The Octagon returns to Rio de Janeiro for tonight’s UFC 301 occasion, a thirteen-bout battle card headlined by Alexandre Pantoja vs. Steve Erceg.
Pantoja (27-5 MMA) will likely be returning to motion for the primary time since scoring his first profession title protection with a unanimous determination win over Brandon Royval at UFC 296 this previous December. ‘The Cannibal’ captured the boys’s flyweight title in July of 2023 when he defeated Brandon Royval by means of cut up determination.
In the meantime, Steve Erceg (12-1 MMA) will enter his first profession UFC title battle sporting an eleven-fight win streak, together with his three most up-to-date wins coming inside the Octagon. In his most up-to-date effort this previous March, the Aussie defeated Matt Schnell by way of second-round knockout.
UFC 301 is co-headlined by a bantamweight bout between former featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo and streaking contender Jonathan Martinez.
Aldo (31-8 MMA) will likely be returning to motion for the primary time since struggling a unanimous determination loss to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 278 in August of 2022. Previous to that setback, ‘The King of Rio’ had strung collectively three straight wins, together with victories over Marlon Vera and Rob Font.
In the meantime, Jonathan Martinez (19-4 MMA) will enter tonight’s co-main occasion sporting a six-fight win streak, his most up-to-date being a TKO victory over Adrian Yanez in October of final yr. ‘The Dragon’ has not tasted defeat since March of 2021, when he was knocked out by Davey Grant.
Get all of tonight’s stay outcomes and highlights beneath (refresh for updates):
UFC 301 MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Alexandre Pantoja (125) vs. Steve Erceg (125) –
Jose Aldo (136) vs. Jonathan Martinez (136) –
Vitor Petrino (206) vs. Anthony Smith (205.5) –
Michel Pereira (186) vs. Ihor Potieria (185) –
Caio Borralho (186) vs. Paul Craig (185) –
UFC 301 PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
Joanderson Brito (146) vs. Jack Shore (145.5) –
Karolina Kowalkiewicz () vs. Iasmin Lucindo (116) –
Elves Brener (156) vs. Myktybek Orolbai (155.5) –
Drakkar Klose (156) vs. Joaquim Silva (155.5) –
UFC 301 EARLY PRELIMS (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
Jamie Mullarkey (155) vs. Mauricio Ruffy (156) –
Dione Barbosa (126) vs. Ernesta Kareckaite (125.5) –
Ismael Bonfim (156) vs. Vinc Pichel (156) – Bonfim def. Pichel by unanimous determination (30-27 x3)
Kevin Borjas (125.5) vs. Alessandro Costa (125) – Costa def. Borjas by way of TKO (punches) at 1:35 of Spherical 2
Alessandro Costa with the second spherical end 🔥 #UFC301 pic.twitter.com/77mqwKSNiL
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Who’re you selecting to win tonight’s males’s flyweight title battle between Alexandre Pantoja and Steve Erceg?