UFC 301: Pantoja vs Erceg airs live on pay-per-view from Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday, May 4. A day before the fight show the athletes step on the scales to make it official for their respective MMA bouts.
In the main event, Alexandre Pantoja (27-5) of Brazil defends flyweight title against No. 10-ranked contender Steve Erceg (12-1) of Australia. To be eligible for the belt, the fighters must make the required 125 lbs championship limit.
Both came on weight. Alexandre Pantoja weigh-in at 125 lbs. Steve Erceg showed the same. The championship bout is scheduled for five rounds.
In the co-main event, Los Angeles’ bantamweight Jonathan Martinez (19-4) goes up against former two-time featherweight champion Jose Aldo (31-8) of Brazil. The non-championship limit is 136 lbs. Both, Aldo and Martinez, came in at 136 lbs.
All other fighters battling it out on the night also hit the mark.
Get UFC 301: Pantoja vs Erceg full fight card and weights below.
UFC 301 fight card
Main card
- Alexandre Pantoja (125) vs. Steve Erceg (125) – Pantoja’s UFC flyweight title
- Jose Aldo (136) vs. Jonathan Martinez (136)
- Anthony Smith (205.5) vs. Vitor Petrino (206)
- Michel Pereira (186) vs. Ihor Potieria (185)
- Paul Craig (185) vs. Caio Borralho (186)
Preliminary card
- Jack Shore (145.5) vs. Joanderson Brito (146)
- Karolina Kowalkiewicz (116) vs. Iasmin Lucindo (116)
- Elves Brener (156) vs. Myktybek Orolbai (155.5)
- Jean Silva (146) vs. William Gomis (143.5)*
Early prelims
- Joaquim Silva (155.5) vs. Drakkar Klose (156)
- Mauricio Ruffy (156) vs. Jamie Mullarkey (155)
- Dione Barbosa (126) vs. Ernesta Kareckaite (125.5)
- Ismael Bonfim (156) vs. Vinc Pichel (156)
- Alessandro Costa (125) vs. Kevin Borjas (125.5)
*William Gomis was pulled from the card after the weigh-ins due to health issues. His fight against Jean Silva was canceled.