UFC 300 is here and every fight matters. To commemorate the milestone pay-per-view card, Saturday night's event is being hailed as the “Super Bowl of mixed martial arts” and will be held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Of course, the highlight will be the light heavyweight championship showdown between current champion Alex Pereira and Jamahal Hill. Rapper Drake had already bet $675,000 on Pereira's victory.. However, this is a chance for Hill to redeem himself after having to vacate the title last summer due to an Achilles tendon injury.
That said, there are plenty more conquerors standing up to make a statement, as Saturday's 13 bouts will feature 12 fighters who have held or currently hold UFC title belts. Masu.
The co-main event between champion Zhang Weili and top contender for the women's strawweight title Yang Xiaonan is sure to excite fans. The same goes for the lightweight bout between former featherweight champion Max Holloway and “BMF” champion Justin Gaethje.
Matchups on the undercard are also worth mentioning, with the likes of Jiri Prochaska, Aljamain Sterling, Kayla Harrison, Holly Holm, Jim Miller, Deiveson Figueiredo, and Cody Garbrandt taking part.
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UFC 300 Main Card, Odds (Live on ESPN+ PPV)
• Light Heavyweight Championship: Alex Pereira (-135) vs. Jamahal Hill (+110)
• Women's Strawweight Championship: Zhang Weili (-550) vs. Yang Xiaonan (+380)
• Lightweight: Justin Gaethje (-150) vs. Max Holloway (+125)
• Lightweight: Charles Oliveira (+185) vs. Arman Tsarukyan (-225)
• Middleweight: Bo Nickal (-2000) vs. Cody Brundage (+950)
UFC 300 qualifying results, highlights
• Light Heavyweight: Jiří Prochaska def. Aleksandar Rakić, R2 3:17, TKO:
Jiri Prochaska was wary of Aleksandar Rakić, but the cost was in his legs and face. But it was Prochaska who ultimately won the fight, catching Rakic with a heavy right hand and pounced on him in the second round. Rakic held out for a while, but was able to land a few nice counter shots before his big right hand sent him to the ground. With Prochaska standing over him, referee Herb Dean allowed Prochaska to dish out heavy punishment and ultimately stopped the match.
• Featherweight: Aljamain Sterling def. Calvin Kattar unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
After Aljamain Sterling lost his bantamweight title, he jumped to featherweight and did what he does best: throw his opponents down and don't let them do anything. He defeated Calvin Kattar 90-13 with key strikes, earning an easy unanimous decision win, but he made few fans along the way. When the decision was announced, he received mixed reactions.
• Women's Bantamweight: Kayla Harrison def. Holly Holm via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:47 of R2:
From the first 30 seconds, it was clear this fight wasn't going to go Holly Holm's way. There was no way it was going to go well for him to wrestle an elite judoka twice in the first round. Kayla Harrison submitted her in the second round of her UFC debut while avoiding a single hit from her. Declaring her victory in her UFC debut, Harrison told Joe Rogan that she could be UFC champion by the end of the year.
• Featherweight: Diego Lopez def. Sodiq Yusaf, R1 1:29 TKO (Strike):
Diego Lopez wasted no time in putting his name in the Performance of the Night bonus hat after his first-round TKO win. Lopez dropped Yousaf with a brutal uppercut within the first minute, dropping his opponent. Yusaf was able to recover, only to be dropped with another uppercut. Lopez went 23-6 and called up Movsar Evloev for his next match.
UFC 300 early qualifying results, highlights
• Light weight: Renato Moicano def. Jalin Turner, R2 4 minutes 11 seconds, TKO victory:
Jalin Turner ended his bout with Renato Moicano with a devastating walk-off knockout with 20 seconds left in the first round. Or so he thought. Turner landed a hard left hand that sent Moicano flying to the mat. However, Moicano got back to his feet and finished the round. He then returned in the second round and got an early takedown, eventually finishing off Turner with a ground-and-pound attack. It was an incredible comeback for Moicano after a terrible mistake by Turner.
• Women's strawweight: Jessica Andrade def. Marina Rodriguez, split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28):
The first round wasn't too exciting as Jessica Andrade used her aggressiveness to maintain space. Marina Rodriguez played well, showcasing combinations and other attacks for most of the second round, until Andrade exploded with volume in the final moments to do some damage. Andrade looked tired at the start of the third round, which was primarily a kickboxing match, landing far more blows and leg kicks than Rodriguez. It was enough for her to outscore Rodriguez on two of the judges' scorecards for a split decision victory.
• Lightweight: Bobby Greene def. Jim Miller wins by unanimous decision (30-27 30-25, 29-26):
Bobby Green landed some big shots in the first round, but completely dominated Jim Miller over the next 10 minutes, earning him a unanimous decision victory. Miller's face and front torso were completely covered in blood, and his right eye eventually swelled shut. Green cursed throughout the match and more than backed it up by berating Paddy Pimblett, a “slimy sweet snake”, in the post-match interview.
• Bantamweight: Deiveson Figueiredo def. Cody Garbrandt by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:02 of R2:
Deiveson Figueiredo won his second fight at 135 pounds following a call from former champion Cody Garbrandt, who had never submitted a single fight in his 19-fight career prior to Saturday night. Figueiredo took Garbrandt down early in the second round and showed some incredible grappling, but was unable to land an arm triangle choke. After the reset, Figueiredo got the job done with a rear naked choke, improving to 22-3-1.
