UFC 303: Pereira vs Prozachka 2- Card, Date, Time, Venue

UFC 303 is an upcoming MMA PPV event which is scheduled for June 29, 2024. The PPV is part of UFC International Fight Week 2024 and will take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV. UFC Light Heavyweight Championship rematch between Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka will be the main event.
EVENT INFO
Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date: June 29, 2024
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Start Time: Early Prelims – 6 pm ET, Prelims – 8 pm ET, Main Card – 10 pm ET
Network: ESPN +(US), TNT Sports (UK), UFC Fight Pass (Worldwide)
FIGHT CARD
Main Card
Main Event: Alex Pereira(c) vs Jiri Prochazka

- Result: Alex Pereira won via TKO(punches) at 0:13 in round 2
- Division/title: UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
- Referee: Herb Dean
- Weight: Alex Pereira (204.5), Jiri Prochazka (204.5 lbs)
- Live Blog
Deigo Lopes vs Dan Ige
- Result: Deigo Lopes won via unanimous decision(29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Division/title: 165 lbs Catchweight Bout
- Referee: Jason Herzog
- Weight: Dan Ige (165 lbs), Deigo Lopes (165 lbs)
- Live Blog
Anthony Smith vs Roman Dolidze
- Result: Roman Dolidze won via unanimous decision(29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Division/title: Light Heavyweight Bout
- Referee: Marc Goddard
- Weight: Anthony Smith (206 lbs), Roman Dolidze (205 lbs)
Mayra Bueno Silva vs Macy Chiasson

- Result: Macy Chiasson won via TKO(doctor’s stoppage) at 1:58 in round 2
- Division/title: Women’s Bantamweight Bout
- Referee: Chris Tognoni
- Weight: Mayra Bueno Silva (136 lbs), Macy Chiasson (135.5 lbs)
Ian Machado Garry vs Michael Page

- Result: Ian Machado Garry won via unanimous decision(29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Division/title: Welterweight Bout
- Referee: Mark Smith
- Weight: Ian Machado Garry (171 lbs), Michael Page (171 lbs)
- Live Blog
PRELIMS
Joe Pyfer vs Marc-André Barriault

- Result: Joe Pyfer won via KO at 1:25 of Round 1
- Division/title: Middleweight Bout
- Referee: Herb Dean
- Weight: Joe Pyfer (185.5 lbs), Marc-André Barriault (185 lbs)
Cub Swanson vs Andre Fili

- Result: Andre Fili won via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
- Division/title: Featherweight Bout
- Referee: Jason Herzog
- Weight: Cub Swanson (146 lbs), Andre Fili (145.5 lbs)
Charles Jourdain vs Jean Silva

- Result: Jean Silva won via KO at 1:22 of Round 2
- Division/title: Featherweight Bout
- Referee: Marc Goddard
- Weight: Charles Jourdain (146 lbs), Jean Silva (147.5 lbs)
EARLY PRELIMS
Payton Talbott vs Yanis Ghemmouri

- Result: Payton Talbott won via KO at 0:19 of Round 1
- Division/title: Bantamweight Bout
- Referee: Chris Tognoni
- Weight: Payton Talbott (135.5 lbs), Yanis Ghemmouri (136 lbs)
Gillian Robertson vs Michelle Waterson-Gomez

- Result: Gillian Robertson won via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
- Division/title: Women’s Flyweight Bout
- Referee: Mark Smith
- Weight: Gillian Robertson (116 lbs), Michelle Waterson-Gomez (115 lbs)
Andrei Arlovski vs Martin Buday

- Result: Martin Buday won via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
- Division/title: Heavyweight Bout
- Referee: Mark Smith
- Weight: Andrei Arlovski (245 lbs), Martin Buday (264.5 lbs)
Rei Tsuruya vs Carlos Hernandez

- Result: Rei Tsuruya won via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Division/title: Flyweight Bout
- Referee: Marc Goddard
- Weight: Rei Tsuruya (125.5 lbs), Carlos Hernandez (125 lbs)
Ricky Simón vs Vinicius Oliveira

- Result: Vinicius Oliveira won via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Division/title: Bantamweight Bout
- Referee: Mark Smith
- Weight: Ricky Simón (136 lbs), Vinicius Oliveira (136 lbs)
CANCELED BOUTS
- Cody Durden vs Carlos Hernandez (Durden was out with unknown reason)
- Jamahal Hill vs Khalil Rountree Jr.(Roundtree was removed due to suspension for using banned substances)
- Jamahal Hill vs Carlos Ulberg(Hill pulled out due to a knee injury)
- Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler(McGregor pulled out due to an injury)
- Anthony Smith vs Carlos Ulberg(Ulberg pulled out with unknown reasons)
- Brian Ortega vs Diego Lopes(Ortega pulled out due to illness)
EVENT NOTES
Conor McGregor revealed on New Year’s Eve 2023 that he would return to action to face Michael Chandler on June 29, 2024, as part of International Fight Week PPV. In February 2024, UFC announced it’s International Fight Week 2024 to take place from June 24 to June 30, 2024, in Las Vegas, NV. The promotion also announced that UFC 303 PPV would also take place on June 29, 2024, as part of it.
At the post-show press conference for UFC 300, UFC President Dana White confirmed that a welterweight fight between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler would headline this event. McGregor and Chandler previously acted as coaches for The Ultimate Fighter Season 31 in 2023. A press conference for this fight was to be held in Dublin, Ireland, on June 3, but it was canceled just 12 hours before. This started rumblings that the McGregor vs. Chandler fight was in jeopardy. On June 13, White announced via social media that McGregor had suffered an injury and the fight was canceled. He announced a new main event – UFC Light Heavyweight Championship rematch between Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka. Pereira previously defeated Prochazka via knockout to win the light heavyweight title at UFC 295 PPV.
Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jamahal Hill was set to face Khalil Roundtree at the event. On May 18, 2024, Roundtree revealed that he was out of the bout due to suspension he got for unintetional use of banned substance DHEA. On May 23, UFC announced that Carlos Ulberg would face Hill at the event and the bout was the co-main event. On June 11, along with the announcement of the new main event, White also announced that Hill suffered a knee injury and he was replaced by Anthony Smith. Just one week before the event, Ulberg also ended up pulling out of the fight with unknown reasons.
Gillian Robertson and Michelle Waterson-Gomez were booked for a flyweight bout at UFC 302. A few weeks later it was reported that the bout was postponed to this event.
Cody Durden and Carlos Hernandez were reportedly booked to clash in a flyweight bout at the event. However, Durden was later reported to have pulled out of the bout with unknown reasons. Debutant Rei Tsuruya, winner of Road to UFC Season 2 flyweight tournament, was reported to face Hernandez as the replacement.
Andrei Arlovski and Martin Buday were reported for a heavyweight bout on UFC Fight Night on June 15. Later, it was announced that the bout was moved to this event.
Brian Ortega vs Deigo Lopes bout was announced as a featherweight co-main event bout for the event on 15 days notice. On the day of the weigh-in, the bout was turned into a lightweight bout. On the day of the event, Ortega pulled out of the bout due to illness. Dan Ige came into the bout on a 3-hour notice at 165 lbs catchweight.
Debut: Rei Tsuruya