UFC’s landmark event UFC 300 is knocking at the door and we finally have the full fight card ready for us. After UFC 298, Dana White announced that Alex Pereira would defend his light heavyweight title against the former champion Jamahal Hill in the main event. While the headliner was announced, there was one more fight that was yet to be made public.
WE GOT A NEW FIGHT ADDED TO #UFC300
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) March 10, 2024
Renato Moicano vs Jalin Turner
UFC 300 | April 13 | Las Vegas NV | 155 lbs
per Renato’s Moicano manager @ko_reps
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As the company announced during the UFC 299 broadcast, the final addition to the card is Renato Moicano vs Jalin Turner. The lightweight fight will be an exciting addition to an already stacked card and Freak MMA broke the news at first. Moicano is coming off two successive wins against Drew Dober and Brad Riddell respectively. Turner, on the other hand, knocked out Bobby Green in his last bout.
UFC 300: Full card and broadcasting details
UFC 300 will go down on April 13, 2024, inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. As mentioned previously, light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira will fight Jamahal Hill in the main event on the marquee card. In the co-main event, Yan Xiaonan will challenge her fellow Chinese fighter and the UFC strawweight queen, Weili Zhang.
But that’s not all for the title fights as the BMF champion Justin Gaethje will also defend the honorary belt against Max Holloway in a lightweight contest. Speaking of lightweights, former champ Charles Oliveira will also be on the card where he will fight the rising contender Armam Tsarukyan. Czech fighter Jiri Prochazka will also return to the Octagon in this event against Aleksandar Rakic. The fight will potentially determine the next 205lbs title contender.
The event will also see the Octagon debut of former PFL champ and Olympian judoka, Kayla Harrison. She’ll take on Holly Holm in a bantamweight clash. Former strawweight champ Jessica Andrade will also feature on the card against Marina Rodriguez. Aside from that, Deiveson Figueiredo vs Cody Garbrandt, Sodiq Yusuff vs Diego Lopes, Bobby Green vs Jim Miller, and Calvin Kattar vs Aljamain Sterling are some of the other bouts on the card.
Middleweight prospect Bo Nickal will also fight on the card as he will take on Cody Brundage. It is important to mention that the bout order is yet to be decided. Fans can catch the event live either from the T-Mobile Arena in Vegas or on the television on ESPN+ PPV. The main card will go live around 10 pm ET.