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UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
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- Saturday 05.04.2024 at 06:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Endeavor
- Venue: Jeunesse Arena
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Paul Felder, Daniel Cormier
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Daniel Cormier
- Attendance: 14,514
- MMA Bouts: 13
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| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Pantoja defeats Steve Erceg via Decision, Unanimous | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| José Aldo defeats Jonathan Martinez via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Anthony Smith defeats Vitor Petrino via Submission, Guillotine Choke | 2:00 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Michel Pereira defeats Ihor Potieria via Submission, Standing Guillotine Choke | 0:54 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Caio Borralho defeats Paul Craig via KO/TKO, Left Cross | 2:10 Round 2 of 3, 7:10 Total Bout Page | |
| Joanderson Brito defeats Jack Shore via KO/TKO, Doctor Stoppage (cut on Shin) | 3:35 Round 2 of 3, 8:35 Total Bout Page | |
| Iasmin Lucindo defeats Karolina Kowalkiewicz via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Myktybek Orolbai defeats Elves Brener via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Drakkar Klose defeats Joaquim Silva via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Mauricio Ruffy defeats Jamie Mullarkey via KO/TKO, Flying Knee and Punches | 4:42 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Dione Barbosa defeats Ernesta Kareckaite via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Ismael Bonfim defeats Vinc Pichel via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Alessandro Costa defeats Kevin Borjas via KO/TKO, Punches From Back Mount | 1:35 Round 2 of 3, 6:35 Total Bout Page |
Responses Page 21
05.02.2024 | 12:31 AM ET
Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 6 Perfect, 755 Points | Tied for 497th
Garcia on PEDS lol
05.02.2024 | 12:35 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 685 Points | Tied for 1448th
Pantoja vs. Erceg
Alexandre Pantoja, SUB, R4
Kind of a fitting main event for this card. Not a bad fight but just kinda whelming. I truly hope that it ends up over delivering and I think it does have that potential. With that being said I think this is Pantoja’s fight to lose. He’s the best in the world and has cleared flyweight out basically all the way. His striking is powerful and pretty accurate despite it looking non traditional. But his grappling is where he pays the bills, he is one of the best mma grapplers on the planet without a doubt. Erceg has very sharp striking and solid movement with a great ground game but there’s levels. I think Pantoja can hurt him and transition to grappling well. Of course the champs main concern is cardio. With that being said he manages to maintain his pace despite looking tired in the later rounds but even then he wins those rounds most of the time. I just see this being too soon for Erceg, he is a very good fighter tho. I expect him to be here again
Martinez vs. Aldo
José Aldo, DEC
Love Jose. Amazing for the sport and is still kicking. His last loss in mma was to Merab so I think he’s not washed, just not what he was. Martinez is a killer, his main weapons are straight punches, knees to the liver and his trademark calf kicks. He also has outstanding takedown defense but I doubt Jose will attempt any grappling. I know he’s the older and more tenured guy by a large margin, but I actually really like Aldo here. He can very much so defend the best attacks for Martinez. He’s always had amazing leg kick and overall lower half defense. The things he’s struggled with in his career are not what Martinez is good at. That being super high volume and ability to weather the storm from Aldo. In fact when he’s lost he’s gotten slumped. So for those reasons I actually think Aldo takes this. I see him defending Martinez’s strikes and returning with deadly counters. Maybe he’ll put him away but I’ll be safe and say decision
Smith vs. Petrino
Vitor Petrino, TKO, R3
Very obvious set up for Petrino here. Smith should be on a four fight losing streak imo but he got the knod none the less. Either way knowing that’s Ryan Spann I think that has aged horribly. Not to mention he looks worse every fight. He plots forward but he just doesn’t do much nowadays. His thing used to be just absolutely tanking damage and being more mentally tough and being a dawg in the cage. There’s none of that now from him. He looks soft in his physique and has appeared to regress on all fronts. Chin, striking, grappling you name it. I don’t see it getting better either. Petrino isn’t amazing but he improves and shows lots of life in there which Smith doesn’t seem to have. Not to mention his crazy power which could put old man Smith on the desk permanently. I’d give a slight chance at an upset but I don’t have much faith
Pereira vs. Potieria
Michel Pereira, TKO, R1
Simple one here. Ihor is ass and I think going to 185 only amplifies his issues. No cardio and especially no striking defense as a result. He’s like Jiri if Jiri was terrible kinda. Michel on the other hand has looked amazing at 185. Huge and extremely powerful still. I see this one being embarrassing for Ihor
