UFC 300 promises to be one of the greatest nights in MMA history as Dana White puts on a stacked card for the landmark event this weekend.
The UFC has risen to become a juggernaut in sport since Royce Gracie beat Gerard Gordeau in its first numbered event back in 1993.
MMA mogul White has put together blockbuster cards for UFC’s centurion PPVS, with Brock Lesnar, Georges St-Pierre, Jon Jones, and Amanda Nunes among the legends to compete at UFC 100 and 200.
The card for UFC 300 has now been confirmed with Alex Pereira headlining the event as he defends his light-heavyweight title against Jamahal Hill.
Elsewhere, strawweight champion Zhang Weili will face Yan Xiaonan, Justin Gaethje battles Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira takes on Arman Tsarukyan.
UFC 300: Date and how to follow
UFC 300 will take place on Saturday, April 13.
The action is being held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The preliminary rounds are set to get underway at 11pm.
The main card will then be around 1am, with the main event then between 4 and 5am.
The prelims are set to be broadcast live on the UFC Fight Pass and fans can sign up to the pass here, and then the main card will be shown live on TNT Sports Box Office in the UK.
talkSPORT will have updates throughout fight week while talkSPORT.com will be on hand for the best of the reaction.
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UFC 300: Fight card
Subject to change
Main card
- Alex Pereira (c) vs. Jamahal Hill – for UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
- Zhang Weili (c) vs. Yan Xiaonan – for UFC Strawweight Championship
- Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway
- Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan
- Bo Nickal vs. Cody Brundage
Preliminary card
- Jiri Prochazka vs. Aleksandar Rakic
- Calvin Kattar vs. Aljamain Sterling
- Holly Holm vs. Kayla Harrison
- Sodiq Yusuff vs. Diego Lopes
Early preliminary card
- Renato Moicano vs. Jalin Turner
- Jessica Andrade vs. Marina Rodriguez
- Bobby Green vs. Jim Miller
- Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Cody Garbrandt
UFC 300: What has been said?
UFC commentator Joe Rogan has hit back at suggestions that the main event between Pereira and Hill is a foregone conclusion.
Speaking on his podcast, he said: “Jamahal Hill is f****** dangerous. Watch the fight with Glover [Teixeira], he pieced Glover up. And Glover is f****** good.
“People underestimate him for some strange reason and I don’t understand it.
“I heard people talk about his power; watch that Johnny Walker fight.
“He hit him in the forehead and he went down like a sniper shot him. Bro, he’s good and he’s f****** dangerous.
“Jamahal is a one-punch knockout artist at heavyweight for sure. He’s a big tall dude and he knows movement – he’s f****** dangerous, man.
“Bro, he’s f****** dangerous. Jamahal’s dangerous. A lot of people are picking Pereira to run him over, which I think is interesting.
“I’m not sure about that, man. Dude, I think this is going to be a great fight.”
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The duo also finally came face-to-face and Hill actually asked Pereira for his autograph.
Here is how the exchange went down.
Hill said: “Question, can I get you to sign something?”
“I got everybody on the card to sign it. Even though we are going to go to battle and do our thing, I still respect you, I‘m still a fan and I still appreciate you.”
Pereira signed without saying a word, and the pair are now ready to go to war.
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