC erasure of Francis Ngannou (something Tito Ortiz once predicted!).

Sadly, UFC 307 has lost a planned banger between Chris Curtis and Kevin Holland. Shara “Bullet” to the rescue?

Charles Jourdain is heading to Bantamweight after his recent knockout loss … who thinks this works out well for the Canadian veteran?

Darren Till might be misremembering the first round of his fight versus Dricus Du Plessis.

Alex Volkanovski aside, I have no doubt there are plenty of Rugby athletes who could kill it in MMA.

Can Coach Khabib save Johnny Walker’s career? It’s certainly a step up from SBG Ireland!

Jordan Leavitt calls out Clay Guida, which seems like a reasonable match up?

Slips, rips, and KO clips

Battle of the left hooks:

Old school “Stylebender” highlights!

There are some quality amateur fighters competing around the globe.

Random Land

This is the most brutal sport I’ve ever seen.

Midnight Music: Art pop, 2014

Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.

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Chris Curtis is no longer fighting Kevin Holland at UFC 307 in October.

The veteran middleweight revealed late Wednesday night that he suffered an injury in training that will prevent him from competing until the latter part of 2024 or early 2025.

“I’m fine, guys. Bit of a fracture in my left foot,” Curtis wrote on Twitter. “Caught Caio Borralho on the knee, at the very end of the last round of sparring. The bigger problem is I have something called a Lisfranc injury as well, which means I’m not even supposed to be walking without crutches the next four to five weeks, which sucks but had it been any worse, it would have possibly been surgical.

“So count your blessings there. Hopefully, I’ll be OK for December. If not, I’ll see you all next year. Thanks for all the comments and concerns.”

It’s been an up and down year for Curtis after he started off 2024 with a win over Marc-Andre Barriault but then dropped a razor-close decision in a short-notice rematch against Brendan Allen in April. Curtis suffered an injury to his hamstring that kept him sidelined for several months until he booked the matchup against Holland in October.

Unfortunately, now he’s suffered another setback with the fractured foot.

As far as the Lisfranc injury, that happens “if bones in the midfoot are broken or ligaments that support the midfoot are torn,” per OrthInfo. The severity of the injury can vary depending on how much damage is done in the foot.

Judging by Curtis’ comments, he’s hopeful that the injuries won’t keep him out of action too long, but he definitely won’t be able to fight by October.

Sources told MMA Fighting that no replacement opponent has been secured for Holland at this time. It’s expected that a search will be underway, with hopes to keep Holland on the card that takes place at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Oct. 5.

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