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UFC 300 gets Justin Gaethje vs Max Holloway BMF title bout and more
Justin ”The Highlight” Gaethje to defend BMF strap as Max Holloway bout official for the UFC 300 fight card.
UFC boss Dana White recently announced two new lightweight bouts for the milestone UFC 300 card on April 13, including a BMF title fight between Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway.
”50 wins between them, 34 finishes, two of the best strikers in the sport, two of the most durable fighters in the sport, two of the most aggressive guys in the sport,” White said in a video announcement on Instagram.
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UFC boss: Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway ’two of the all-time greats’
Justin Gaethje, a No. 2 ranked lightweight and former interim champ, won the then-vacant BMF belt back in July as he flattened Dustin Poirier with a second-round head kick knockout. ”The Highlight” currently has two straight victories and he’s won seven out of his last nine bouts, with the two losses in that span coming in title fights against Khabib Nurmagomedov and Charles Oliveira.
Max Holloway, the current No. 1 ranked contender and former UFC featherweight champ with three title defenses, has also won two fights in a row. After losing to reigning champ Alexander Volkanovski for the third time, he moved on to defeat Arnold Allen by decision before knocking out UFC icon Chan Sung Jung, better known as ”The Korean Zombie”, in Jung’s retirement fight at back in August.
”Gaethje destroys all guys with leg kicks and power in both hands. Max is regarded by many to be the best boxer in the UFC and has made many top 10 guys look like they don’t even belong there with him. Two of the all-time greats in their divisions, and this fight will be five rounds for the BMF title,” Dana White said as he announced the fight for UFC 300.
Jim Miller to take on Bobby Green at UFC 300, could break into top 15
A lightweight matchup between record-setting veteran Jim Miller, who just fought and won at last weekend’s UFC event, and No. 14 ranked Bobby Green was also added to the UFC 300 card.
Miller was already promised a spot at the milestone event in order to become the only fighter to compete at UFC 100, UFC 200 and UFC 300. Now, it’s been officially confirmed that Green will be his opponent in a bout that could land him in the top 15 rankings should he win.
”Jim Miller, 40 years old, is the all-time leader in UFC wins at 26. He’s got the most UFC finishes in lightweight history at 16, and he’s tied for most submissions in UFC lightweight history with Charles Oliveira at 10. And now, he’s attempting to break into the top 15 in one of the nastiest divisions in the sport,” Dana White said about Miller, before introducing his opponent Green:
”He will be facing a guy who takes on anyone, anytime, anywhere, Bobby Green. Bobby hasn’t seen a scorecards in two years. His fights do not go to distance, he’s got 20 finishes and his style is in your face, moving forward, pushing the action the entire time. This fight has been scheduled three times, but this is the time that matters.”
UFC 300 fight card with Justin Gaethje vs Max Holloway and all the latest updates
UFC 300 goes down in T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on April 13. Check out the current lineup down below!
- Women’s strawweight title fight: (C) Zhang Weili vs. #2 Yan Xiaonan
- BMF title fight at lightweight: (BMF) Justin Gaethje #2 vs. Max Holloway (#1 FW)
- Lightweight: #1 Charles Oliveira vs. #4 Arman Tsarukyan
- Light heavyweight: #2 Jiri Prochazka vs. #5 Aleksandar Rakic
- Featherweight: (#1 BW) Aljamain Sterling vs. #7 Calvin Kattar
- Middleweight: Bo Nickal vs. Cody Brundage
- Bantamweight: #8 Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Cody Garbrandt
- Lightweight: #14 Bobby Green vs. Jim Miller