UFC 300: Dana White Reveals Opening Fight for Landmark Event

UFC CEO Dana White has revealed which fight will kick off the prelims for UFC 300 on April 13.

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We’re now just over two months away from a milestone UFC event that is loaded with some of the promotion’s biggest names, and even though the card’s headlining bout is still a mystery, fan anticipation continues to grow with every passing day.

White has been careful not to reveal the matchup that will close out the event, but during a recent interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal the UFC CEO did announce that Cody Garbrandt and Deiveson Figueiredo will kick off the night’s action.

“Obviously I wanna deliver the best card that’s ever been built," White said. “Every fight on the card right now could be a main event on either a Fight Night or a Pay-Per-View. We’re opening the card - the first prelim of the night is Garbrandt and Figueiredo. I mean, what does that tell you?”

The matchup between Garbrandt and Figueiredo features two of the promotion’s most devastating power punchers, and it’s also a fight that “No Love” requested after he brutally knocked out Brian Kelleher at UFC 296 last December.

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Figueiredo, a former flyweight champion, could edge closer to bantamweight title contention with a victory over Garbrandt. The "God of War" debuted in the weight class with a decision win over Rob Font.

A battle between two former champions is a fitting way to kick off UFC 300, and the already-stacked card still has room for at least one or two more fights before the event takes place on April 13 in Las Vegas.

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