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Custom UFC 300 fight shorts unveiled for Alex Pereira, Max Holloway, and more

Custom UFC 300 fight shorts unveiled for Alex Pereira, Max Holloway, and more A handful of fighters at UFC 300 will be sporting a brand new look for the landmark event. On…

A handful of fighters at UFC 300 will be sporting a brand new look for the landmark event.

On Saturday, April 13, Ultimate Fighting Championship will present its biggest event of the last 30+ years as 12 former or current world champions take center stage inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. There, a select few fighters will walk out wearing custom shorts, each one uniquely representing their fighter.

“The four unique fighters represented across this collection, each known for their unrivaled talent and global contributions to the sport, are set to perform on the best fight card ever assembled,” the Venum website stated.

The four fighters featured are defending UFC champions Alex Pereira and Zhang Weili along with BMF titleholder Justin Gaethje and his UFC 300 opponent, Max Holloway.

In the main event of the evening, Pereira will put his 205-pound title on the line for the first time against former champion Jamahal Hill. It will be Hill’s first time competing since suffering an Achilles injury in July 2023. ‘Sweet Dreams’ as the light heavyweight champion at the time, but was forced to vacate the built. He’ll look to reclaim the crown he never lost against one of the most dangerous strikers on the planet.

In the co-main event of the evening, strawweight world champion Zhang Weili will defend her strap against Yan Xiaonan in an all-Chinese clash.

In what has been dubbed “the people’s main event” of UFC 300, two-time lightweight title challenger Justin Gaethje puts up his bragging rights belt, the BMF title, against former featherweight world champion Max ‘Blessed’ Holloway in a bout that has Fight of the Night written all over it.

Check out the full lineup of fights at UFC 300 below:

UFC 300 Main Card

Alex Pereira(c) vs. Jamahal Hill – UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Zhang Weili(c) vs. Yan Xiaonan – UFC Strawweight Championship
Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway – BMF Title Fight
Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan
Bo Nickal vs. Cody Brundage

UFC 300 Preliminary Card

Jiri Prochazka vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Aljamain Sterling vs. Calvin Kattar
Kayla Harrison vs. Holly Holm
Sodiq Yusuff vs. Diego Lopes
Jalin Turner vs. Renato Moicano
Jessica Andrade vs. Marina Rodriguez
Jim Miller vs. Bobby Green
Cody Garbrandt vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

Justin Gaethje calls for massive rise in pay at UFC 300: ‘I’m hoping this card brings $300,000 bonuses’

Post-fight bonus king, Justin Gaethje has made his feelings clear on the usual $50,000 pay for fighters who are…

Post-fight bonus king, Justin Gaethje has made his feelings clear on the usual $50,000 pay for fighters who are judged to have turned in both Fight of the Night or Performance of the Night bonuses following their clashes – and hopes next weekend’s UFC 300 card brings a huge increase of $250,000 to fighters who land post-fight bonuses.

Gaethje, a former interim lightweight champion, returns to the Octagon in search of his first defense of the symbolic BMF title, as he takes on former featherweight titleholder, Max Holloway in the Hawiian’s sophomore outing at 155lbs.

Max Holloway tries to pants Justin Gaethje during face off ahead of UFC 300 title fight — Mandatory Credit: Zuffa LLC

Sidelined since July of last year, Arizona striker, Gaethje won the symbolic crown with a hellacious second round win over fellow former interim champion, Dustin Poirier, finishing the Lafayette native in the pair’s long-anticipated rematch.

And hoping to land a championship fight in November against either trio of Islam Makhachev, Charles Oliveira, or Arman Tsarukyan should he beat the aforementioned, Holloway in their main card fight, Gaethje called for a huge increase to post-fight bonus pay at UFC 300 – in the form of $300,000 checks from the organization.

Justin Gaethje calls for bonus pay bump at UFC 300

An avid victor of post-fight bonuses – with 12 post-fight bonuses to be exact, Gaethje, who claimed he was the best fighter on the roster to cause damage, issued a grisly prediction of his fight with Holloway – which included lacerations and potential limb fractures.

Justin Gaethje opens as betting favorite to beat Max Holloway in BMF title fight at UFC 300

“I have a lot of respect for Max (Holloway),” Justin Gaethje told MMA Junkie. “If I can cut his eye, break his arm, cause him to not be able to walk anymore, that sounds like an ideal situation for me rather than putting him to sleep.”

“But I know he’s going to be trying to knock me out, so I will have no hard feelings to myself, to anything, if I do put him to sleep,” Justin Gaethje continued.

Who wins at UFC 300 next weekend: Justin Gaethje or Max Holloway?

Michael Chandler shoots his shot, calls for Islam Makhachev, and a BMF title fight post-Conor McGregor

Doing a little Q&A on social media, ‘Iron’ Michael Chandler offered up two potential fights that could follow up…

Doing a little Q&A on social media, ‘Iron’ Michael Chandler offered up two potential fights that could follow up his long-awaited clash with Irish megastar Conor McGregor.

