'The greatest card ever assembled' is set to take place at UFC 300 -- and it almost never happened. Here's how it came together.
Dana White teases the upcoming UFC 300, promising an epic event and dubbing it the best fight card in combat sports history.
"He had everything in his car, he had his dog," Holloway told ESPN."And he was just talking about how he wanted to make it . He wanted to make it there. He's not going to stop."Gaethje remembers being a"big fan" of Holloway at the time, and Holloway was"such a nice dude and respectful and normal" that it helped inspire Gaethje to continue on the path he was walking.
Gaethje and Holloway will meet Saturday in Las Vegas at UFC 300 with Gaethje's BMF title up for grabs in one of the night's premier matchups.the UFC has ever done, dotted up and down with big names, high-stakes fights and compelling storylines.
"They didn't beat around the bush about that," Harrison said of the weight."They're like, 'No -- 135 or nothing.'" "I was defeated and I did feel like I was f---ing spinning my wheels and wasting my time," Harrison said of her demeanor last summer."And so I'm super grateful and I think that's why everyone's like, 'Oh, your energy is so good. You're this, you're that.' And I'm like, 'Yeah, because I'm not working a 9 to 5.' I'm not a nurse. I'm not a doctor. I'm not a lawyer. ... I'm not an accountant.
Pereira vs. Hill was what the UFC had written in pencil for the next 205-pound title fight. The question, though, was when Hill would heal up to make the matchup a reality. The original plan, according to Pereira's co-manager Jorge Guimaraes, was to do the fight in the main event of UFC 301 on May 4. It made sense. Pereira has emerged as one of the biggest Brazilian stars in the UFC, and the card is scheduled for Rio de Janeiro.
"I am just getting tortured right now for this main event," White said in an interview with Las Vegas Raiders lineman Maxx Crosby for Crosby's YouTube page in February."It's not like I'm dragging this thing out, because I think it's funny or something. People don't realize how hard this business really is."
White and Campbell had some ideas about nontitle fights that could headline the card and figured Edwards vs. Muhammad was in the bag if they needed it, sources said. But they felt Pereira vs. Hill would be the best fit for a lineup filled with action fights. Pereira and Hill are both knockout artists who are more than willing to stand and trade. Campbell called Ed Soares and Guimaraes, Pereira's co-representatives.
"I'm like, 'Nah, man -- I'm hurt, bro. Can I heal? Can I heal?!'" Hill said with a laugh."I had to play the whole throw-off game and everything." Nearly 12 years after their first interaction, Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway will square off for the BMF title at UFC 300. to win the BMF title last July at UFC 291. The title is an acronym for"baddest motherf---er," a belt awarded in fights involving action fighters known for putting on entertaining, bloody wars. Gaethje more than qualifies for that distinction -- he has the most fight night bonuses per bout in UFC history .
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