UFC 313
| UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 8, 2025 | |||
| Venue | T-Mobile Arena | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on March 8, 2025, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[1]
Background
[edit]A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion (also former UFC Middleweight Champion, former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) Alex Pereira and former title challenger Magomed Ankalaev is expected to headline the event.[2]
A five-round lightweight bout between former interim UFC Lightweight Champion (also former WSOF Lightweight Champion) Justin Gaethje and Dan Hooker is expected to serve as the co-headliner.[3]
A heavyweight bout between Jhonata Diniz and Vitor Petrino was expected to take place at the event.[4] However, Petrino was forced to withdraw from the fight due to lateral epicondylitis in both elbows. It is unclear at the moment if a replacement will be sought by UFC officials.[5]
Fight card
[edit]| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Alex Pereira (c) | vs. | Magomed Ankalaev | [a] | |||
| Lightweight | Justin Gaethje | vs. | Dan Hooker | ||||
| Flyweight | Bruno Gustavo da Silva | vs. | Joshua Van | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Amanda Lemos | vs. | Iasmin Lucindo | ||||
| Featherweight | Marion Santos | vs. | Francis Marshall | ||||
| Welterweight | Alex Morono | vs. | Carlos Leal | ||||
| Middleweight | Armen Petrosyan | vs. | Brunno Ferreira | ||||
| Bantamweight | Chris Gutiérrez | vs. | Jean Matsumoto | ||||
| Middleweight | Djorden Ribeiro dos Santos | vs. | Osman Diaz | ||||
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
Announced bouts
[edit]- Heavyweight bout: Jhonata Diniz vs. TBD[5]
- Lightweight bout: King Green vs. Mauricio Ruffy[7]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Nolan King (2024-11-16). "UFC announces 2025 schedule including slew of new events". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2025-01-18). "Alex Pereira vs. Magomedov Ankalaev title fight headlines UFC 313 in March". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
- ^ Staff (2025-01-18). "Justin Gaethje books date with Dan Hooker at UFC 313 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2025-01-02). "March's UFC 313 gets multiple bookings, including flyweight prospect Joshua Van". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
- ^ a b Guilherme Cruz (2025-01-20). "UFC 313 loses heavyweight fight due to double elbow injury". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
- ^ "UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
- ^ Alexander Behunin (2025-01-27). "Banger! King Green vs. Mauricio Ruffy added to UFC 313". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