Craig vs. Borralho
Caio Borralho, TKO, R3
Craig is entertaining but he is an automatic pick against for me. His style just isn’t gonna fair well against most good competition and Caio is no different. He may be boring but he’s good everywhere. He also is a smart fighter for the most part too so he won’t put himself in a dangerous position with Craig. Maybe finish is being too generous to Caio but I like this matchup for him
Alexandre Pantoja, SUB, R4
Kind of a fitting main event for this card. Not a bad fight but just kinda whelming. I truly hope that it ends up over delivering and I think it does have that potential. With that being said I think this is Pantoja’s fight to lose. He’s the best in the world and has cleared flyweight out basically all the way. His striking is powerful and pretty accurate despite it looking non traditional. But his grappling is where he pays the bills, he is one of the best mma grapplers on the planet without a doubt. Erceg has very sharp striking and solid movement with a great ground game but there’s levels. I think Pantoja can hurt him and transition to grappling well. Of course the champs main concern is cardio. With that being said he manages to maintain his pace despite looking tired in the later rounds but even then he wins those rounds most of the time. I just see this being too soon for Erceg, he is a very good fighter tho. I expect him to be here again
Martinez vs. Aldo
José Aldo, DEC
Love Jose. Amazing for the sport and is still kicking. His last loss in mma was to Merab so I think he’s not washed, just not what he was. Martinez is a killer, his main weapons are straight punches, knees to the liver and his trademark calf kicks. He also has outstanding takedown defense but I doubt Jose will attempt any grappling. I know he’s the older and more tenured guy by a large margin, but I actually really like Aldo here. He can very much so defend the best attacks for Martinez. He’s always had amazing leg kick and overall lower half defense. The things he’s struggled with in his career are not what Martinez is good at. That being super high volume and ability to weather the storm from Aldo. In fact when he’s lost he’s gotten slumped. So for those reasons I actually think Aldo takes this. I see him defending Martinez’s strikes and returning with deadly counters. Maybe he’ll put him away but I’ll be safe and say decision
Smith vs. Petrino
Vitor Petrino, TKO, R3
Very obvious set up for Petrino here. Smith should be on a four fight losing streak imo but he got the knod none the less. Either way knowing that’s Ryan Spann I think that has aged horribly. Not to mention he looks worse every fight. He plots forward but he just doesn’t do much nowadays. His thing used to be just absolutely tanking damage and being more mentally tough and being a dawg in the cage. There’s none of that now from him. He looks soft in his physique and has appeared to regress on all fronts. Chin, striking, grappling you name it. I don’t see it getting better either. Petrino isn’t amazing but he improves and shows lots of life in there which Smith doesn’t seem to have. Not to mention his crazy power which could put old man Smith on the desk permanently. I’d give a slight chance at an upset but I don’t have much faith
Pereira vs. Potieria
Michel Pereira, TKO, R1
Simple one here. Ihor is ass and I think going to 185 only amplifies his issues. No cardio and especially no striking defense as a result. He’s like Jiri if Jiri was terrible kinda. Michel on the other hand has looked amazing at 185. Huge and extremely powerful still. I see this one being embarrassing for Ihor
Craig vs. Borralho
Caio Borralho, TKO, R3
Craig is entertaining but he is an automatic pick against for me. His style just isn’t gonna fair well against most good competition and Caio is no different. He may be boring but he’s good everywhere. He also is a smart fighter for the most part too so he won’t put himself in a dangerous position with Craig. Maybe finish is being too generous to Caio but I like this matchup for him
* Edited at 05.02.2024, 12:38 AM ET *
05.02.2024 | 4:46 AM ET
Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 6 Perfect, 755 Points | Tied for 497th
05.02.2024 | 6:27 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 505 Points | Tied for 4180th
Pereira vs. Potieria
Ihor Potieria, DEC
Ihor owns brazil
Ihor Potieria, DEC
Ihor owns brazil
05.02.2024 | 8:57 AM ET
Ruffy vs Mullarkey
Is there a world where Mullarky wins? I dont like Ruffy's prior competition besides on DWCS (a good win even though he was losing with 15 seconds to go). I think he beats Mullarkey more times than he doesn't but still
05.02.2024 | 10:36 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 570 Points | Tied for 3282nd
* Edited at 05.02.2024, 10:36 AM ET *
05.02.2024 | 10:41 AM ET
Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 670 Points | Tied for 1650th
Just saw an IG post of poatan signing something, receving fighter shorts and then shadow boxing with his toes taped up. I feel like that's supposed to mean he will fight at 301 but that doesn't make any sense to me just cuz we are already so close to the date of the event.
