There are fighters throughout the 300th Ultimate Fighting Championship pay-per-view card who remind fans of the unforgiving and often twist-filled reality of mixed martial arts.
In the 13 fights on UFC 300, there are 12 competitors who have held a UFC belt at some point in their career, which is a great selling point for selling a pay-per-view (for 79.99 $ in the United States with an ESPN+ subscription). ) and also a timely indication of how difficult it is to win a championship and win it for all the fame it can bring.
Alex Pereira, the reigning light heavyweight champion, fought his way to headliner status in a heavier division after establishing himself as a foil against Israel Adesanya, one of the biggest stars of this sport. Zhang Weili had to bounce back from two defeats in 2021 to cement herself as the sport’s hottest Chinese fighter, and now faces Yan Xiaonan’s bid for her belt and bragging rights in her country original.
Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway became contenders for the BMF belt – the affectionately (and profanely) titled informal strap that seems to be mostly an excuse to give fan favorites five rounds to entertain instead of three – by building a reputation for themselves action-packed hitter (and very little defense).
Even the first fight on the card – not the pay-per-view, the first preliminary card – features former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo moving up to bantamweight for Cody Garbrandt, the former champion who has been trying for years to launch his career. Again.
Here’s a look at the full UFC 300 card:
Main card (10 p.m. ET, ESPN+ PPV)
- Alex Pereira (9-2-0) vs. Jamahal Hill (12-1-0), men’s light heavyweight championship, five rounds
- Zhang Weili (24-3-0) vs. Yan Xiaonan, women’s strawweight championship, five rounds
- Justin Gaethje (26-4-0) vs. Max Holloway (25-7-0), BMF belt, men’s lightweight, five rounds
- Charles Oliveira (34-9-0) vs. Arman Tsarukyan (21-3-0), men’s lightweight, three rounds
- Bo Nickal (5-0-0) vs. Cody Brundage (10-5-0), men’s middleweight, three rounds
Preliminaries (8 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN+)
- Jiri Prochazka (29-4-1) vs. Aleksandar Rakic (14-3-0), men’s light heavyweight, three rounds
- Calvin Kattar (23-7-0) vs. Aljamain Sterling (23-4-0), men’s featherweight, three rounds
- Holly Holm (15-6-0) vs. Kayla Harrison (16-1-0), women’s bantamweight, three rounds
- Sodiq Yusuff (13-3-0) vs. Diego Lopes (23-6-0), men’s featherweight, three rounds
Early Preliminaries (ESPN+)
- Jalin Turner (14-7-0) vs. Renato Moicano (18-5-1), men’s lightweight, three rounds
- Jessica Andrade (25-12-0) vs. Marina Rodriguez (17-3-2), women’s strawweight, three rounds
- Bobby Green (31-15-1) vs. Jim Miller (37-17-0), men’s lightweight, three rounds
- Deiveson Figueiredo (22-3-1) vs. Cody Garbrandt (14-5-0), men’s bantamweight, three rounds
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