UFC 303 has skilled fairly the overhaul after Conor McGregor withdrew on account of damage, and with a brand new essential occasion comes a brand new battle poster.
Thursday, UFC CEO Dana White formally introduced “The Infamous” McGregor was out of his long-awaited battle towards Michael Chandler, which was set to be the primary occasion of the pay-per-view occasion at T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas.
Stepping up on brief discover to fill the void is the UFC’s present MVP and lightweight heavyweight champ, Alex Pereira, who will meet former champ Jiri Prochazka in a rematch. White additionally introduced just a few different adjustments, together with Diego Lopes vs. Brian Ortega and Anthony Smith vs. Carlos Ulberg.
It’s Pereira (10-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) and Prochazka (30-4-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) who get the solo shine on the brand new occasion poster, which sticks with the identical appear and feel of yelling faces because the McGregor vs. Chandler model.
Try the brand new poster beneath:
The McGregor vs. Chandler model of the poster is beneath:
UFC 303 takes place at T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas on June 29. The principle card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+.
The most recent UFC 303 lineup consists of:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+ pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Alex Pereira vs. Jiri Prochazka
- Diego Lopes vs. Brian Ortega
- Anthony Smith vs. Carlos Ulberg
- Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Macy Chiasson
- Ian Machado Garry vs. Michael Web page
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Joe Pyfer
- Andre Fili vs. Cub Swanson
- Charles Jourdain vs. Jean Silva
- Yanis Ghemmouri vs. Payton Talbott
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Gillian Robertson vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez
- Andrei Arlovski vs. Martin Buday
- Carlos Hernandez vs. Rei Tsuruya
- Vinicius Oliveira vs. Ricky Simon
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC 303.
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