UFC 301 will feature a title fight between 125-pound champion Alexandre Pantoja and flyweight contender Steve Erceg at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.
With UFC 301 coming up this Saturday, Brazilian MMA fans will experience a love letter from the Las Vegas-based promotion. The country has produced countless talents in the sport, with champions like Alexandre Pantoja dominating the landscape.
The last time, the UFC put on a pay-per-view event, it was a fever dream of star power and expert hijacking. However, this time the premier brand in mixed
Alexandre Pantoja (27-5) will be warmly welcomed at UFC 301. He’s returning to his home crowd in Brazil with the UFC Flyweight Championship in hand. The hometown fighter is also starring in the main event, with a chance to walk away victorious.
Alexandre Pantoja recently doubled down on his claims of having gotten the better of Sean O'Malley in sparring. Pantoja and O’Malley have gone back and forth in the past over the result of a sparring session they had six years ago.
Alexandre Pantoja will draw from Jose Aldo’s celebration book if he defends his title against Steve Erceg at UFC 301. Pantoja is scheduled to put his flyweight strap on the line against Erceg in Saturday’s main event at the Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Alexandre Pantoja is back to his roots. For the first time in over a decade, the UFC Flyweight Champion will fight in his native country of Brazil. Pantoja headlines UFC 301 from Rio de Janeiro this Saturday with his next title defense set against an unlikely challenger in Steve Erceg.
Steve Erceg is thrilled by the potential jeers and boos that will come his way as he challenges Alexandre Pantoja in front of the champion’s home crowd at UFC 301.
The once overlooked and undervalued Ultimate Fighting Championship men’s flyweight division is now ripe with talent—replete with fierce competitors from the bottom of the barrel to the top of the heap.
For Alexandre Pantoja (27-5), getting the opportunity to fight in front of the home crowd doesn’t come often. However, the UFC Flyweight Champion will get that chance on May 4 in Rio de Janeiro, when he’ll fight in the main event of UFC 301 against Steve Erceg.
Some people knew Alexandre Pantoja was going all the way to the top when he was just a youngling. Pantoja, the Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight champion, defends his title on May 4 in his home country of Brazil.
UFC 301 will have a global flavor on May 4 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It’ll showcase the country’s best talents and MMA fighters, highlighting how Brazil became an MMA hotbed.
Alexandre Pantoja's next title defense has been locked in. Who won the flyweight sweepstakes? Well, it's probably not who you thought it'd be as #10 ranked contender Steve Erceg ultimately got the call to face the champion at UFC 301 on May 4th. The promotion announced the title fight on Friday, following an initial report by The West Australian.