Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-05-04, good mma bout: Alexandre Pantoja vs Steve Erceg gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2024).Erceg vs Pantoja is scheduled to take place Saturday, May 4th, at the Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), in a 5-round flyweight (125 lbs, 57 kg) bout; it is the main event of Ufc 301 and it is valid for the UFC flyweight championship (Pantoja’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Alexandre Pantoja record
The current Ufc Flw champ Alexandre Pantoja entered this fight with a professional mma record of 27-5-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world.
He lost to Askar Askarov in 2020 (Alexandre Pantoja vs Askar Askarov) but then he has won five bouts beating Alex Perez (Alexandre Pantoja vs Alex Perez), Brandon Moreno (Brandon Moreno vs Alexandre Pantoja 2) and Brandon Royval in his last three (Alexandre Pantoja vs Brandon Royval 2).
Pantoja’s next fight: Alexandre Pantoja vs Kai Asakura
Steve Erceg record
His opponent, Steve Erceg, has an official record of 12-1-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the flyweight division.
He suffered his only loss when he faced Sean Gauci in 2017, since then he has won eleven consecutive fights beating David Dvorak, Alessandro Costa and Matt Schnell.
Erceg’s next fight: Kai Kara-France vs Steve Erceg
Fight card
Here is the UFC 301 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN PPV)
Alexandre Pantoja vs Steve Erceg
Jonathan Martinez vs Jose Aldo
Anthony Smith vs Vitor Petrino
Michel Pereira vs Ihor Potieria
Paul Craig vs Caio Borralho
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Joanderson Brito vs Jack Shore
Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs Iasmin Lucindo
Elves Brener vs Myktybek Orolbai
Drakkar Klose vs Joaquim Silva
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Jamie Mullarkey vs Mauricio Ruffy
Dione Barbosa vs Ernesta Kareckaite
Ismael Bonfim vs Vinc Pichel
Alessandro Costa vs Kevin Borjas
Countdown – Video preview
Watch the official video of the full episode of UFC 301 countdown Alexandre Pantoja vs Steve Erceg, a documentary to know better the life of both fighters and how they prepare for their bout.
Embedded: Vlog Series
Watch all the episodes of UFC 301 Embedded: Vlog Series (we usually post the playlist with all the videos or, if not possible, every single clip).
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC 301 pre-fight press conference, featuring Steve Erceg and Alexandre Pantoja!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC 301: Pantoja vs Erceg weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Alexandre Pantoja vs Steve Erceg as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official video
Spanish
Portuguese
Official highlights – Spanish
Result
Who won Pantoja vs Erceg fight?
Alexandre Pantoja defeated Steve Erceg via unanimous decision. Scores were 48–47, 48–46, 49–46.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 301 post-fight octagon interview of Alexandre Pantoja and Steve Erceg.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC 301 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Steve Erceg and Alexandre Pantoja (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGN6xqHpV2A
Bonus awards
UFC 301 Fight of the Night: no bonus awarded
UFC 301 Performance of the Night: Michel Pereira, Caio Borralho, Maurício Ruffy, Alessandro Costa
