UFC 305 media day interviews: Israel Adesanya, Dricus du Plessis, Dan Hooker, and others [VIDEOS]

The UFC 305 media day interviews are here. Despite not being the champion, Israel Adesanya is the event's undisputed star, with his title fight with Dricus du Plessis marking his highly anticipated return from a 10-month hiatus.

The South African, meanwhile, will look to spoil the party in front of a regional crowd of Adesanya supporters. Elsewhere on the card is also Kai Kara-France vs. Steve Erceg.

With several high-profile fights, the UFC 305 media day interviews are sure to generate hype.

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Tom Nolan promises to set the UFC 305 crowd alight

Australian lightweight Tom Nolan is set to compete in his fourth UFC fight.

He plans to extend his upcoming fight with Alex Reyes into a two-fight win streak, even promising a finish.

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Jack Jenkins eyes a rematch with Chepe Mariscal

Despite the serious arm injury he suffered against Chepe Mariscal at UFC 293, Jack Jenkins believes he is fitter now than he has ever been.

Besides his optimal conditioning from a longer camp, he is also gunning for a rematch with Mariscal.

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Casey O'Neill aims to snap her losing streak at UFC 305

Casey O'Neill is determined to rebound from a two-fight losing streak by taking on short-notice foe Luana Santos, who steps in for Tereza Bleda.

For Santos' willingness to step in on short notice, O'Neill was grateful, thanking her opponent for doing so.

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Joshua Culibao pranks his interviewers

While Joshua Culibao is excited to fight on Australian soil, the highlight of his media day interview involved his twin brother.

Initially, it was his twin brother who came out to answer questions, with the prank lasting just a few seconds before Culibao emerged.

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Junior Tafa outlines his goals

Junior Tafa is aiming to beat Valter Tafa at UFC 305 in the final prelim bout.

Afterward, he hopes to face the latter's brother, Johnny Walker.

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Jairzinho Rozenstruik praises Jon Jones

Heavyweight striker Jairzinho Rozenstruik just offered his thoughts on the Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall debate.

According to him, Aspinall is not the true champion, as that status still belongs to Jones.

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Tai Tuivasa talks training with Alex Pereira

Not long ago, beloved heavyweight Tai Tuivasa trained with light heavyweight kingpin Alex Pereira.

According to Tuivasa, 'Poatan' was as good as advertised, even claiming he had beaten him thoroughly.

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Dan Hooker eyes top-five spot

The disparity in rankings between Dan Hooker and Mateusz Gamrot is apparent.

With a win, Hooker hopes to crack the top five.

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Mateusz Gamrot wants an interim title shot

If he beats Dan Hooker, Mateusz Gamrot has a goal in mind.

He hopes to rematch Arman Tsarukyan, this time for interim lightweight gold.

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Steve Erceg sheds light on Muhammad Mokaev's situation

According to Steve Erceg, Muhammad Mokaev did himself no favors with how he conducted himself backstage.

The ex-UFC fighter was apparently rude to staff members, among other behavioral issues.

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Kai Kara-France comments on the UFC 305 main event

Kai Kara-France is Israel Adesanya's teammate, so he has some insight into the former champion's state of mind.

According to him, Dricus du Plessis' past comments have irked 'The Last Stylebender' deeply.

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Israel Adesanya expresses outrage with the UFC's treatment of Francis Ngannou

Israel Adesanya has reacted to the UFC editing footage of him praising the 'Three Kings,' to remove any reference to Francis Ngannou.

Naturally, Adesanya took issue with this, asserting that history should not be erased.

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Dricus du Plessis addresses his title challengers

As the defending middleweight champion, Dricus du Plessis touched on his feud with upcoming title challenger Israel Adesanya.

Furthermore, he also dismissed a possible rematch with Sean Strickland.