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UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg

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01.16.2024 | 10:51 AM ET

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UFC 301
  • Saturday 05.04.2024 at 06:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Endeavor
  • Venue: Jeunesse Arena
  • Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Paul Felder, Daniel Cormier
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Daniel Cormier
  • Attendance: 14,514
  • MMA Bouts: 13
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Bout   Info
Alexandre Pantoja   defeats   Steve Erceg   via Decision, Unanimous   5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page
José Aldo   defeats   Jonathan Martinez   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Anthony Smith   defeats   Vitor Petrino   via Submission, Guillotine Choke   2:00 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Michel Pereira   defeats   Ihor Potieria   via Submission, Standing Guillotine Choke   0:54 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Caio Borralho   defeats   Paul Craig   via KO/TKO, Left Cross   2:10 Round 2 of 3, 7:10 Total Bout Page
Joanderson Brito   defeats   Jack Shore   via KO/TKO, Doctor Stoppage (cut on Shin)   3:35 Round 2 of 3, 8:35 Total Bout Page
Iasmin Lucindo   defeats   Karolina Kowalkiewicz   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Myktybek Orolbai   defeats   Elves Brener   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Drakkar Klose   defeats   Joaquim Silva   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Mauricio Ruffy   defeats   Jamie Mullarkey   via KO/TKO, Flying Knee and Punches   4:42 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Dione Barbosa   defeats   Ernesta Kareckaite   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Ismael Bonfim   defeats   Vinc Pichel   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Alessandro Costa   defeats   Kevin Borjas   via KO/TKO, Punches From Back Mount   1:35 Round 2 of 3, 6:35 Total Bout Page

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tkr8600
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04.11.2024 | 9:02 PM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 545 Points   |   Tied for 3701st

Pereira vs. Potieria
Michel Pereira, TKO, R1
Easy KO dub for the Brazilian.

Biggsmma
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04.12.2024 | 7:51 PM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 475 Points   |   Tied for 4537th

Pantoja vs. Erceg
Steve Erceg, DEC
new flyweight champ split dec

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04.14.2024 | 8:38 AM ET

Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 670 Points   |   Tied for 1650th

Poatan could easily headline this card now. No damage at all against Hill. 

Don't know if ankalaev will be ready or if he will be so hungry for the title fight he will accept it. 
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04.14.2024 | 9:24 AM ET

Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 630 Points   |   Tied for 2407th

@VicStrk 
yep I hope they give him the headline
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04.14.2024 | 2:10 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 490 Points   |   Tied for 4383rd

Give Pereira the HW fight he asked for on this card. Give him another scrub if needed. Get Parker Porter in there, idc. They did it for Anderson Silva all the time in Rio. Do some Anderson/Bonnar **** but for Poatan. No excuses.
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04.15.2024 | 1:11 PM ET

Predictions: 12 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 790 Points   |   Tied for 217th

Would love to see Pereira going against Gane or even Volkov (I don't know if his fight against Pavlo is still on).
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04.15.2024 | 2:17 PM ET

Pereira vs Gane would be sick
TheFoxyOne
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04.15.2024 | 3:05 PM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 7 Perfect, 830 Points   |   Tied for 80th

Pantoja vs. Erceg
Steve Erceg, DEC
I have Aaron Rodgers winning a close one here. I think he survives the grappling and outstrikes Pantoja.

Martinez vs. Aldo
José Aldo, DEC
Love this fight

Craig vs. Borralho
Caio Borralho, TKO, R2
Borralho by whatever he wants

Smith vs. Petrino
Vitor Petrino, TKO, R2
TRTtor 2.0 by R2 KO

Pereira vs. Potieria
Michel Pereira, TKO, R1
Pereira is a monster, should finish Potieria early

Costa vs. Borjas
Alessandro Costa, DEC
Should be entertaining. Exciting fight

Brito vs. Shore
Joanderson Brito, SUB, R2
Gimme Brito all day. Good grappling fight but the striking will be in favor of Brito. I think that Brito beats him up gradually, breaks him mentally, and finds a sub

Brener vs. Orolbai
Myktybek Orolbai, DEC
I have Genghis Khan winning this one. Should be a banger, I think his grappling will be too much for Brener

