UFC 301 On ESPN+ PPV [5/4 at 10 pm ET] “Aldo é o Rei do Rio, Nós é a Tropa do Mantém” (Pantoja/Erceg, Aldo/Martinez)

[THEREALBRAND]

Event: UFC 301: “Pantoja vs. Erceg”
Date: Sat., May 4, 2024
Location: Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Start times: ESPN+ PPV, ESPN2, ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET Prelims | 10 p.m. ET Main Card)

UFC 301 Main Event On ESPN+ PPV:​

125 lbs.: UFC Flyweight Champion Alexandre Pantoja vs. Steve Erceg

UFC 301 Main Card On ESPN+ PPV (10 p.m. ET):​

135 lbs.: Jose Aldo vs. Jonathan Martinez
205 lbs.: Anthony Smith vs. Vitor Petrino
185 lbs.: Michel Pereira vs. Ihor Potieria
185 lbs.: Paul Craig vs. Caio Borralho

UFC 301 ‘Prelims’ Card On ESPN2/ESPN+ (8 p.m. ET):​

145 lbs.: Joanderson Brito vs. Jack Shore
115 lbs.: Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Iasmin Lucindo
155 lbs.: Elves Brener vs. Myktybek Orolbai
145 lbs.: Jean Silva vs. William Gomis

UFC 301 Early ‘Prelims’ Card On ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET):​

155 lbs.: Joaquim Silva vs. Drakkar Klose
155 lbs.: Jamie Mullarkey vs. Mauricio Ruffy
125 lbs.: Dione Barbosa vs. Ernesta Kareckaite
155 lbs.: Ismael Bonfim vs. Vinc Pichel
125 lbs.: Alessandro Costa vs. Kevin Borjas

*Fight card, bout order and number of fights remain subject to change.*

I hate to see guys comeback after they walk away, it almost never goes well. Hopefully Aldo’s comeback is more GSP and less BJ Penn.

War Aldo

Spoiler

 

[TheSuperkick!]

Talk about a come down. Is this worth our time? Looks like a very good fight night.

 

[THEREALBRAND]

There’s no way they should let this guy fight tomorrow.

 

[aceboon]

There’s no way they should let this guy fight tomorrow.

got cancelled, his team must have had a bad scale while cutting cuz I don't know why the hell he came in that much under the limit

 

[TheSuperkick!]

So I'm actually gonna skip this one. First time in forever that I can think of a UFC ppv that I've skipped. Then again it must be boring as hell on paper to not remember the last time this happened. Maybe this one will fade from memory too.

 

[42 Monks]

its over for aldo

 

[Knockout_LR_Freshmart]

After joking about it, it turns out Aldo vs. Cruz was actually the original plan for this event.

That was like the GSP vs. Silva of the lighter weight classes at one point

 

[J Money]

Not a lot of well known names on the card but I predict some good fights and KOs. Shame the Gomis fight got cancelled as that should have been a good fihht

 

[THEREALBRAND]

First fight of the night and the crowd is already ready to behead the foreigners

 

[8====D]

Great fight! Nice W for Costa!

 

[THEREALBRAND]

Brutal finish by Costa.

Those leg kicks broke Borjas’ will.

 

[42 Monks]

bonfim is so fukking unimpressive man

 

[THEREALBRAND]

I get being cautious, but Bonfim should have been more aggressive trying to finish this. Pichel had nothing for him.

 

[8====D]

Fantastic performance by Bonfim!

 

[42 Monks]

I get being cautious, but Bonfim should have been more aggressive trying to finish this. Pichel had nothing for him.

bonfim missed weight and couldn't even get a 41 year old man up outta there. just pure uncut mid