UFC 303 LIVE: Date, UK start time, location, undercard and how to follow – Pereira faces Prochazka after McGregor pulls out
Alex Pereira will rematch Jiri Prochazka in the headline bout to UFC 303 this weekend after Conor McGregor was forced to pull out.
McGregor was set to make his eagerly-anticipated UFC return at the showpiece event but had to withdraw due to a foot injury.
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Instead, Pereira and Prochazka will do battle again for the UFC light-heavyweight championship.
Pereira TKO’d Prochazka at UFC 295 in November to claim the vacant title and will now hope to defend his gold.
Elsewhere on the card, Brian Ortega will take on Diego Lopes and Anthony Smith will face Roman Dolidze.
UFC 303: Date and start time
This event will take place on Saturday, June 29.
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It is being held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The preliminary action will get going at midnight UK time with the main event expected at around 5am on Sunday morning for UK fans.
UFC 303: How to follow
The action will be shown on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+ in the UK. More details can be found .
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UFC 303: Undercard
Subject to change
Main card
- MAIN EVENT: Alex Pereira (c) vs. Jiri Prochazka - for UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
- Brian Ortega vs. Diego Lopes
- Anthony Smith vs. Roman Dolidze
- Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Macy Chiasson
- Ian Machado Garry vs. Michael Page
Preliminary card
- Joe Pyfer vs. Marc-Andre Barriault
- Cub Swanson vs. Andre Fili
- Charles Jourdain vs. Jean Silva
- Payton Talbott vs. Yanis Ghemmouri
Early preliminary card
- Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs. Gillian Robertson
- Andrei Arlovski vs. Martin Buday
- Rei Tsuruya vs. Carlos Hernandez
- Ricky Simon vs. Vinicius Oliveira
UFC 303: What has been said?
McGregor has admitted he’s experiencing ‘deep mental pain’ at watching his proposed fight week go ahead without him.
'Notorious' has been scheduled to fight Michael Chandler for months now, but his return was cancelled due to a broken pinky toe.
Taking to social media, McGregor said: “I’d be lying if I told you I wasn’t in deep pain right now watching fight week take place.
“Deep mental pain. Thank you for the messages of support and encouragement, my peers and fans.”
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