Alexandre Pantoja (27-5) will be warmly welcomed at UFC 301. He’s returning to his home crowd in Brazil with the UFC Flyweight Championship in hand. The hometown fighter is also starring in the main event, with a chance to walk away victorious.
Pantoja plans to cement himself as the new King of Rio in the first home-field fight of his UFC career
Alexandre Pantoja recently doubled down on his claims of having gotten the better of Sean O'Malley in sparring. Pantoja and O’Malley have gone back and forth in the past over the result of a sparring session they had six years ago.
Outside the main event of UFC 301, a legend returns to action while former contenders look to stay relevant in their respective divisions. Here’s a breakdown of the action on the UFC 301 main card.
Alexandre Pantoja will draw from Jose Aldo’s celebration book if he defends his title against Steve Erceg at UFC 301. Pantoja is scheduled to put his flyweight strap on the line against Erceg in Saturday’s main event at the Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Alexandre Pantoja is back to his roots. For the first time in over a decade, the UFC Flyweight Champion will fight in his native country of Brazil. Pantoja headlines UFC 301 from Rio de Janeiro this Saturday with his next title defense set against an unlikely challenger in Steve Erceg.
Steve Erceg is thrilled by the potential jeers and boos that will come his way as he challenges Alexandre Pantoja in front of the champion’s home crowd at UFC 301.
The once overlooked and undervalued Ultimate Fighting Championship men’s flyweight division is now ripe with talent—replete with fierce competitors from the bottom of the barrel to the top of the heap.
For Alexandre Pantoja (27-5), getting the opportunity to fight in front of the home crowd doesn’t come often. However, the UFC Flyweight Champion will get that chance on May 4 in Rio de Janeiro, when he’ll fight in the main event of UFC 301 against Steve Erceg.
Some people knew Alexandre Pantoja was going all the way to the top when he was just a youngling. Pantoja, the Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight champion, defends his title on May 4 in his home country of Brazil.
UFC 301 will have a global flavor on May 4 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It’ll showcase the country’s best talents and MMA fighters, highlighting how Brazil became an MMA hotbed.
UFC Flyweight Champion Alexandre Pantoja recently discussed his interest in fighting UFC Bantamweight Champion Sean O'Malley. "The Cannibal" is set to defend the 125-pound gold against the #10-ranked Steve Erceg in May at UFC 301.
It's not everyday the #10 contender secures a shot at the title. Heads were turned indeed when the UFC announced that flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja would return against Steve Erceg of all contenders in the main event of UFC 301.
UFC 301 heads to Brazil in May and today, the promotion announced the fight that will headline the show. It was announced that the Brazilian flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja (27-5) will defend his flyweight title against Australia’s Steve Erceg (12-1).
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The UFC and Dana White dropped several massive announcements tonight on their social media pages.
This past Saturday night in the co-main event of UFC 290, the flyweight title was on the line.
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