Does anyone know something about that ? I think this might be about a possible heavyweight fight in the next few cards.
Edit: If it's just a dumb sket. That's so ******* stupid.
Does anyone know something about that ? I think this might be about a possible heavyweight fight in the next few cards.
Edit: If it's just a dumb sket. That's so ******* stupid.
* Edited at 05.02.2024, 11:20 AM ET *
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- MarkoAtanasovik
05.02.2024 | 11:34 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 655 Points | Tied for 1913th
Smith vs. Petrino
Vitor Petrino, TKO, R1
Hulk
Brener vs. Orolbai
Myktybek Orolbai, DEC
Prometey
Silva vs. Gomis
William Gomis, DEC
Thunderball
Vitor Petrino, TKO, R1
Hulk
Brener vs. Orolbai
Myktybek Orolbai, DEC
Prometey
Silva vs. Gomis
William Gomis, DEC
Thunderball
05.02.2024 | 11:44 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 730 Points | Tied for 736th
Pantoja vs. Erceg
Alexandre Pantoja, SUB, R4
It would be ******* hilarious if Erceg won but in all honesty Pantoja's probably just gonna drown him and be able to take everything that Erceg can give.
Martinez vs. Aldo
José Aldo, DEC
I could see Martinez winning but man it's hard to count out Aldo against somebody around this level. The leg kick defense is going to make a difference.
Smith vs. Petrino
Vitor Petrino, TKO, R2
Vitor, just retire this guy please.
Pereira vs. Potieria
Michel Pereira, TKO, R1
Michel gonna **** **** up here
Craig vs. Borralho
Caio Borralho, DEC
Caio's a ******* monster brother
Brito vs. Shore
Joanderson Brito, TKO, R2
Brito needs a ranked shot soon the man is good
Kowalkiewicz vs. Lucindo
Iasmin Lucindo, DEC
Gonna go with the one that looks like a lesbian
Brener vs. Orolbai
Myktybek Orolbai, DEC
Orolbai by stinky grapple*******
Silva vs. Gomis
William Gomis, DEC
Gomis is more tested but I think Silva's got that dog in him, wouldn't be surprised for it to go either way
Silva vs. Klose
Drakkar Klose, DEC
Klose is a beast man!
Ruffy vs. Mullarkey
Mauricio Ruffy, TKO, R2
Mullarkey is a can
Barbosa vs. Kareckaite
Ernesta Kareckaite, DEC
I do not care
Bonfim vs. Pichel
Ismael Bonfim, TKO, R2
Loss to BSD isn't that bad + he's fighting a 41 year old
Costa vs. Borjas
Alessandro Costa, DEC
Costa actually has a win in the UFC.
Alexandre Pantoja, SUB, R4
It would be ******* hilarious if Erceg won but in all honesty Pantoja's probably just gonna drown him and be able to take everything that Erceg can give.
Martinez vs. Aldo
José Aldo, DEC
I could see Martinez winning but man it's hard to count out Aldo against somebody around this level. The leg kick defense is going to make a difference.
Smith vs. Petrino
Vitor Petrino, TKO, R2
Vitor, just retire this guy please.
Pereira vs. Potieria
Michel Pereira, TKO, R1
Michel gonna **** **** up here
Craig vs. Borralho
Caio Borralho, DEC
Caio's a ******* monster brother
Brito vs. Shore
Joanderson Brito, TKO, R2
Brito needs a ranked shot soon the man is good
Kowalkiewicz vs. Lucindo
Iasmin Lucindo, DEC
Gonna go with the one that looks like a lesbian
Brener vs. Orolbai
Myktybek Orolbai, DEC
Orolbai by stinky grapple*******
Silva vs. Gomis
William Gomis, DEC
Gomis is more tested but I think Silva's got that dog in him, wouldn't be surprised for it to go either way
Silva vs. Klose
Drakkar Klose, DEC
Klose is a beast man!
