UFC 303 has undergone a major revamp after Conor McGregor withdrew due to injury, and new fight posters have been introduced along with a new main event.
On Thursday, UFC CEO Dana White officially announced that “The Notorious” McGregor would be withdrawn from his highly anticipated bout against Michael Chandler, which was scheduled to be the main event of the pay-per-view event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
To quickly fill the void, current UFC MVP and light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira will face former champion Jiri Prochazka in a rematch. White also announced several other changes, including Diego Lopez vs. Brian Ortega and Anthony Smith vs. Carlos Ulberg.
Standing out on their own on the new event poster are Pereira (10-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) and Prochazka (30-4-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC), who retain the same screaming-face look and feel as the McGregor vs. Chandler version.
Check out the new poster below:
The poster for the McGregor vs. Chandler version can be seen below.
UFC 303 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on June 29. The main card will air on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+.
The latest UFC 303 lineup is as follows:
Main Card (ESPN+ pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Alex Pereira vs. Jiri Prochazka
- Diego Lopez vs. Brian Ortega
- Anthony Smith vs. Carlos Ulberg
- Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Macy Chiasson
- Ian Machado Garry vs. Michael Page
Prelims (ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Marc-Andre Barrio vs. Joe Pifer
- Andre Fili vs. Cub Swanson
- Charles Jourdan vs. Jean Silva
- Giannis Ghemmouri vs. Peyton Talbot
Early qualifying card (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Gillian Robertson vs. Michelle Waterson Gomez
- Andrei Arlovski vs. Martin Budai
- Carlos Hernandez vs. Rei Tsuruya
- Vinicius Oliveira vs. Ricky Simon
For more on the card, check out MMA Junkie's UFC 303 event hub.
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