UFC 313 options two large five-round bouts, together with the 2025 debut of sunshine heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, as proven on the occasion’s official poster.
The UFC’s subsequent pay-per-view occasion takes place March 8 at T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas and is headlined by Pereira defending his title in opposition to Magomed Ankalaev. Within the co-main occasion, former interim light-weight and “BMF” champ Justin Gaethje faces Dan Hooker in a fan-friendly contest scheduled for 25 minutes.
Take a look at the UFC 313 combat poster beneath.
“Poatan” is coming off of a sensational 2024 that noticed him end all three of his challengers — Jamahal Hill, Jiri Prochazka, and Khalil Rountree — in a six-month span. Pereira captured the title in November 2023 with a stoppage of Prochazka of their first assembly in the primary occasion of UFC 295.
Ankalaev is unbeaten in his previous 12 fights as he will get his second alternative at UFC championship gold. In his first title combat, Ankalaev and Jan Blachowicz fought to a break up draw at UFC 282 in December 2022 for the vacant championship.
Gaethje returns to motion for the primary time since being on the receiving finish of the 2024 Knockout of the Yr in opposition to Max Holloway at UFC 300 this previous April in MMA Preventing’s Battle of the Yr. “The Spotlight” had received his earlier two bouts in opposition to Dustin Poirier and Rafael Fiziev.
Hooker will get an enormous alternative to get into title rivalry as he appears to be like to make it 4 straight victories.
Take a look at the present UFC 303 lineup beneath.
MAIN EVENT: Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev – gentle heavyweight title combat
Justin Gaethje vs. Dan Hooker
King Inexperienced vs. Mauricio Ruffy
Amanda Lemos vs. Iasmin Lucindo
Arman Petrosyan vs. Brunno Ferreira
Ozzy Diaz vs. Djorden Santos
Alex Morono vs. Carlos Leal
Francis Marshall vs. Mairon Santos
Bruno Silva vs. Joshua Van
Chris Gutierrez vs. Jean Matsumoto
