UFC 301: Pantoja vs Erceg weigh-in video
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.
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.
Get UFC 301: Pantoja vs Erceg full fight card and stay tuned for weights below.
UFC 301 fight card
Main card
Alexandre Pantoja vs. Steve Erceg, flyweight – Pantoja’s UFC flyweight title
Jonathan Martinez vs. Jose Aldo, bantamweight
Anthony Smith vs. Vitor Petrino, light heavyweight
Michel Pereira vs. Ihor Potieria, middleweight
Paul Craig vs. Caio Borralho, middleweight
Preliminary card
Jack Shore vs. Joanderson Brito, featherweight
Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Iasmin Lucindo, women’s strawweight
Elves Brener vs. Myktybek Orolbai, lightweight
Jean Silva vs. William Gomis, featherweight
Early prelims
Joaquim Silva vs. Drakkar Klose, lightweight
Mauricio Ruffy vs. Jamie Mullarkey, lightweight
Dione Barbosa vs. Ernesta Kareckaite, women’s flyweight
Ismael Bonfim vs. Vinc Pichel, lightweight
Alessandro Costa vs. Kevin Borjas, flyweight
Parviz Iskenderov
Parviz Iskenderov is a former Muay Thai fighter, sports manager and editor at FIGHTMAG.