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All you need to know about UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2
UFC 303 fight card. Photo via UFC
On Saturday June 29, UFC 303 will go down at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The main event features a light heavyweight title fight between reigning champion Alex Pereira and former champ Jiri Prochazka. Both 205ers took the fight on short notice as the Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler matchup was cancelled due to an injury.
Pereira defeated Prochazka at UFC 295 in November last year to become the light heavyweight champion. Less than three months ago, the Brailian defeated ex-champ Jamahal Hill in the first round.
In the co-main event, former featherweight title challenger Brian Ortega will take on rising star Diego Lopes. Both featherweight enters the fight coming from wins.
The UFC 303 fight card also features a interesting wlterweight bout between the undefeated Ian Machado Garry and Michael Page.
Check out the full card below!
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UFC 303 fight card
Main card
- Light Heavyweight bout: Alex Pereira (c) vs. Jiri Prochazka
- Featherweight bout: Brian Ortega vs. Diego Lopes
- Light Heavyweight bout: Anthony Smith vs. Roman Dolidze
- Women’s Bantamweight bout: Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Macy Chiasson
- Welterweight bout: Ian Machado Garry vs. Michael Page
Preliminary card
- Middleweight bout: Joe Pyfer vs. Marc-André Barriault
- Featherweight bout: Cub Swanson vs. Andre Fili
- Featherweight bout: Charles Jourdain vs. Jean Silva
- Bantamweight bout: Payton Talbott vs. Yanis Ghemmouri
Early preliminary card
- Women’s Strawweight bout: Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs. Gillian Robertson
- Heavyweight bout: Andrei Arlovski vs. Martin Buday
- Flyweight bout: Rei Tsuruya vs. Carlos Hernandez
- Bantamweight bout: Ricky Simón vs. Vinicius Oliveira
Sweden: The card is streamed by Viaplay, starting at 0.00 CET.
US: The four early prelims air and stream on ESPN and ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET. The four-fight prelim card airs on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET, and the main card that begins at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (via ESPN+).
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