UFC 301 takes place Saturday, and you’ll be a part of us for stay play-by-play and official outcomes starting at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). UFC 301 (Pay-per-view/ESPN/ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Farmasi Enviornment in Rio de Janeiro.
In the principle occasion, flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja (27-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC), a local of Rio, will put his belt on the road for the second time when he takes on Australia’s Steve Erceg (12-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who acquired a title shot lower than a yr after he debuted within the promotion.
Within the co-feature, former featherweight champ Jose Aldo (31-8 MMA, 13-7 UFC) returns from a brief retirement to battle out his UFC contract towards Jonathan Martinez (19-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC).
Observe together with our round-by-round updates and official outcomes starting at roughly 6 p.m. ET for the early prelims on ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET for the prelims on ESPN, and 10 p.m. ET for the principle card on pay-per-view (by way of ESPN+).
Benefit from the fights, everybody.
Kevin Borjas vs. Alessandro Costa
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Information: Borjas (9-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Costa (13-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Division: Flyweight
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Ismael Bonfim vs. Vinc Pichel
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Information: Bonfim (19-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Pichel (14-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC)
Division: Light-weight
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Dione Barbosa vs. Ernesta Kareckaite
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Information: Barbosa (6-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Kareckaite (5-0-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Division: Ladies’s flyweight
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Jamie Mullarkey vs. Mauricio Ruffy
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Information: Mullarkey (17-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC), Ruffy (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Division: Light-weight
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Drakkar Klose vs. Joaquim Silva
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Information: Klose (14-2-1 MMA, 8-2 UFC), Silva (13-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC)
Division: Light-weight
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Elves Brener vs. Myktybek Orolbai
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Information: Brener (16-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Orolbai (12-1-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Division: Light-weight
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Iasmin Lucindo
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Information: Kowalkiewicz (16-7 MMA, 9-7 UFC), Lucindo (15-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Division: Ladies’s flyweight
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Joanderson Brito vs. Jack Shore
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Information: Brito (16-3-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC), Shore (17-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
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Caio Borralho vs. Paul Craig
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Information: Borralho (15-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC), Craig (17-7-1 MMA, 9-7-1 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
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Michel Pereira vs. Ihor Potieria
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Information: Pereira (30-11 MMA, 8-2 UFC), Potieria (21-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
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Vitor Petrino vs. Anthony Smith
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Information: Petrino (11-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC), Smith (37-19 MMA, 12-9 UFC)
Division: Mild heavyweight
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Jose Aldo vs. Jonathan Martinez
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Information: Aldo (31-8 MMA, 13-7 UFC), Martinez (19-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
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Alexandre Pantoja vs. Steve Erceg
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Information: Pantoja (27-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC), Erceg (12-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Division: Flyweight
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