This is the UFC 305 live blog for Li Jingliang vs. Carlos Prates, the opening main card fight this Saturday in Perth, Australia.

Joining UFC back in 2014, Jingliang had trouble finding his footing early, but then strung together an impressive run, going 7-1 and cracking into the top 15 of UFC’s welterweight rankings. A loss to Neil Magny derailed “The Leech” though, and since then he’s been unable to build any moment, alternating wins and losses. To make matters worse, this will be the first fight for Jingliang in almost two years as he’s been on the sidelines dealing with injuries, and comes back to a stiff test in Prates.

Currently on a nine-fight win streak, Prates joined UFC last year off the Contender Series, and “The Nightmare” has proven to be just that for his opponents, knocking out Trevin Giles and Charles Radtke already this year. If Prates can do the same to Jingliang, his next fight could find him with a chance to break into the welterweight rankings.

Check out the UFC 305 live blog for the opening main card fight below.

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