UFC CEO Dana White has finally confirmed what bout will headline the historic UFC 300 card: the match between Alex Pereira and Jamahal Hill.
BREAKING!!!
The #UFC300 main event will be Pereira vs Hill April 13th from Las Vegas pic.twitter.com/YrfTxLWsZ2
— danawhite (@danawhite) February 18, 2024
0The executive shared the news this weekend. The match will join the other bouts which will be included on the April 13 PPV card.
It will be the first title defense of “Poatan” after securing the belt that was vacated by Hill due to an Achilles tendon injury. As for Hill, the fight will mark his comeback and his chance to continue his four-fight winning streak.
The pairing is somewhat unsurprising as White already expressed interest in making the match in November when Pereira secured the belt by defeating Jiri Prochazka at UFC 295. Both parties were receptive to the idea, with Pereira calling Hill as his “focus” afterward.
With this newest addition, the lineup of the UFC 300 card includes:
- Lightweight Title Defense: Champion Alex Pereira vs. Jamahal Hill
- BMF Title: Champion Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway
- Strawweight Title Defense: Champion Weilli Zhang vs. Xiaonan Yan
- Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan
- Kayla Harrison vs. Holly Holm
- Calvin Kattar vs. Aljamain Sterling
- Jiri Prochazka vs. Aleksandar Rakic
- Diego Lopes vs. Sodiq Yusuff
- Jessica Andrade vs. Marina Rodriguez
- Bobby Green vs. Jim Miller
- Cody Brundage vs. Bo Nickal
- Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Cody Garbrandt
