Struggle followers will not be too excited for UFC 301 this Might from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and for good cause. The upcoming pay-per-view (PPV) card is missing some critical fireplace energy.
On Friday, it was introduced {that a} flyweight title battle between UFC champion Alexandre Pantoja and Steve Erceg would most likely headline the card. It’s a strong matchup on paper, however Erceg is ranked No. 10 within the division and remains to be comparatively unknown with simply three journeys to the Octagon beneath his belt.
MMA reporter, Aaron Bronsteter, is listening to rumors that the promotion might add an thrilling co-main occasion conflict to the UFC 301 lineup, however that will not be sufficient. The PPV primary card and “Prelims” undercard portion of the occasion aren’t that nice in any respect. There are some acquainted names on the docket, however nothing that actually jumps off the web page.
Try the present UFC 301 lineup beneath:
Listed here are the confirmed bouts for UFC 301.
I had heard a hearsay a couple of co-main occasion that was within the works and if it finally ends up occurring, everybody goes to find it irresistible.
Keep tuned… pic.twitter.com/WjnYHDusfa
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) March 16, 2024
As you will have imagined, battle followers will not be too joyful concerning the present matchups anticipated to bolster UFC’s return to Rio de Janeiro. After seeing what the promotion put collectively for UFC 299 and UFC 300 some are questioning if this could even be a PPV card. The promotion nonetheless has a while left so as to add a bit of firepower, but it surely doesn’t look like an excessive amount of will probably be adjusted presently.
Try among the social media backlash beneath and tell us what you suppose!
“It appears like a traditional UFC Apex card”
“That is the the worst PPV in 8 years”
“Must be a battle night time in Brazil”
“Paying any sum of money to see Anthony Smith battle is prison”
“That is def a type of playing cards you sit out. No method is it price PPV money”
“Completely brutal card for a PPV however truthfully Brazil doesn’t deserve a top quality card”
“They gotta half the value of this PPV”
“Gonna do 30k buys”
“Excellent illustration of how UFC 299 and 300 have been precise legit good playing cards and UFC 301 is again to the slop: Michel Pereira goes from third battle of the night time on the early prelims to the co-maim occasion of a $70 PPV”
“UFC is slowly falling aside”
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