As the lone fighter on the card from Perth, Steve Erceg will be the hometown fighter in the UFC 305 co-main event when he takes on Auckland native Kai Kara-France.
Kara-France (24-11 with one no-contest, 7-4 in UFC) is the higher-ranked fighter of the two but has not fought in over a year since losing to Amir Albazi by split decision at UFC Vegas 74. Kara-France is at risk of a potential three-fight losing streak as an underdog to Erceg, going without a win since knocking off Askar Askarov in March 2022.
Erceg (12-2, 3-1 in UFC) was the story of the week just three months ago when he challenged Alexandre Pantoja for the UFC flyweight title at UFC 302.