UFC 300
UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 13, 2024, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, United States.[2][3]
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 13, 2024 | |||
| Venue | T-Mobile Arena | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | 20,067[1] | |||
| Total gate | $16,508,823[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background edit
Main card: three title fights and a title eliminator edit
A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Alex Pereira (also former UFC Middleweight Champion and former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) and former champion Jamahal Hill headlined the event.[5] The fight was verbally agreed for UFC 301 three weeks later, but the promotion opted to book it at this card.[6] Pereira won the vacant title at UFC 295 against former champion Jiří Procházka after Hill was forced to vacate it in July 2023 due to a ruptured Achilles tendon.[7][8]
A UFC Women's Strawweight Championship bout between current two-time champion Zhang Weili and Yan Xiaonan took place in the co-main event. It marked the first time two Chinese-born athletes met for a title in the organization.[9]
Former interim UFC Lightweight Champion Justin Gaethje (also former WSOF Lightweight Champion) put his symbolic "BMF" (baddest motherfucker) title on the line against former UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway in a lightweight bout.[10] Gaethje won the symbolic title at UFC 291 defeating fellow former interim champion Dustin Poirier by second-round knockout in what was their second meeting.[11] The inaugural UFC Heavyweight Champion and UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman (also PRIDE 2000 Open Weight Grand Prix champion) delivered the belt to the winner.[12]
Former UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira and Arman Tsarukyan met in a lightweight title eliminator bout.[13]
The main card was opened by a middleweight bout between three-time NCAA Division I National Wrestling Champion and undefeated prospect Bo Nickal and Cody Brundage.[14]
Under-card edit
Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jiří Procházka (also the inaugural Rizin Light Heavyweight Champion) and Aleksandar Rakić met in a light heavyweight contest as the featured bout of the preliminary card.[14]
Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling made his promotional debut at featherweight against Calvin Kattar.[14]
2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medalist in judo (also two-time PFL women's lightweight tournament champion) Kayla Harrison made her promotional debut, as well as her bantamweight debut, against former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion (also International Boxing Hall of Famer) Holly Holm.[15]
A featherweight bout between Sodiq Yusuff and Diego Lopes took place at the event.[16]
Renato Moicano and Jalin Turner met in a lightweight bout, which was the final addition to the card.[17]
Former UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Jéssica Andrade and Marina Rodriguez met in a women's strawweight bout.[18]
Jim Miller and Bobby Green met in a lightweight bout at the event. Miller became the only fighter to have competed at all three milestone events for the organization, previously competing at UFC 100 and UFC 200.[19] The duo was previously booked thrice, but canceled all three times due to Green withdrawals: first at UFC 172 in April 2014, due to an elbow injury;[20] the second booking at UFC 258 in February 2021, when he collapsed after the weigh-ins and was deemed unfit to compete;[21] and the third time at UFC 276 in July 2022, when Green withdrew for unknown reasons.[22]
A bantamweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt and former two-time UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo was chosen to open the event.[23] 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.[24]
Additional information edit
The event originally featured $50,000 fight night bonuses, which were raised to $300,000 2 days before the event, marking the highest amount ever paid by the promotion for such bonuses.[25]
During the event's broadcast, it was announced that a UFC Middleweight Championship bout that took place in August 2010 at UFC 117 between then champion Anderson Silva (also a UFC Hall of Famer himself) and challenger Chael Sonnen (also a former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger) was the next "fight wing" UFC Hall of Fame inductee. Anderson defended the title via fifth-round submission in what was considered one of the greatest comebacks in MMA history.[26]
Results edit
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Alex Pereira (c) | def. | Jamahal Hill | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:14 | [a] |
| Women's Strawweight | Zhang Weili (c) | def. | Yan Xiaonan | Decision (unanimous) (49–45, 49–45, 49–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Lightweight | Max Holloway | def. | Justin Gaethje (c) | KO (punch) | 5 | 4:59 | [c] |
| Lightweight | Arman Tsarukyan | def. | Charles Oliveira | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Middleweight | Bo Nickal | def. | Cody Brundage | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:38 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Jiří Procházka | def. | Aleksandar Rakić | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:17 | |
| Featherweight | Aljamain Sterling | def. | Calvin Kattar | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Kayla Harrison | def. | Holly Holm | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:47 | |
| Featherweight | Diego Lopes | def. | Sodiq Yusuff | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:29 | |
| Early preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Renato Moicano | def. | Jalin Turner | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:11 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Jéssica Andrade | def. | Marina Rodriguez | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Bobby Green | def. | Jim Miller | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–25, 29–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Deiveson Figueiredo | def. | Cody Garbrandt | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:02 | |
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
- ^ For the symbolic "BMF" title. Tied for latest finish in UFC history.
