Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka are stepping in on short notice to headline UFC 303 on June 29, following Conor McGregor‘s injury withdrawal, with Brian Ortega vs. Diego Lopes now serving as the co-main event.
Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka are stepping up to keep the UFC 303 event alive.
A new trailer for UFC 303, set for June 29, showcases a rematch between light heavyweight champion Pereira and Prochazka. They’re filling in after Conor McGregor’s injury forced him out of his bout with Michael Chandler.
Check out the new promo below.
THE #UFC303 PROMO VID 🔥🍿
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Pereira previously defeated Prochazka at UFC 295 in November. That victory earned him the vacant light heavyweight title, adding to his middleweight title from UFC 281, where he TKO’d Israel Adesanya in the fifth round.
A new co-main event is also in place. Jamahal Hill‘s injury has sidelined him from his fight against Carlos Ulberg. Featherweight contenders Brian Ortega and Diego Lopes will now co-headline, with Ulberg facing veteran Anthony Smith instead.
Here’s the UFC 303 lineup:
Main Card (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET)
Alex Pereira vs. Jiri Prochazka
Brian Ortega vs. Diego Lopes
Anthony Smith vs. Carlos Ulberg
Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Macy Chiasson
Ian Machado Garry vs. Michael Page
Preliminary Card (ESPN, ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
Joe Pyfer vs. Marc-Andre Barriault
Charles Jourdain vs. Jean Silva
Cub Swanson vs. Andre Fili
Payton Talbott vs. Yanis Ghemmouri
Early Preliminaries (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs. Gillian Robertson
Andrei Arlovski vs. Martin Buday
Rei Tsuruya vs. Carlos Hernandez
Ricky Simon vs. Vinicius Oliveira
Don’t miss it!