UFC 301 is set for this Saturday, May 4, and features a 14-fight card. The event will take place live from Farmasi Arena in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The main card concludes with a bantamweight title showdown between Alexander Pantjoja and Steve Erceg.
The early preliminary card starts at 6 p.m. ET on UFC Fight Pass. The preliminary card is next up at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2/ESPN+. The big show gets started at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV.
Each bout this weekend will feature a fighter from Brazil, including UFC Hall of Fame inductee Jose Aldo. The 37-year-old comes out of retirement to face Jonathan Martinez in the co-main event. Martinez gets an opportunity to extend his six-fight winning streak against one of the best in the business.
Other notable fights on the card include unbeaten light heavyweight Vitor Petrino lining up opposite Anthony Smith. The dangerous Michel Pereira looks to extend his seven-fight winning streak against former light heavyweight Ihor Potieria.
In the main event, Pantoja is a -185 betting favorite, while Ecreg enters with +154 underdog odds, per DraftKings Sportsbook. The favored method of victory is Pantoja to win by decision (+200).
UFC 301: Alexandre Pantoja vs. Steve Erceg main card, 10 p.m. ET, ESPN+
- Main event: Alexandre Pantoja vs. #10 Steve Erceg, for Pantoja’s bantamweight title
- #13 Jonathan Martinez vs. Jose Aldo, bantamweight
- #10 Anthony Smith vs. #15 Vitor Petrino, light heavyweight
- Michel Pereira vs. Ihor Potieria, middleweight
- #13 Paul Craig vs. Caio Borralho, middleweight
Preliminary card, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN2/ESPN+
- Jack Shore vs. Joanderson Brito, featherweight
- #13 Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Iasmin Lucindo, women’s strawweight
- Elves Brener vs. Myktybek Orolbai, lightweight
Early preliminary card, 6 p.m. ET, UFC Fight Pass
- Joaquim Silva vs. Drakkar Klose, lightweight
- Mauricio Ruffy vs. Jamie Mullarkey, lightweight
- Dione Barbosa vs. Ernests Kareckaite, women’s flyweight
- Ismael Bonfim vs. Vinc Pichel, lightweight
- Alessandro Costa vs. Kevin Borjas, flyweight