The countdown to UFC 300 has begun!
On Saturday, April 13, the Las Vegas-based promotion will current its subsequent large landmark occasion, UFC 300, dwell from the acquainted confines of T-Cellular Area in Sin Metropolis. To get followers hyped for one of many greatest combat playing cards in MMA historical past, Final Preventing Championship has launched an epic trailer that includes the cardboard’s greatest names.
In the principle occasion of the night, reigning UFC gentle heavyweight champion Alex Pereira will put his gold on the road in opposition to former titleholder Jamahal Hill. It is going to be Hill’s first time competing since he received the belt with a dominant efficiency in opposition to Glover Teixeira in January 2023. ‘Candy Desires’ was pressured to vacate the title after sustaining an Achilles damage final summer season, by no means having the chance to defend his crown.
That in the end led to a conflict between Pereira and former champion Jiri Prochazka at UFC 295 to crown a brand new king of the division. ‘Poatan’ got here out on prime, scoring one more highlight-reel knockout within the second spherical of their co-main occasion.
Strawweight champion Zhang Weili returns within the uFC 300 co-Major Occasion
Within the UFC 300 co-headliner, strawweight world champion Zhang Weili places all of it on the road in opposition to Yan Xiaonan in a battle between two of China’s best imports. Reclaiming the title with a second-round submission of Carla Esparza, at UFC 292, Zhang is contemporary off a fully dominant efficiency in opposition to Amanda Lemos in her final outing.
She’ll look to ship the same consequence in opposition to Yan, a 17-3 fighter with noteworthy wins in opposition to Mackenzie Dern and Jessica Andrade in her final two outings.
And what’s being touted because the folks’s primary occasion, BMF titleholder Justin Gaethje places his bragging rights belt on the road in opposition to former featherweight champion Max Holloway in a battle between two of the best strikers in all of combined martial arts.
Try the total UFC 300 card under:
Major Card (ESPN+ PPV)
Alex Pereira vs. Jamahal Hill
Zhang Weili vs. Yan Xiaonan
Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway
Bo Nickal vs. Cody Brundage
Charles Oliveira vs. Armen Tsarukyan
Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+)
Jiri Prochazka vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Calvin Kattar vs. Aljamain Sterling
Holly Holm vs. Kayla Harrison
Sodiq Yusuff vs. Diego Lopes
Jalin Turner vs. Renato Moicano
Jessica Andrade vs. Marina Rodriguez
Bobby Inexperienced vs. Jim Miller
Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Cody Garbrandt