Silva vs. Gomis
Jean Silva, DEC
gimme jean all day. dude is legit

Kowalkiewicz vs. Lucindo
Iasmin Lucindo, DEC
Brazilian lesbian vs polish heterosexual. I know who's winning this fight

Ruffy vs. Mullarkey
Mauricio Ruffy, TKO, R3
Mullarkey is a tough debut fight for ruffy but all it takes is one good connection for mullarkey to be out of there

Bonfim vs. Pichel
Ismael Bonfim, SUB, R1
The BSD loss has aged well for bonfim. I think he takes this one

chamaton
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04.16.2024 | 5:11 PM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 670 Points   |   Tied for 1689th

Martinez vs. Aldo
Jonathan Martinez, DEC
Martinez is younger faster and has taken far less damage in his career we have no idea how Aldo is going to look as it’s been 2 years since he fought in the octagon Martinez also like to blast leg kicks idk how well you can do that against aldo but i do believe Martinez will land at a higher volume and just be putting the pace on Aldo the whole time Martinez is going to have to pressure this whole fight if he wants to win the scorecards in brazil but seeing how hungry he’s been and getting his first real name value fight i think he excels here

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04.16.2024 | 5:44 PM ET

Poatan Save This Card 🙏

Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 620 Points   |   Tied for 2485th




VicStrk
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04.16.2024 | 8:23 PM ET

Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 670 Points   |   Tied for 1650th

It's been reported that Poatan broke a finger in his foot 2 weeks before his fight against Hill (Alex also posted a video of the moment it broke in training as well) so I dont think he is gonna be able to fight in this event. 

Since the beginning he said he would only fight in this card if he didn't have any injuries bothering him. 
Johnathan Baldree
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04.16.2024 | 9:27 PM ET

Get Well

That’s unfortunate news about Poatan’s injury. It sounds like he’s prioritizing his health, which is important. Hopefully, he’ll recover swiftly and be back in action soon.
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04.17.2024 | 2:29 AM ET

Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 655 Points   |   Tied for 1913th

They should add Lopes, Moicano, or I'd even take Adrade
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04.17.2024 | 3:23 AM ET

Look listen

Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 550 Points   |   Tied for 3644th

@grayerman 
let's do this wwf triple threat style.
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04.17.2024 | 10:26 AM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 670 Points   |   Tied for 1689th

Craig vs. Borralho
Caio Borralho, TKO, R1
this is going to be a weird fight to watch but i feel by now fighters know exactly what to look out for with craig Caio is very very skilled on the ground i see Craig being too comfortable in his guard and getting hit out cold by some good ground and pound shots for Caio

Bonfim vs. Pichel
Ismael Bonfim, SUB, R1
Bonfim needs a win to get back on track in a big way Pichel is 41 and pretty inactive Bonfim is a killer who by this stage in the game is a calculated finisher i see Bonfim hitting pichel with a big shot and then ending the fight by wrapping up a submission

osusnp
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04.17.2024 | 11:30 AM ET

Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 645 Points   |   Tied for 2140th

I have a fairly confident parlay in mind for this one, which means the odds are going to be all over -300 for each leg.
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04.17.2024 | 12:25 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 655 Points   |   Tied for 1913th

Pereira has a couple of broken toes so sadly he won't be able to be on this card.  
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04.17.2024 | 1:13 PM ET

Predictions: 12 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 790 Points   |   Tied for 217th

Moicano wants to fight Dariush or Paddy. It depends on how much he's gonna get fighting any of these guys.

If I'm not mistaken, Dariush already said he wants to fight money, so it'll probably happen. 

I reckon Lopes could get a fight in this event since Yusuff didn't offer him any resistance. Let's wait. 
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04.17.2024 | 1:43 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 645 Points   |   Tied for 2140th

Who does Lopes fight on 2 weeks notice though is the thing. Only one above him in rankings I could potentially see is Yair, but I doubt he takes that. Fighting down, Landwher or Jackson? Other issue is Visas. The other Brazilians ranked around him are already booked unless he fights way down the rankings.

*Unless he fights up at 155 instead and fights Moicano. That puts both of them on the card.

* Edited at 04.17.2024, 1:57 PM ET *

Latrel Dog
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04.17.2024 | 1:57 PM ET

Predictions: 12 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 790 Points   |   Tied for 217th

Yeah, I agree. 

Lopes x Yair for that Mexico card would be great though. 

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