UFC 301

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UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
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The poster for UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateMay 4, 2024 (2024-05-04)
Venue Farmasi Arena
City Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Attendance14,514 [1]
Total gateNot announced [1]
Event chronology
UFC on ESPN: Nicolau vs. Perez UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento

UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 4, 2024, at the Farmasi Arena, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [2]

Contents

Background

The event marked the promotion's 12th visit to Rio de Janeiro and first since UFC 283 in January 2023. [2]

A UFC Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Alexandre Pantoja and Steve Erceg headlined the event. [3]

Former WEC Featherweight Champion and two-time UFC Featherweight Champion José Aldo made his return in a bantamweight bout against Jonathan Martinez, after retiring in September 2022. [4]

A lightweight bout between Ismael Bonfim and Vinc Pichel took place at the event. [5] The pair was previously expected to meet at UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis but the bout was scrapped after Bonfim missed weight. [6]

A middleweight bout between Michel Pereira and Makhmud Muradov was expected to take place at the event. [7] However, Muradov withdrew due to an infection. [8] He was replaced by Ihor Potieria, who was also scheduled to compete against Sharabutdin Magomedov at UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Chimaev on June 22. [9]

A featherweight bout between Jean Silva and William Gomis was scheduled for this event. [10] However, the bout was eventually cancelled due to Gomis suffering a weight cut related illness. [11]

During the event's broadcast, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion (also the 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Champion) Maurício Rua was announced as the next "pioneer wing" UFC Hall of Fame inductee during June's International Fight Week festivities in Las Vegas. Rua was already a UFC Hall of Famer himself after a light heavyweight bout that took place in November 2011 at UFC 139 against the former PRIDE Welterweight, PRIDE Middleweight and former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Dan Henderson (also a former UFC Middleweight and Light Heavyweight title challenger) was inducted in the "fight wing" section as part of the 2018 class. [12]

Results

Main card (ESPN+ PPV)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Flyweight Alexandre Pantoja (c)def. Steve Erceg Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46)55:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Bantamweight José Aldo def. Jonathan Martinez Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Light Heavyweight Anthony Smith def. Vitor Petrino Submission (guillotine choke)12:00
Middleweight Michel Pereira def.Ihor PotieriaSubmission (guillotine choke)10:54
Middleweight Caio Borralho def. Paul Craig KO (punches)22:10
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
FeatherweightJoanderson Britodef. Jack Shore TKO (doctor stoppage)23:35
Women's StrawweightIasmin Lucindodef. Karolina Kowalkiewicz Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
LightweightMyktybek Orolbaidef.Elves BrenerDecision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27)35:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Lightweight Drakkar Klose def. Joaquim Silva Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Early preliminary card (ESPN+)
LightweightMaurício Ruffydef. Jamie Mullarkey TKO (punches)14:42
Women's FlyweightDione Barbosadef.Ernesta KareckaitėDecision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
LightweightIsmael Bonfimdef. Vinc Pichel Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
FlyweightAlessandro Costadef.Kevin BorjasTKO (punches)21:35
  1. For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
  2. Orolbai was deducted 1 point in round 3 due to grabbing the fence.

[13]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [14]

See also

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