| UFC 303: Pereira vs. Procházka 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 303: Pereira vs. Procházka 2 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) | |||
| Venue | T-Mobile Arena | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | 18,881[1] | |||
| Total gate | $15,909,243[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 303: Pereira vs. Procházka 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 29, 2024, at theT-Mobile Arena inParadise, Nevada, part of theLas Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
A welterweight bout between formerUFC Featherweight andLightweight ChampionConor McGregor and former three-timeBellator Lightweight World Champion (also a former UFC lightweight title challenger)Michael Chandler was expected to headline the event.[3] The pairing previously coached onThe Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Chandler against each other.[4] However on June 13, it was announced that McGregor was injured and the pairing would be postponed to a future date.[5]
The new headliner for this event was aUFC Light Heavyweight Championship rematch between current championAlex Pereira (also formerUFC Middleweight Champion and formerGlory Middleweight andLight Heavyweight Champion) and former championJiří Procházka (also the inauguralRizin Light Heavyweight Champion).[5] They previously met atUFC 295 in November 2023, where Pereira won the vacant title via a second-round TKO.[6]
A light heavyweight bout between former championJamahal Hill andKhalil Rountree Jr. was expected to serve as the co-headliner for this event.[7] However, Rountree withdrew from the event after unintentionally ingestingDHEA and contacting Senior Vice President of Anti-doping compliance Jeff Noviztky and UFC Vice President of Anti-doping compliance, Donna Marcolini to inform them of the matter.[8] Rountree was suspended for just two months as it was confirmed he received a tainted supplement.[9] He was replaced byCarlos Ulberg.[10] In turn, Hill pulled out due to injury and was replaced by former title challengerAnthony Smith.[11][12] Subsequently, for unknown reasons, Ulberg pulled out and was replaced byRoman Dolidze.[13]
A women's strawweight bout between formerInvicta FC Atomweight ChampionMichelle Waterson-Gomez andGillian Robertson was scheduled forUFC 302.[14] However, the bout was postponed to this event for unknown reasons.[15]
A flyweight bout betweenCody Durden and Carlos Hernandez was scheduled for the event.[16] However, Durden was pulled from the event for unknown reasons and replaced byRoad to UFC Season 2 flyweight winner Rei Tsuruya.[17]
A heavyweight bout between formerUFC Heavyweight ChampionAndrei Arlovski andMartin Buday was expected to take place atUFC Fight Night 242.[18] However, the bout was moved to this event for unknown reasons.[19]
A day before the event, the featherweight co-headliner bout between formerUFC Featherweight Championship challengerBrian Ortega andDiego Lopes was changed to a lightweight bout at the request of Ortega, reportedly due to weight-cutting issues. Lopes was already on weight, weighing at 146.5 when he was notified, and as such had to gain back up to 155 before the weigh ins.[20] Subsequently, on the day of the event, Ortega withdrew from the bout due to an illness. He was replaced byDan Ige just hours before the bout took place at a catchweight of 165 pounds.[21]
At the weigh-ins,Jean Silva weighed in at 147.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Silva was fined 20 percent of his purse which went to his opponentCharles Jourdain.[22]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Alex Pereira (c) | def. | Jiří Procházka | TKO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 0:13 | [a] |
| Catchweight (165 lb) | Diego Lopes | def. | Dan Ige | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Roman Dolidze | def. | Anthony Smith | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Macy Chiasson | def. | Mayra Bueno Silva | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 1:58 | |
| Welterweight | Ian Machado Garry | def. | Michael Page | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Joe Pyfer | def. | Marc-André Barriault | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:25 | |
| Featherweight | Andre Fili | def. | Cub Swanson | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (147.5 lb) | Jean Silva | def. | Charles Jourdain | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:22 | |
| Bantamweight | Payton Talbott | def. | Yanis Ghemmouri | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:19 | |
| Early preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Women's Strawweight | Gillian Robertson | def. | Michelle Waterson-Gomez | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Martin Buday | def. | Andrei Arlovski | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Rei Tsuruya | def. | Carlos Hernandez | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Vinicius Oliveira | def. | Ricky Simón | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[24]
