The UFC 301 lineup now includes 14 bouts after the addition of a set of light-weight contests.
Vinc Pichel and Ismael Bonfim, who were initially scheduled to fulfill this previous November at UFC Sao Paulo, have actually accepted clash on May 4 in Rio de Janeiro. Jamie Mullarkey deal with octagon beginner Mauricio Ruffy.
Marcel Dorff and Laerte Vianna initially reported the match-ups.
Pichel (14-3) flew to Brazil to deal with Bonfim in November however chose not to combat after “Marreta” missed out on weight, strolling to the scale at 159.5 pounds. Pichel handled social networks at the time to slam the Brazilian possibility.
“My challenger didn’t even attempt to make weight and I chose to eliminate his capability to eliminate and generate income for this unprofessionalism, which I’m sure he is sorry for,” he composed. “I am big on self duty and he revealed none by his actions and by missing out on weight by a lot, so I chose to provide him some for his actions.”
Pichel was on a three-fight winning streak before dropping a choice to Mark Madsen in his latest bout in April 2022. Bonfim (19-4) knocked out Terrance McKinney in his launching before tapping to a rear-naked choke to Benoit Saint Denis this previous July.
Mullarkey (17-7) will try to rebound from a loss to Nasrat Haqparast when he deals with Sao Paulo’s Ruffy (9-1) in May. A colleague of Jean Silva and Caio Borralho at Fighting Nerds, likewise set to contend at UFC 301, Ruffy is on a four-fight winning streak, topped off by a late surface over Raimond Magomedaliev at Dana White‘s Contender Series
UFC 301 will be headlined by flyweight champ Alexandre Pantoja handling Steve Erceg. UFC Hall of Famer Jose Aldo returns from retirement to fight Jonathan Martinez in the co-main occasion.
Inspect the upgraded lineup listed below.
- Alexandre Pantoja vs. Steve Erceg
- Jonathan Martinez vs. Jose Aldo
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Michel Pereira vs. Mahmud Muradov
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Paul Craig vs. Caio Borralho
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Iasmin Lucindo
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Anthony Smith vs. Vitor Petrino
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Joaquim Silva vs. Drakkar Klose
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Alessandro Costa vs. Kevin Borjas
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Dione Barbosa vs. Ernesta Kareckaite
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Joanderson Brito vs. Jack Shore
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Fairies Brener vs. Myktybek Orolbai
- Jean Silva vs. William Gomis
- Vinc Pichel vs. Ismael Bonfim
- Jamie Mullarkey vs. Mauricio Ruffy