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IT doesn’t get much bigger than UFC 300 – and it all takes place THIS WEEKEND in Las Vegas.

Jamahal Hill will take on Alex Pereira in a massive light-heavyweight world title clash.

Alex Pereira and Jamahal Hill will do battle at UFC 300 this weekend3

Alex Pereira and Jamahal Hill will do battle at UFC 300 this weekend

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UFC 300 – Alex Pereira vs Jamahal Hill: How to watch landmark Las Vegas event

But there’s a bumper fight card to go along with it, as UFC celebrates its 300th marquee event in the fight capital of the world.

Rumours swirled that Conor McGregor would be part of the spectacle, but it’s thought the Irishman will return later this year instead.

What is the current UFC 300 fight card?

As well as Hill vs Pereira, there are some other cracking fights for fans to sink their teeth into this weekend.

Justin Gaethje takes on Max Holloway in a huge fan-friendly clash for the BMF title.

Charles Oliveira takes on Arman Tsarukyan and Zhang Weili defends her stawweight title against Yan Xiaonan.

UFC 300 full card

Main card

  • Alex Pereira (c) vs. Jamahal Hill – for UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
  • Zhang Weili (c) vs. Yan Xiaonan – for UFC Strawweight Championship
  • Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway
  • Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan
  • Bo Nickal vs. Cody Brundage

Preliminary card

  • Calvin Kattar vs. Aljamain Sterling
  • Jiri Prochazka vs. Aleksandar Rakic
  • Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Cody Garbrandt
  • Holly Holm vs. Kayla Harrison

Early preliminary card

  • Sodiq Yusuff vs. Diego Lopes
  • Jessica Andrade vs. Marina Rodriguez
  • Bobby Green vs. Jim Miller
  • Renato Moicano vs. Jalin Turner
Aljamain Sterling will be back in action on the prelims

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Aljamain Sterling will be back in action on the prelimsCredit: Getty

When is UFC 300?

  • UFC 300 will take place on Saturday, April 13, 2024.
  • The main event is set to get underway at around 5am BST on Sunday, April 14/midnight ET.
  • The T-mobile Arena in Las Vegas is the chosen venue for this blockbuster event and it can host approximately 20,000 fans.
  • UFC 100 and UFC 200 were also both held in Vegas.

What has been said?

Dana White said of his main event: “It took him the shortest period of time in the history of the organisation to win his middleweight title and it took him the fewest number of bouts to win a championship in a second weight class.

“He is an all-action striker with incredible power and seven of his nine MMA wins have come by knockout.

“He is violent, he is scary and he will be taking on Jamahal Hill who is the former light heavyweight champion who never lost the title but vacated his belt after tearing his achilles last year.”

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