*** HIGHLIGHTS! Watch Pereira Smoke Hill Here, Holloway Sleep Gaethje Here ***
Alex Pereira defended his UFC light heavyweight title with a nasty knockout finish over Jamahal Hill last night (Sat., April 13, 2024) at UFC 300 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In co-main event action, UFC women’s strawweight champion Zhang Weili escaped a few knockdowns to secure another title defense against Yan Xiaonan (details HERE).
In addition to UFC 300’s two title fights, the entire card produced some of the best combat action you’ll ever see. From highlight-reel knockouts to insane back-and-forth wars, the legendary event delivered as advertised. Check out some of the key moments below:
- Deiveson Figueiredo sparked the “Prelims” undercard with a nasty submission finish over former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt (watch HERE)
- Lightweight finisher Renato Moicano took full advantage of a Jalin Turner botched walk-off knockout to earn his own submission stoppage (highlights HERE)
- Diego Lopes pushed his UFC stock to new heights with a vicious TKO stoppage over featherweight contender Sodiq Yusuff
- Former two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison made good on her UFC debut with a suffocating rear-naked choke over former UFC champion Holly Holm (see it HERE)
- Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka may have punched his ticket to another title shot with a violent TKO stoppage over Aleksandar Rakic
- Top middleweight prospect Bo Nickal remained undefeated with a second-round submission stoppage over Cody Brundage (watch HERE)
- Max Holloway delivered one of the best knockouts of all time by sleeping Justin Gaethje with one second left to claim the “BMF” title
In order to sift through the action and see which fighters took home a a staggering $300,000 each we take a closer look at the official UFC 300 post-fight bonus winners below:
- Fight of the Night: Max Holloway vs. Justin Gaethje
- Performance of the Night: Max Holloway
- Performance of the Night: Jiri Prochazka
For complete UFC 300 results, coverage and highlights click HERE.