Pereira vs Procházka 2 New UFC 303 Headliner After McGregor Injury

Alex Pereira vs Jiri Prochazka UFC 303

Three new fights are added to UFC 303 PPV card including a new main event and co-main event.

There have been rumblings about massive changes coming to UFC 303 card in the last 11 days since UFC canceled press conference in Dublin, Ireland. However, last week, things were considered moving in the right direction with the injury to Conor McGregor not considered threatning. However, things became tense once again this Wednesday with MMA Reporter Ariel Helwani tweeting that feelers were sent out once again for UFC 303.

UFC President Dana White took to social media on Thursday evening to confirm that McGregor is injured and, therefore, his fight against Michael Chandler is cancelled. White announced that UFC Light Heavyweight Championship match between Alex Pereira and Jiří Procházka will be the new main event of UFC 303.

New Main Event of UFC 303

Pereira and Procházka previously headlined UFC 295 PPV in November last year. The vacant light heavyweight title was on the line at that time. Pereira came out on the top, showing his power to get a second-round knockout, and became a two-division champion. He has previously held UFC Middleweight Championship.

Pereira was in Australia in the last few days for promotions. Since beating Procházka, Pereira has beaten Jamahal Hill at UFC 300 PPV via first round knockout. Procházka was also part of UFC 300 to beat Aleksandar Rakić via second round knockout.

New Co-Main Event of UFC 303

Apparently, Jamahal Hill, who was supposed to take on Carlos Ulberg in the light heavyweight co-main event of UFC 303, has also been ruled out with a knee injury. Anthony Smith is set to step in replace Hill in the new co-main event bout. Smith was last in action to beat Vitor Petrino at UFC 301 PPV.

One more fight is added to the main card now with #3 ranked featherweight Brian Ortega taking on surging contender Deigo Lopes. Ortega returned from 18 months injury haitus this year in February to beat Yair Rodríguez. Lopes was on UFC 300 prelims to beat Sodiq Yusuff.

UFC 303 takes place on June 29, 2024, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV.

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