UFC 303: Pereira Defends Light Heavyweight Title Against Prochazka in Rematch

Las Vegas, Nevada United States of America
Co-headliner: Brian Ortega faces Diego Lopes in the featherweight division
Early weigh-ins held at UFC Apex in Las Vegas for Pereira (204.5 lbs) and Prochazka (204.5 lbs)
Main event: Alex Pereira defends light heavyweight title against Jiri Prochazka in a rematch
Notable fighters on the card: Michelle Waterson-Gomez, Gillian Robertson, Andrei Arlovski, Martin Buday, Rei Tsuruya, Carlos Hernandez, Joe Pyfer, Marc-Andre Barriault, Cub Swanson and Andre Fili
UFC 303 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
UFC 303: Pereira Defends Light Heavyweight Title Against Prochazka in Rematch

UFC 303 is set to take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on a specified date and time. The main event of the pay-per-view card will feature a title rematch between light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka, who previously met in November 2022 with Pereira winning by second-round TKO. The co-headliner will see Brian Ortega face Diego Lopes in the featherweight division.

The early weigh-ins for UFC 303 took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and among those who weighed in were Pereira (204.5 lbs) and Prochazka (204.5 lbs). Other notable fighters on the card include Michelle Waterson-Gomez, Gillian Robertson, Andrei Arlovski, Martin Buday, Rei Tsuruya, Carlos Hernandez, Joe Pyfer, Marc-Andre Barriault, Cub Swanson and Andre Fili.

Pereira's title defense against Prochazka came about after Conor McGregor's injury forced the cancellation of his scheduled bout with Michael Chandler. Prochazka had been requesting a rematch since their first meeting, protesting the stoppage in Pereira's favor.

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    • UFC 303 weigh-ins took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas
    • Light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira and former champ Jiri Prochazka will meet in the main event
    • Brian Ortega and Diego Lopes will clash in the co-headliner
    • UFC 303 takes place at T-Mobile Arena on a specified date and time
    • Among those who weighed in were Alex Pereira (204.5 lbs), Jiri Prochazka (204.5 lbs)
    • Michelle Waterson-Gomez and Gillian Robertson will face off in one of the preliminary fights
    • Andrei Arlovski and Martin Buday will fight in another prelim bout
    • Rei Tsuruya and Carlos Hernandez are set to compete in a preliminary matchup
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    • UFC Light Heavyweight champion Alex Pereira was preparing to travel to Australia for appearances and seminars in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
    • UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell contacted Guimarães offering Pereira a title defense against Procházka due to McGregor’s injury.
    • Pereira had previously defeated Procházka by knockout at UFC 295 in November.
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    • Both fighters, Pereira and Prochazka, were previously scheduled to face Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler respectively in the main events of UFC 303 but had to change opponents due to unforeseen circumstances.
    • Pereira has an overall record of 10-2 with eight knockout wins and two decision victories. He is the defending light heavyweight champion.
    • Prochazka has a record of 30-4-1 with 26 career knockout wins, three submission victories, and one decision nod. His last defeat was by knockout against Pereira in their first meeting at UFC 295.
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    • The fight was given two weeks notice due to Conor McGregor's injury cancelling the original headliner with Michael Chandler
    • Prochazka protested the stoppage and has been requesting a rematch since then
    • Light heavyweight champion Pereira won the first fight against Prochazka by second-round TKO in November 2022
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