Alexandre Pantoja and Steve Erceg fight for UFC flyweight title in main event
All 28 fighters will confirm weights at official weigh-ins
Anthony Smith fights Vitor Petrino and Michel Pereira faces Ihor Potieria on main card
Jose Aldo faces Jonathan Martinez in co-main event non-title bantamweight bout
UFC 301 takes place in Rio de Janeiro
UFC 301 is set to take place in Rio de Janeiro, with the official weigh-ins taking place early Friday morning. In the main event, Alexandre Pantoja and Steve Erceg will fight for the UFC flyweight title, both needing to weigh 125 pounds. In the co-main event, former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will face Jonathan Martinez in a non-title bantamweight bout, with both fighters needing to weigh 136 pounds or less. The main card includes several notable fights, such as Anthony Smith taking on Vitor Petrino and Michel Pereira facing Ihor Potieria. The preliminary and early preliminary cards also feature a number of intriguing match-ups. All 28 fighters on the fight card will step on the scale earlier in the day to confirm their weights. UFC 301 is expected to be an exciting event, with many fans eagerly anticipating the outcomes of these key fights.
Steve Erceg will challenge Alexandre Pantoja for the men’s flyweight championship at UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro
Erceg is the lowest-ranked fighter to challenge for a title since Dan Henderson faced Michael Bisping for the middleweight title while being ranked No. 13 in the UFC’s rankings
Erceg had less than eight weeks to prepare for the biggest fight of his career
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy when the author states that Erceg is the lowest-ranked fighter in a division to challenge for a title since Dan Henderson faced Michael Bisping for the middleweight title while being ranked No. 13 in the UFC's rankings. This statement implies that being a low-ranked fighter challenging for a title is an unusual occurrence, but it is not necessarily so.
The lowest-ranked fighter in a division to challenge for a title since Dan Henderson faced Michael Bisping for the middleweight title while being ranked No. 13 in the UFC's rankings.
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The author expresses surprise and disbelief multiple times about Erceg's sudden title opportunity, using the word 'crazy' to describe the situation. This language implies a bias towards finding the situation unlikely or even unjust.
'It’s crazy that Erceg came to Wilkes MMA in 2008', 'If they want to underestimate us on that front, that’s fine.', 'Let’s go!', 'Definitely not.'
'This is crazy,'
'Who is this guy?', 'Why?', 'I 100% agree that, yeah, I’m not the guy who is supposed to be first in line to get a title shot being ranked No. 10,'
