This Saturday, May 4, all the spotlights will be positioned on the Farmasi Arena, Brazilwhere the expected billboard of UFC 301.
On this occasion, the ring of Rio de Janeiro will have a fight for the world title UFC.
The one who will defend the belt will be the Brazilian Alexandre Pantoja against the tenth in the flyweight category, the American Steve Erceg.
But before this fight that can mark a point in the history of the sport can take place, 13 fights will be held that are on par with a world title.
UFC 301 | Alexandre Pantoja vs Steve Erceg: protagonists of the main fight
Alexandre “The Cannibal” Pantoja won the flyweight belt UFC in view of Brandon Moreno by split decision, on July 8, 2023.
He has 16 years of professionalism and comes to this fight with a record of 27 victories (eight by KO, ten by submission and nine by decision), five defeats (all by decision) and no draw.
For its part, Steve “Astro Boy” Erceg He comes to this confrontation with the objective of dethroning his rival’s belt and thus achieving the first championship in his history.
He has been a professional fighter for eight years and has a streak of 12 wins (two by KO, six by submission and four by decision), one fall (it was by decision) and zero equalities.
UFC 301: complete card of the evening in Rio de Janeiro
Principal card
- Flyweight: Alexandre Pantoja (27-5-0) vs. Steve Erceg (12-1-0).
- Bantamweight: Jonathan Martinez (19-4-0) vs. Jose Aldo (31-8-0).
- Light heavyweight: Anthony Smith (37-19-0) vs. Vitor Petrino (11-0-0).
- Medium weight: Michel Pereira (30-11-0) vs. Ihor Potieria (21-5-0).
- Medium weight: Paul Craig (17-7-1) vs. Caio Borralho (15-1-0).
Preliminaries
- Featherweight: Jack Shore (17-1-0) vs. Joanderson Brito (16-3-1).
- Women’s strawweight: Karolina Kowalkiewicz (16-7-0) vs. Iasmin Lucindo (15-5-0).
- Light weight: Elves Brener (16-3-0) vs. Myktybek Orolbai (12-1-1).
- Featherweight: Jean Silva (12-2-0) vs. William Gomis (13-2-0).
Initial preliminaries
- Light weight: Joaquim Silva (13-5-0) vs. Drakkar Klose (14-2-1).
- Light weight: Mauricio Ruffy (9-1-0) vs. Jamie Mullarkey (17-7-0).
- Women’s flyweight: Dione Barbosa (6-2-0) vs. Ernesta Kareckaite (5-0-1).
- Light weight: Ismael Bonfim (19-4-0) vs. Vinc Pichel (14-3-0).
- Flyweight: Alessandro Costa (13-4-0) vs. Kevin Borjas (9-2-0).
Alexandre Pantoja vs Steve Erceg: time, TV and how to watch UFC 301 online
Alexandre Pantoja and Steve Erceg will fight on Saturday, May 4 at UFC 301, at the Farmasi Arena. The main card will start at:
- Eastern United States: 22.00
- Central United States: 21.00
- Western United States: 18.00
In USAthe fight can be followed live through ESPN+.
Likewise, they will be able to follow all the details of the contest between Alexandre Pantoja and Steve Erceg in the special coverage that the Mundo Deportivo USA editorial team will offer you.
