The wait for UFC 303 is finally over, and the event is set to take place this Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV.The original main event for UFC 303 was supposed to see Conor McGregor make his long-awaited return to the Octagon to face Michael Chandler. Following McGregor’s withdrawal from the fight due to a toe injury, Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira stepped in on short notice to defend his belt in a rematch with former titleholder Jiří Procházka.
Aside from the short-notice change to the Ortega vs. Lopes bout, Jean Silva was the only fighter to miss weight ahead of UFC 303. His fight with Charles Jourdain will proceed as scheduled and Silva will forfeit 20 percent of his purse to his opponent. The early prelims for UFC 303 are set to kick off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and will be available on UFC Fight Pass before the second half of the prelims air on ESPN and ESPN+ starting at 8:00 p.m. ET. The main card action begins at 10:00 p.m.
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