Alexandre Pantoja will defend his flyweight championship against Steve Erceg in the main event of UFC 301 on Saturday, May 4, in Rio de Janeiro.
The main card at Farmasi Arena will be 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.
Pantoja (27-5) has won five fights in a row, most recently a unanimous decision over Brandon Royval in December in his first defense of the 125-pound title. He is No. 6 in the ESPN pound-for-pound men's rankings.
Erceg (12-1) is riding an 11-fight winning streak that began in 2018. His most victory was a second-round knockout of Matt Schnell in March.
What are the storylines behind the top fights at UFC 301? 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 301 essentials.
UFC 301 fight card
ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET
Men's flyweight championship: Alexandre Pantoja (c) vs. Steve Erceg
Men's bantamweight: Jonathan Martinez vs. Jose Aldo
Light heavyweight: Anthony Smith vs. Vitor Petrino
Middleweight: Michel Pereira vs. Ihor Potieria
Middleweight: Paul Craig vs. Caio Borralho
ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m.
Featherweight: Jack Shore vs. Joanderson Brito
Strawweight: Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Iasmin Lucindo
Lightweight: Elves Brener vs. Myktybek Orolbai
Featherweight: Jean Silva vs. William Gomis
ESPN+, 6 p.m.
Lightweight: Joaquim Silva vs. Drakkar Klose
Lightweight: Mauricio Ruffy vs. Jamie Mullarkey
Women's Flyweight: Dione Barbosa vs. Ernesta Kareckaite
Lightweight: Ismael Bonfim vs. Vinc Pichel
Men's flyweight: Alessandro Costa vs. Kevin Borjas
(c) = defending champion
How to watch the fights
Watch the PPV and all other fights on ESPN+: Get ESPN+ here.
Watch the prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+, early prelims on ESPN+. Download the ESPN App | WatchESPN | TV schedule
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There's also FightCenter, which offers live updates for every UFC card.