UFC has finally unveiled where and when the UFC 300 will take place: at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on April 13. And while the promotion didn’t share the lineup it will be presenting on the said date, UFC CEO Dana White promised the participation of Jim Miller.
We'll see you in April for #UFC300! pic.twitter.com/9i6F5cwg0g
— UFC (@ufc) December 16, 2023
UFC 300 is one of the long-awaited events of the promotion, with many speculating about its details in the past months. The company confirmed some of its details during its season news conference. As expected, it will fall on the April timeline earlier anticipated by fans and will be held in Las Vegas, where UFC 100 and 200 also took place.
Unfortunately, White didn’t share much about the lineup or the headline of UFC 300 but said that Miller would be one of the bouts. This is going to be the third time “A-10” will join UFC’s 00 event after fighting at UFC 100 and 200.
As for the current champs and big names in its rosters, the company remains mum on who it would pick to headline the event. Yet, according to what some fighters and fans believe, this could be where the anticipated Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic fight will happen. To recall, the promotion still has to rebook the fight as Jones continues to rest to recover from his injury. Ben Askren also made a logical bet that the Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya could also headline the event, given the former’s standing in the UFC and strong will to fight “The Last Stylebender” again.
Sadly, Conor McGregor and Georges St-Pierre won’t be at UFC 30. Yet, when asked who he would like to see in April, “Rush” shared his favor for Jones, Kamaru Usman, Khamzat Chimaev, Adesanya, Islam Makhachev, and Alexander Volkanovski.
UPDATE:
Here are the current confirmed bouts joining the event:
- BMF title: Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway
- Strawweight Belt Defense: Zhang Weili vs. Yan Xiaonan
- Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan
- Kayla Harrison vs. Holly Holm
- Jiri Prochazka vs. Aleksandar Rakic
- Calvin Kattar vs. Aljamain Sterling
- Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Cody Garbrandt
- Bobby Green vs. Jim Miller
- Cody Brundage vs. Bo Nickal
- Diego Lopes vs. Sodiq Yusuff
