The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Brazil for its next pay-per-view event. Headlining UFC 301 is a flyweight title fight between Alexandre Pantoja and Steve Erceg.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship built its first post-UFC 300 pay-per-view with the sole purpose of thrilling a home crowd. Taking to Rio de Janeiro for the first time in more than a year, matchmaking was intentional, as each bout features a Brazilian against a foreign opponent.
The flyweight title is on the line when the promotion returns to Rio de Janeiro on Saturday night
The last time, the UFC put on a pay-per-view event, it was a fever dream of star power and expert hijacking. However, this time the premier brand in mixed
Steve Erceg represents a rare breed of competitor in the Ultimate Fighting Championship—those who have had their case at a title shot expedited. Erceg travels into hostile territory to take on Alexandre Pantoja for the undisputed flyweight championship in the UFC 301 headliner this Saturday at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
Alexandre Pantoja (27-5) will be warmly welcomed at UFC 301. He’s returning to his home crowd in Brazil with the UFC Flyweight Championship in hand. The hometown fighter is also starring in the main event, with a chance to walk away victorious.
Pantoja plans to cement himself as the new King of Rio in the first home-field fight of his UFC career
Outside the main event of UFC 301, a legend returns to action while former contenders look to stay relevant in their respective divisions. Here’s a breakdown of the action on the UFC 301 main card.
Alexandre Pantoja is back to his roots. For the first time in over a decade, the UFC Flyweight Champion will fight in his native country of Brazil. Pantoja headlines UFC 301 from Rio de Janeiro this Saturday with his next title defense set against an unlikely challenger in Steve Erceg.
Steve Erceg is thrilled by the potential jeers and boos that will come his way as he challenges Alexandre Pantoja in front of the champion’s home crowd at UFC 301.
Steve Erceg isn’t your typical UFC main-event fighter. The native of Perth, Australia, looks like a guy who came straight out of an office job. While Erceg doesn’t punch in numbers and file reports, he does punch faces in and file knockouts in the UFC ring.
Despite all the noise surrounding his next booking, Steve Erceg is laser-focused on his upcoming flyweight title meeting with Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 301 and is hoping to walk away with a statement win over the Brazilian in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
It's not everyday the #10 contender secures a shot at the title. Heads were turned indeed when the UFC announced that flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja would return against Steve Erceg of all contenders in the main event of UFC 301.
UFC 301 heads to Brazil in May and today, the promotion announced the fight that will headline the show. It was announced that the Brazilian flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja (27-5) will defend his flyweight title against Australia’s Steve Erceg (12-1).
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