Alexandre Pantoja puts his flyweight title on the line when he faces Steve Erceg in the main event of UFC 301. The fight card airs live from Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 4.
Ahead of their clash, UFC flyweight champion Pantoja and No. 10-ranked contender Erceg went face to face at the iconic Parque Bondinho Pão de Açúcar aka “Sugar Loaf”.
Alexandre Pantoja (27-5) of Brazil makes the second defense of his 125 lbs title. Australia’s Steve Erceg (12-1) makes his first attempt to become UFC champion.
In the co-main event, LA’s bantamweight Jonathan Martinez (19-4) faces off former two-time featherweight champion Jose Aldo (31-8) of Brazil. Also on the UFC 301 card, Brazilian Vitor Petrino (11-0) goes up against former light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith (37-19) of Corpus Christi, Texas.
A pair of middleweight bouts kickoff the action, featuring Michel Pereira (30-11, 2 NC) of Brazil up against Ihor Potieria (20-5) of Ukraine and Brazilian Caio Borralho (15-1, 1 NC) versus Paul Craig (17-7-1) of Scotland.