- ^ UFC Lightweight title eliminator.
Bonus awards edit
The following fighters received $300,000 bonuses.[28]
- Fight of the Night: Max Holloway vs. Justin Gaethje
- Performance of the Night: Max Holloway and Jiří Procházka
Aftermath edit
The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) has withheld the purses of Arman Tsarukyan and Diego Lopes due to their behavior at the event, where Arman Tsarukyan allegedly struck a fan on his way to the octagon, and Diego Lopes for jumping out of the cage.[29] Both fighters met with the NSAC on April 30, 2024, to discuss the incidents.[30] The NSAC decided to withhold 20% of Tsarukyan's fight purse ($31,600 of $158,000) and $5,000 of Lopes' $100,000 payout.[31]
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ Nolan King (2023-12-15). "UFC 300 officially announced for Las Vegas". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (2023-12-15). "UFC confirms event dates, locations including UFC 299, UFC 300". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ Nick Baldwin (2023-12-15). "UFC 300 to take place April 13 in Las Vegas". thescore.com. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-02-18). "UFC 300 main event announced: Alex Pereira vs. Jamahal Hill for light heavyweight title". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2024-02-21). "Alex Pereira signs new 8-fight contract before UFC 300, says fight was bumped up from UFC 301". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ Damon Martin (2023-07-14). "Jamahal Hill relinquishes UFC title after suffering ruptured Achilles in basketball game". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Alex Ballentine (2023-11-12). "Alex Pereira defeats Jiří Procházka by KO to win light heavyweight title at UFC 295". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (2024-01-16). "UFC 300: Justin Gaethje defends BMF belt vs. Max Holloway, Jim Miller gets Bobby Green". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ Brett Okamoto (2023-07-30). "Justin Gaethje knocks out Dustin Poirier, wins BMF title at UFC 291". espn.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ Damon Martin (2023-04-11). "UFC HOFer Mark Coleman to put 'BMF' belt on Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway winner at UFC 300". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Damon Martin (2024-01-23). "Kayla Harrison signs with UFC, set to debut at bantamweight against Holly Holm at UFC 300". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ Farah Hannoun (2024-01-24). "Diego Lopes vs. Sodiq Yusuff joins stacked UFC 300 lineup". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2024-03-09). "Renato Moicano vs. Jalin Turner completes lineup for historic UFC 300 event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ Mike Heck (2024-01-26). "Jessica Andrade vs. Marina Rodriguez set for UFC 300". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-01-16). "Jim Miller gets UFC 300 wish, fights fellow vet Bobby Green at historic event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ Jamie Penick (2014-04-20). "With Bobby Green injured, UFC 172 shakes up lightweight bouts with Miller-Medeiros and Ellenberger-Rocha now booked". mmatorch.com. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ Simon Samano (2021-02-12). "Bobby Green collapses after UFC 258 weigh-ins, pulled from Jim Miller fight". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ Danny Segura and Mike Bohn (2022-06-23). "Donald Cerrone replaces Bobby Green, fights Jim Miller in rematch at UFC 276". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ Curtis Calhoun (2024-01-11). "Deiveson Figueiredo booked for bantamweight return at UFC 300 against a former champion". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ 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 Brazilian Portuguese)
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- ^ Matthew Wells (2024-04-14). "Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen 1 joins 2024 UFC Hall of Fame class". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
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- ^ Dan Hiergesell (2024-04-13). "Bonuses! Max Holloway banks insane $600K for 'BMF' knockout - UFC 300". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ "NSAC to hold hearings on withholding UFC 300 purses for Arman Tsarukyan and Diego Lopes". mmauncensored. 2024-04-26.
- ^ "NSAC to discuss 'withholding of purse' for UFC 300 fighters Arman Tsarukyan and Diego Lopes". mmamania. 2024-04-16.
- ^ "Arman Tsarukyan & Diego Lopes Face UFC 300 Repercussions; Fighter Fined for Infamous Bite". MMA Knockout. 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-05-13.