Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka will meet in the main event of UFC 303 this weekend, replacing Michael Chandler and the injured Conor McGregor.
Pereira will defend the light-heavyweight title against Prochazka, seven months after stopping the former champion to win the vacant belt.
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Brazil’s Pereira, who previously held the middleweight title, last fought in April, knocking out another former champion in Jamahal Hill. Earlier that night, Prochazka stopped Aleksandar Rakic to get back to winning ways.
Now the Czech fighter will get another chance to regain the 205lbs belt, as he and Pereira step in to save UFC 303 – after McGregor suffered a broken toe and withdrew from the event.
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When is UFC 303?
UFC 303 takes place on Saturday 29 June at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The early prelims will begin at 11pm BST (3pm PT / 5pm CT / 6pm ET), with the regular prelims following at 1am BST on Sunday (5pm PT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET on Saturday). The main card will then start at 3am BST on Sunday (7pm PT / 9pm CT / 10pm ET on Saturday).
How can I watch UFC 303?
The card will air live on TNT Sports in the UK, with the broadcaster’s app and website also streaming the fights. Discovery+ will also air the action in the UK. In the US, ESPN+ will stream the event live, as will the UFC’s Fight Pass.
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Selected odds
Pereira – 8/13; Prochazka – 13/10
Ortega – 6/5; Lopes – 4/6
Machado Garry – 8/11; Page – 21/10
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Full card (subject to change)
Main card
Alex Pereira (C) vs Jiri Prochazka 2 (light-heavyweight title)
Diego Lopes vs Dan Ige (165lb catchweight)
Anthony Smith vs Roman Dolidze (light-heavyweight)
Mayra Bueno Silva vs Macy Chiasson (women’s bantamweight)
Ian Machado Garry vs Michael Page (welterweight)
Prelims
Joe Pyfer vs Marc-Andre Barriault (middleweight)
Andre Fili def. Cub Swanson via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Jean Silva def. Charles Jourdain via second-round KO (uppercut, 1:22)
Payton Talbott def. Yanis Ghemmouri via first-round KO (punches, 0:19)
Early prelims
Gillian Robertson def. Michelle Waterson-Gomez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Martin Buday def. Andrei Arlovski via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Rei Tsuruya def. Carlos Hernandez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Vinicius Oliveira def. Ricky Simon via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
