UFC 300
UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | April 13, 2024 | |||
Venue | T-Mobile Arena | |||
City | Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |||
Attendance | 20,067[1] | |||
Total gate | $16,508,823[1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 13, 2024, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, United States.[2][3]
Background
Main card: three title fights and a title eliminator
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Former interim
Former
The main card was opened by a middleweight bout between three-time NCAA Division I National Wrestling Champion and undefeated prospect Bo Nickal and Cody Brundage.[14]
Under-card
Former
Former
A featherweight bout between Sodiq Yusuff and Diego Lopes took place at the event.[16]
Renato Moicano and Jalin Turner met in a lightweight bout, which was the final addition to the card.[17]
Former
Jim Miller and Bobby Green met in a lightweight bout at the event. Miller became the only fighter to have competed at all three milestone events for the organization, previously competing at UFC 100 and UFC 200.[19] The duo was previously booked thrice, but canceled all three times due to Green withdrawals: first at UFC 172 in April 2014, due to an elbow injury;[20] the second booking at UFC 258 in February 2021, when he collapsed after the weigh-ins and was deemed unfit to compete;[21] and the third time at UFC 276 in July 2022, when Green withdrew for unknown reasons.[22]
A bantamweight bout between former
Additional information
The event originally featured $50,000 fight night bonuses, which were raised to $300,000 2 days before the event, marking the highest amount ever paid by the promotion for such bonuses.[25]
During the event's broadcast, it was announced that a
Results
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Light Heavyweight | Alex Pereira (c) | def. | Jamahal Hill | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:14 | [a] |
Women's Strawweight | Zhang Weili (c) | def. | Yan Xiaonan | Decision (unanimous) (49–45, 49–45, 49–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [b] |
Lightweight | Max Holloway | def. | Justin Gaethje (c) | KO (punch) | 5 | 4:59 | [c] |
Lightweight | Arman Tsarukyan | def. | Charles Oliveira | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
Middleweight | Bo Nickal | def. | Cody Brundage | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:38 | |
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
Light Heavyweight | Jiří Procházka | def. | Aleksandar Rakić | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:17 | |
Featherweight | Aljamain Sterling | def. | Calvin Kattar | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Women's Bantamweight | Kayla Harrison | def. | Holly Holm | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:47 | |
Featherweight | Diego Lopes | def. | Sodiq Yusuff | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:29 | |
Early preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
Lightweight | Renato Moicano | def. | Jalin Turner | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:11 | |
Women's Strawweight | Jéssica Andrade | def. | Marina Rodriguez | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Bobby Green | def. | Jim Miller | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–25, 29–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bantamweight | Deiveson Figueiredo | def. | Cody Garbrandt | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:02 |
- UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
- ^ For the symbolic "BMF" title. Tied for latest finish in UFC history.
- UFC Lightweighttitle eliminator.
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $300,000 bonuses.[28]
- Fight of the Night: Max Holloway vs. Justin Gaethje
- Performance of the Night: Max Holloway and Jiří Procházka
See also
References
- ^ a b Mike Bohn (2024-04-14). "UFC 300 post-event facts: Max Holloway boosts records, resume with BMF title knockout". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ^ Nolan King (2023-12-15). "UFC 300 officially announced for Las Vegas". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (2023-12-15). "UFC confirms event dates, locations including UFC 299, UFC 300". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ Nick Baldwin (2023-12-15). "UFC 300 to take place April 13 in Las Vegas". thescore.com. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-02-18). "UFC 300 main event announced: Alex Pereira vs. Jamahal Hill for light heavyweight title". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2024-02-21). "Alex Pereira signs new 8-fight contract before UFC 300, says fight was bumped up from UFC 301". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ Damon Martin (2023-07-14). "Jamahal Hill relinquishes UFC title after suffering ruptured Achilles in basketball game". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Alex Ballentine (2023-11-12). "Alex Pereira defeats Jiří Procházka by KO to win light heavyweight title at UFC 295". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2024-01-10). "UFC 300 adds Zhang Weili vs. Yan Xiaonan in all-China strawweight title fight". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (2024-01-16). "UFC 300: Justin Gaethje defends BMF belt vs. Max Holloway, Jim Miller gets Bobby Green". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ Brett Okamoto (2023-07-30). "Justin Gaethje knocks out Dustin Poirier, wins BMF title at UFC 291". espn.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ Damon Martin (2023-04-11). "UFC HOFer Mark Coleman to put 'BMF' belt on Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway winner at UFC 300". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ Alexander K. Lee (2024-01-07). "Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan announced for UFC 300, winner to face Islam Makhachev". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ a b c Mike Bohn (2023-12-21). "Dana White announces first UFC 300 bookings with Prochazka-Rakic, Sterling-Kattar, Bo Nickal". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ Damon Martin (2024-01-23). "Kayla Harrison signs with UFC, set to debut at bantamweight against Holly Holm at UFC 300". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ Farah Hannoun (2024-01-24). "Diego Lopes vs. Sodiq Yusuff joins stacked UFC 300 lineup". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2024-03-09). "Renato Moicano vs. Jalin Turner completes lineup for historic UFC 300 event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ Mike Heck (2024-01-26). "Jessica Andrade vs. Marina Rodriguez set for UFC 300". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-01-16). "Jim Miller gets UFC 300 wish, fights fellow vet Bobby Green at historic event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ Jamie Penick (2014-04-20). "With Bobby Green injured, UFC 172 shakes up lightweight bouts with Miller-Medeiros and Ellenberger-Rocha now booked". mmatorch.com. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ Simon Samano (2021-02-12). "Bobby Green collapses after UFC 258 weigh-ins, pulled from Jim Miller fight". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ Danny Segura and Mike Bohn (2022-06-23). "Donald Cerrone replaces Bobby Green, fights Jim Miller in rematch at UFC 276". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ Curtis Calhoun (2024-01-11). "Deiveson Figueiredo booked for bantamweight return at UFC 300 against a former champion". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ Marcelo Barone and Raphael Marinho (2020-10-02). "Cody Garbrandt pulls out and Deiveson Figueiredo will face Alex Perez for the belt". globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11. (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- ^ Alex Pattle (2023-04-12). "Dana White agrees to $300,000 bonuses for UFC 300 fighters". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ Matthew Wells (2024-04-14). "Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen 1 joins 2024 UFC Hall of Fame class". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ^ "UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ Dan Hiergesell (2024-04-13). "Bonuses! Max Holloway banks insane $600K for 'BMF' knockout - UFC 300". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-04-13.