UFC 300
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateApril 13, 2024 (2024-04-13)
VenueT-Mobile Arena
CityLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
Event chronology
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UFC 300 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on April 13, 2024, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[1][2]

Background

After hosting UFC 200 in 2016, T-Mobile Arena will host another milestone event, which will be its 28th UFC event overall.[3]

A UFC Women's Strawweight Championship bout between current two-time champion Zhang Weili and Yan Xiaonan is expected to take place at the event. It will mark the first time two Chinese-born athletes will meet for a title in the organization.[4]

Former UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira and Arman Tsarukyan are scheduled to meet in a lightweight title eliminator bout.[5]

Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jiří Procházka (also the inaugural Rizin Light Heavyweight Champion) and Aleksandar Rakić are expected to meet in a light heavyweight bout at the event.[6]

Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling is expected to make his promotional debut at featherweight against Calvin Kattar.[6]

A middleweight bout between undefeated prospect Bo Nickal and Cody Brundage is expected to take place at the event.[6]

A bantamweight bout between former champion Cody Garbrandt and former two-time UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo is expected to take place at the event.[7] The pairing was previously scheduled to meet at UFC 255 in November 2020 for the flyweight title but Garbrandt withdrew due to a torn bicep.[8]

Fight card

Fight card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Women's Strawweight Zhang Weili (c) vs. Yan Xiaonan [lower-alpha 1]
Lightweight Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan [lower-alpha 2]
Light Heavyweight Jiří Procházka vs. Aleksandar Rakić
Featherweight Calvin Kattar vs. Aljamain Sterling
Middleweight Bo Nickal vs. Cody Brundage
  1. ↑ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
  2. ↑ UFC Lightweight title eliminator.

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Announced bouts

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nolan King (2023-12-15). "UFC 300 officially announced for Las Vegas". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  2. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2023-12-15). "UFC confirms event dates, locations including UFC 299, UFC 300". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  3. ↑ Nick Baldwin (2023-12-15). "UFC 300 to take place April 13 in Las Vegas". thescore.com. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  4. ↑ Mike Bohn (2024-01-10). "UFC 300 adds Zhang Weili vs. Yan Xiaonan in all-China strawweight title fight". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  5. ↑ Alexander K. Lee (2024-01-07). "Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan announced for UFC 300, winner to face Islam Makhachev". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  6. 1 2 3 Mike Bohn (2023-12-21). "Dana White announces first UFC 300 bookings with Prochazka-Rakic, Sterling-Kattar, Bo Nickal". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  7. 1 2 Curtis Calhoun (2024-01-11). "Deiveson Figueiredo booked for bantamweight return at UFC 300 against a former champion". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  8. ↑ Marcelo Barone and Raphael Marinho (2020-10-02). "Cody Garbrandt pulls out and Deiveson Figueiredo will face Alex Perez for the belt". globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11. (in Portuguese)
  9. ↑ "UFC 300". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
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