Alex Pereira will defend the UFC light heavyweight title against former champion Jamahal Hill in the main event of three-title-fight UFC 300 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
The landmark event at T-Mobile Arena will also feature a strawweight title bout between champion Zhang Weili and Chinese countrywoman Yan Xiaonan. In addition, onetime lightweight title challenger Justin Gaethje will take on former featherweight champ Max Holloway, with the UFC's symbolic "Baddest Motherf---er" belt on the line.
The main card is on ESPN+ pay-per-view starting at 10 p.m. ET, with prelims on ESPN and ESPN+ at 8 p.m. and early prelims on ESPN+ at 6 p.m.
Pereira (9-2) won the title in November, knocking out Jirí Procházka. He is No. 4 in the ESPN pound-for-pound men's rankings.
Hill (12-1, 1 NC) has not fought since January 2023, when he won the belt with a decision victory over Glover Teixeira. Hill had to vacate the title in July after rupturing his Achilles tendon playing basketball.
Zhang (24-3), who is in her second reign at 115 pounds, last fought in August, defending her belt with a decision win over Amanda Lemos. Zhang is No. 1 in the ESPN pound-for-pound women's rankings.
The sixth-ranked Yan (17-3) knocked out former champ Jessica Andrade in her most recent fight last May.
Prochazka and Andrade are also part of UFC 300, as are five other former champs: Charles Oliveira, Aljamain Sterling, Holly Holm, Deiveson Figueiredo and Cody Garbrandt.
What are the storylines behind the top fights at UFC 300? How are experts breaking them down? What do the fighters have to say? Here is the fight card, how to watch it and a collection of all of the UFC 300 essentials.
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UFC 300 fight card
ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m.
Light heavyweight championship: Alex Pereira (c) vs. Jamahal Hill
Strawweight championship: Zhang Weili (c) vs. Yan Xiaonan
Lightweight (for BMF belt): Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway
Lightweight: Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan
Middleweight: Bo Nickal vs. Cody Brundage
ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m.
Light heavyweight: Jirí Procházka vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Men's featherweight: Calvin Kattar vs. Aljamain Sterling
Women's bantamweight: Holly Holm vs. Kayla Harrison
Men's featherweight: Sodiq Yusuff vs. Diego Lopes
ESPN+, 6 p.m.
Lightweight: Jalin Turner vs. Renato Moicano
Strawweight: Jessica Andrade vs. Marina Rodriguez
Lightweight: Bobby Green vs. Jim Miller
Men's bantamweight: Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Cody Garbrandt
(c) = defending champion
Can UFC 300 star-making eclipse 100 and 200?
At both UFC 100 and 200, a fighter on the way to becoming the GOAT kind of came out of nowhere to seize the moment. For both Jon Jones and Amanda Nunes, the lofty legacies were already in a steady build when they walked into the cage to take part in the UFC's milestone festivities. But showing off under the most shimmering of spotlights certainly didn't slow their buildup. This begs the question: Who'll emerge from the shadows on Saturday at UFC 300?