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Date(s) - June 30, 2024
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Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka will meet in the main event of UFC 303 this weekend, replacing Michael Chandler and the injured Conor McGregor. Pereira will defend the light-heavyweight title against Prochazka, seven months after stopping the former champion to win the vacant belt.
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Brazil’s Pereira, who previously held the middleweight title, last fought in April, knocking out another former champion in Jamahal Hill. Earlier that night, Prochazka stopped Aleksandar Rakic to get back to winning ways. Now the Czech fighter will get another chance to regain the 205lbs belt, as he and Pereira step in to save UFC 303 – after McGregor suffered a broken toe and withdrew from the event.
Unlike previous UFC cards where the anticipation of the main event didn’t necessarily match the betting odds, Saturday’s contest does. Oddsmakers are currently predicting an extremely close fight with the champion Alex Pereria as the slight (-150) favorite over Procházka at (+130).
Here’s the full fight card for Saturday’s event:
Main Card
Alex Pereira vs. Jiří Procházka
Brian Ortega vs. Diego Lopes
Anthony Smith vs. Roman Dolidze
Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Macy Chiasson
Ian Machado Garry vs. Michael Page
Prelims
Joe Pyfer vs. Marc-Andre Barriault
Cub Swanson vs. Andre Fili
Charles Jourdain vs. Jean Silva
Payton Talbott vs. Yanis Ghemmouri
The apex of UFC International Fight Week is here. UFC 303 has been met with obstacles at every turn, from card-shaking injuries to weightclass shake-ups, but the card remains intact. A light heavyweight title fight between Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka headlines UFC 303, which is set to emanate from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler was originally scheduled to headline UFC 303. McGregor withdrew after suffering an injury as the UFC scrambled to find a suitable replacement. The promotion swapped out a mainstream blockbuster with two high-level fights guaranteed to deliver action: UFC light heavyweight champion Pereira vs. Prochazka and Brian Ortega vs. Diego Lopes.
Pereira and Prochazka are coming off stoppage wins of Jamahal Hill and Aleksandar Rakic, respectively, at UFC 300. The headliners previously met in a vacant title fight in November that Pereira won via second-round TKO. Ortega vs. Lopes also experienced some drama as the fight was shifted from featherweight to lightweight on Thursday after Ortega informed UFC he wouldn’t make 145 pounds.
Join MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Conner Burks, and other special guests to watch along with UFC 303 as the main card happens. In the co-main event, one-time featherweight title challenger Brian Ortega faces rising star Diego Lopes.