Ruffy vs. Mullarkey
Mauricio Ruffy, TKO, R2
Mullarkey is a can
Barbosa vs. Kareckaite
Ernesta Kareckaite, DEC
I do not care
Bonfim vs. Pichel
Ismael Bonfim, TKO, R2
Loss to BSD isn't that bad + he's fighting a 41 year old
Costa vs. Borjas
Alessandro Costa, DEC
Costa actually has a win in the UFC.
05.02.2024 | 12:36 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 550 Points | Tied for 3586th
Pantoja vs. Erceg
Alexandre Pantoja
wrestling and grappling
Martinez vs. Aldo
Jonathan Martinez
battle of leg kick
Smith vs. Petrino
Vitor Petrino
youth and power
Pereira vs. Potieria
Michel Pereira
mismatch
Craig vs. Borralho
Caio Borralho
mismatch
Brito vs. Shore
Joanderson Brito
too much power
Kowalkiewicz vs. Lucindo
Iasmin Lucindo
youth and physicalitybetter
Brener vs. Orolbai
Myktybek Orolbai
better wrestling and grappling
Silva vs. Gomis
William Gomis
wise points
Silva vs. Klose
Drakkar Klose
a little better
Ruffy vs. Mullarkey
Mauricio Ruffy
by virtue of being fresh fighter
Barbosa vs. Kareckaite
Dione Barbosa
grappling advantage
Bonfim vs. Pichel
Ismael Bonfim
mismatch
Costa vs. Borjas
Alessandro Costa
slighr advantage
Alexandre Pantoja
wrestling and grappling
Martinez vs. Aldo
Jonathan Martinez
battle of leg kick
Smith vs. Petrino
Vitor Petrino
youth and power
Pereira vs. Potieria
Michel Pereira
mismatch
Craig vs. Borralho
Caio Borralho
mismatch
Brito vs. Shore
Joanderson Brito
too much power
Kowalkiewicz vs. Lucindo
Iasmin Lucindo
youth and physicalitybetter
Brener vs. Orolbai
Myktybek Orolbai
better wrestling and grappling
Silva vs. Gomis
William Gomis
wise points
Silva vs. Klose
Drakkar Klose
a little better
Ruffy vs. Mullarkey
Mauricio Ruffy
by virtue of being fresh fighter
Barbosa vs. Kareckaite
Dione Barbosa
grappling advantage
Bonfim vs. Pichel
Ismael Bonfim
mismatch
Costa vs. Borjas
Alessandro Costa
slighr advantage
05.02.2024 | 12:57 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 10 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 620 Points | Tied for 2485th
Martinez vs. Aldo
José Aldo, DEC
I really think Aldo still has it in him, and Martinez hasnt fought anyone with the striking of Aldo. The leg kicks are nasty but I trust Aldo to be able to handle them well.
Smith vs. Petrino
Vitor Petrino, TKO, R2
if Smith shows up he wins
José Aldo, DEC
I really think Aldo still has it in him, and Martinez hasnt fought anyone with the striking of Aldo. The leg kicks are nasty but I trust Aldo to be able to handle them well.
Smith vs. Petrino
Vitor Petrino, TKO, R2
if Smith shows up he wins
05.02.2024 | 2:32 PM ET
Predictions: 4 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 300 Points | Tied for 5531st
05.02.2024 | 3:35 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 555 Points | Tied for 3457th
steve got 2 rounds to get it done
05.02.2024 | 3:36 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 555 Points | Tied for 3457th
Aldo can't handle the power
05.02.2024 | 3:38 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 555 Points | Tied for 3457th
Borjas will gas by the 2nd
05.02.2024 | 3:59 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 630 Points | Tied for 2407th
How does lines on Karolina vs Lucindo make any sense?
05.02.2024 | 4:08 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 505 Points | Tied for 4180th
Borjas v Costa fight goes the distance +125. For the flyweight division in a big cage in the UFC 70% of 3-rounders goes to a decision.
05.02.2024 | 4:21 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 565 Points | Tied for 3366th
Pantoja vs. Erceg
Steve Erceg, TKO, R5
After communing with god I have decided Erceg wins this by flying arm triangle in late round. 5
Steve Erceg, TKO, R5
After communing with god I have decided Erceg wins this by flying arm triangle in late round. 5
05.02.2024 | 4:37 PM ET
JR
Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 6 Perfect, 755 Points | Tied for 497th
Bro can we get your full picks?
I need to know who to fade
I need to know who to fade