Chandler and McGregor have been linked together for well over a year. By all accounts, we appear to be closing in on an official announcement as both fighters have remained adamant that they will step inside the Octagon on June 29 for the culmination of this year’s International Fight Week in Las Vegas.

Whether or not that proves true remains to be seen.

Still, that isn’t stopping Michael Chandler from making plans for life after Conor McGregor. Fielding questions on X, one fan asked the former Bellator MMA champion who he would like to fight once ‘Mystic Mac’ is in the rearview. Chandler offered two explosion options, writing.

“Islam or BMF,” wrote in response.

If Michael Chandler wants a shot at UFC gold or the BMF belt, he’ll likely have to get in line

Islam, of course, refers to reigning UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. If Chandler’s top priority is another shot at the 155-pound crown, he’ll likely have to get in line as the promotion has a backlog of viable contenders — chief among them being Justin Gaethje, who just happens to hold the BMF title.

Gaethje will put his bragging rights belt on the line at UFC 300 on April 13 against former featherweight champ Max ‘Blessed’ Holloway. If ‘The Highlight’ wins, he will almost certainly be next in line for a shot at the ‘Dagestani Destroyer’ later this year.

Also going down on April 13 is a lightweight title eliminator pitting Charles Oliveira against Arman Tsarukyan, presenting yet another potential contender for Makhachev to deal with ahead of Chandler.

If Michael Chandler wants a crack at the BMF belt, the best-case scenario would see Holloway’s hand raised at UFC 300, which could set the stage for a fight between two of the UFC’s most explosive strikers.

Of course, none of this matters if Chandler can’t get past Conor McGregor first.

Michael Chandler shoots his shot, calls for Islam Makhachev, and a BMF title fight post-Conor McGregor

Doing a little Q&A on social media, ‘Iron’ Michael Chandler offered up two potential fights that could follow up…

Doing a little Q&A on social media, ‘Iron’ Michael Chandler offered up two potential fights that could follow up his long-awaited clash with Irish megastar Conor McGregor.

Whether or not that proves true remains to be seen.

“Islam or BMF,” wrote in response.

If Michael Chandler wants a shot at UFC gold or the BMF belt, he’ll likely have to get in line

Of course, none of this matters if Chandler can’t get past Conor McGregor first.

Video – Max Holloway is stacking bodies ahead of his BMF title fight with Justin Gaethje at UFC 300

Max Holloway is stacking bodies ahead of his highly anticipated BMF title clash with Justin Gaethje at UFC 300….

Max Holloway is stacking bodies ahead of his highly anticipated BMF title clash with Justin Gaethje at UFC 300.

On Saturday, April 13, two of the greatest strikers in MMA history will collide in what is already being dubbed by pundits as “the people’s main event.”

Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway at UFC 300

For Gaethje, it will be nothing more than a pit stop before his inevitable title clash with lightweight king Islam Makhachev. But for Holloway, it’s an opportunity to disrupt the established order and potentially interject himself into a loaded lightweight top five.

As such, ‘Blessed’ is preparing for an all-out war, as seen in a video clip released by the UFC and shared by Championship Rounds on X.

During the 35-second snippet, Holloway can be seen dropping multiple sparring partners ahead of his showdown with ‘The Highlight’ in Las Vegas.

After Smashing the competition at featherweight, Max Holloway sets his sights on one of the lightweight division’s all-time greats

The former featherweight world champion goes into the bout fresh off a brutal third-round knockout of The Korean Zombie at UFC Singapore in August. Holloway also holds notable wins against Arnold Allen, Yair Rodrigues, Calvin Kattar, Frankie Edgar, Brian Ortega, Jose Aldo, Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis, Charles Oliveira, and Clay Collard. In fact, the only losses ‘Blessed’ has absorbed in his last 10 years at featherweight have come against one man — Alexander Volkanovski.

Holloway’s move up to lightweight at UFC 300 will be just the second time he has competed in the division, the first coming at UFC 236 when he challenged Dustin Poirier for the interim lightweight title. ‘The Diamond’ earned a decision victory, snapping a 13-fight win streak for Holloway.

As for Justin Gaethje, ‘The Highlight’ is coming off an earth-shattering second-round head-kick KO against Poirier to claim the BMF title last summer. At this point, Gaethje is all, but guaranteed an opportunity at the 155-pound crown once he takes care of a bit of business with Holloway. However, ‘Blessed’ aims to derail those plans and ultimately steal Gaethje’s spot in line.

“I believe things happen for a reason,” Holloway said in an interview with Kevin Iole. “At the end of the day, I’m in a situation or I’m in a place where first thing’s first is Gaethje. But I can go out there and get my hand raised like we plan on doing, there’s a lot of fights that can be there. One of them is the 155-pound champ, which I think would be a fun one. So at the end of the day, I ain’t got no regrets.

“Everything happens for a reason. Stuff falls through all the time, but I’m still on this path to [the championship]. That’s why I’m still here today.”

Check out the official trailer for Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway at UFC 300 below:

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