UFC 300, set to take place in Las Vegas on April 13, is expected to feature a stacked lineup, including four title fights, and could potentially mark the return of Conor McGregor.
UFC 300 is gearing up to be a monumental event in April. After a year of upheaval, the UFC is bringing UFC 300 home to Las Vegas on April 13. Dana White, UFC CEO, has promised a lineup that is both stacked and unpredictable.
The first quarter of the year already has four title fights booked. These include Sean Strickland vs. Dricus Du Plessis for the middleweight title, and Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Raquel Pennington for the vacant women’s bantamweight title at UFC 297. Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria for the featherweight title at UFC 298 is also on the cards. And Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera for the bantamweight title at UFC 299. This leaves plenty of room for potential blockbuster fights.
One question on everyone’s mind is whether UFC 300 will mark the return of Conor McGregor, the sport’s biggest star. Only time will tell. The countdown to UFC 300 has begun.
In the meantime, keep an eye on this page. We’ll keep you updated with every fight announcement, rumors, and athletes calling their shots.
The current UFC 300 fight card includes Zhang Weili vs. Yan Xiaonan, Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway for the BMF title, Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan, Aljamain Sterling vs. Calvin Kattar, Jiri Prochazka vs. Aleksandar Rakic, Cody Garbrandt vs. Deiveson Figueiredo, Jim Miller vs. Bobby Green, and Bo Nickal vs. Cody Brundage.
In a surprising move, Dana White announced that Justin Gaethje will defend his BMF title against Max Holloway at UFC 300. Jim Miller will also get his wish after his third-round submission of Gabriel Benitez at UFC Vegas 84. Miller, the current record-holder for the most bouts and wins in UFC history, will face Bobby Veteran. Miller is aiming to become the only fighter to compete at UFC 100, UFC 200, and UFC 300.
Cody Garbrandt gets his wish too. Dana White announced a long-awaited matchup between former champions Cody Garbrandt and Deiveson Figueiredo for UFC 300. Garbrandt had called for a match against Figueiredo after his latest knockout win over Brian Kelleher at UFC 296. The two former champions were previously booked to meet in August 2020, but Garbrandt had to pull out due to illness. Now, they’ll get a chance to settle their business at one of the biggest cards of the year.
Jim Miller has been linked to UFC 300 for years. After his UFC Vegas 84 bout with Gabriel Benitez, Miller extended his UFC win record and turned his attention to the April pay-per-view event. Following the win, Miller showed interest in fighting Paul Felder and Matt Brown on the historic card. He also humorously called out Brock Lesnar.
Nate Diaz might be interested in coming home again. After he was scheduled to headline UFC 200 against Conor McGregor in 2016, Diaz now likes the idea of returning to potentially serve as the UFC 300 main event. Diaz teased the possible reunion on Twitter after hitting free agency following his last fight in the octagon — a win over Tony Ferguson in 2022. Diaz wrote, “I was supposed to headline UFC 200. Headline UFC 300 would be better.”
Light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has been attached to this card already. Pereira posted a photo of himself with the championship wrapped around his waist with a caption of “DE VOLTA,” which translates to “BACK.” While an announcement hasn’t been made regarding Pereira’s timeline, UFC 300 is currently without a main event. With Pereira ending 2023 with incredible momentum, the UFC could certainly put “Poatan” in a spot to capitalize on it.
One former lightweight titleholder has been booked for UFC 300, while another is set to compete a month earlier. Dana White officially announced that Charles Oliveira is set to fight Arman Tsarukyan. This bout is expected to determine the next challenger for lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. White also confirmed that former interim champion Dustin Poirier will not be competing at UFC 300. Poirier will instead fight fast-rising contender Benoit Saint Denis at UFC 299 on March 9.
During an IG live, Dana White was asked about what else could be on the UFC 300 card. White, who has been traveling, said that he will be announcing more matchups soon. He didn’t say anything about whether or not the main event, or any of the top-of-the-bill bouts would be announced, but it appears as if the current three-fight slate will be expanding.
If Dustin Poirier competes at UFC 300, it won’t be against Conor McGregor or Nate Diaz. Poirier ruled out a clash with Diaz with “it ain’t happening.” Poirier has been linked to a showdown with Diaz for years now, but for whatever reason, the two fighters have never met in the Octagon.
Conor McGregor, arguably the UFC’s most popular star, likely won’t compete at the massive event. The former two-division UFC champion has plans to finally fight Michael Chandler during International Fight Week on June 29. The UFC has yet to announce the fight.
Leon Edwards believes he will compete at UFC 300. The UFC welterweight champion made the announcement during a soccer match and thinks he will return for a summer event in Birmingham, England, as well.
Nate Diaz’s UFC days might not be done. In a brief social media post, Diaz teased having interest in returning to the promotion he called home for 15 years, writing, “UFC 300 would be tight but there’s nobody to fight.”
Diaz parted ways with the UFC following a win over Tony Ferguson at UFC 279 in September 2022. The split