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The UFC 301 fight card features a plethora of fights from the Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Saturday night.

In the main event, UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja puts his belt on the line against Steve Erceg. Pantoja has reeled off five straight wins, while Erceg has collected 11 victories in a row.

Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo battles Jonathan Martinez in a bantamweight contest in the co-main event.

Check out the UFC 301 fight card below.

Main card (ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET)

Alexandre Pantoja vs. Steve Erceg

Jose Aldo vs. Jonathan Martinez

Anthony Smith vs. Vitor Petrino

Michel Pereira vs. Ihor Potieria

Paul Craig vs. Caio Borralho

Prelims (ESPN2/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET)

Jack Shore vs. Joanderson Brito

Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Iasmin Lucindo

Elves Brener vs. Myktybek Orolbai

Jean Silva vs. William Gomis

Prelims (ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET)

Joaquim Silva vs. Drakkar Klose

Mauricio Ruffy vs. Jamie Mullarkey

Dione Barbosa vs. Ernesta Kareckaite

Ismael Bonfim vs. Vinc Pichel

Alessandro Costa vs. Kevin Borjas

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UFC 301 is here and we’re headed back to Brazil!

This Saturday, the UFC returns to Rio de Janeiro for its first pay-per-view offering since the immaculate UFC 300, and the No Bets Barred boys are back to break down all the fights.

After taking a few weeks off to recuperate following the extravaganza that was UFC 300, hosts Conner Burks and Jed Meshew return with spirit, opening the show with a brief recap of their past couple of weeks before diving into this card. Will Alexandre Pantoja give the Brazilian crowd a happy ending to the evening or will Steve Erceg – AKA “Vinnie Cigs” — become the most unlikely champion in UFC history? How will the return of Jose Aldo go? And which Brazilian fighters are primed to be upset on home turf?

All this and a lot more are discussed on this week’s episode.

Tune in for episode 86 of No Bets Barred.

New episodes of the No Bets Barred podcast drop every Wednesday and are available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever else you find your favorite podcasts. The latest episode can be heard below.

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Canelo Alverez responded to Oscar De La Hoya’s comments at Wednesday’s Alvarez vs. Munguia final press conference in Las Vegas.  De La Hoya, who was there to support Munguia, laid into Alvarez.  

De La Hoya used to promote Alvarez but the two are bitter enemies today.  Following their heated exchange at the press conference, Alvarez responded to De La Hoya, accusing him of stealing from his fighters in a profanity-laced reaction. 

He first responded speaking Spanish but when the interpreter was trying to translate, Alvarez began speaking English to ensure his comments were heard correctly.   

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More fuel has been added to the whacky and wild saga of Ryan Garcia.

Garcia, 25, reportedly tested positive for the banned performance-enhancing drug (PED), Ostarine, in two Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) tests before and after his recent boxing match with Devin Haney, according to Dan Rafael. Per the report, Garcia’s positive tests state that he failed two urine tests on April 19 and 20, 2024. The latter of which came after his majority decision victory over Haney that day (watch highlights). The April 19 sample via a VADA letter read that it was “screened positive but was not confirmed for 19-Norandrosterone pending IRMS (Isotope ratio mass spectrometry) analysis currently being run.”

The boxer will have a 10-day window to have his B sample tested should he so choose. After seeing the report, Garcia denied any foul play and responded in the embedded video that can be seen above.

“What’s up, everybody? I came on here to address this bull f—king s—t claim that I cheated,” Garcia said in an X video. “Everybody knows that I don’t cheat. What can I say, you know? Why didn’t they come out with this before [the fight] if they found it before? Why would they let me step into the ring as a cheater and then come out with a victory then they post this?

“These are people that are trying to attack me for whatever reason,” he continued. “No weapon against me shall prosper. I never taken a steroid in my life — I don’t even know where to get steroids. I barely take supplements. They’re saying it’s coming from the ashwagandha. That’s f—kin’ r—arded. Big lies. I beat his ass. F—k outta here. F—k the haters!”

Garcia’s win over Haney was the 25th of his 26-fight career and a massive upset in sportsbooks. The build up to the fight drew concern throughout the combat sports world thanks to Garcia’s erratic behavior, including a weight miss (and beer chug) before fight night. Ultimately, he looked arguably better than ever when finally under the lights.

A Twitter tirade from Garcia followed his video response. Amongst the comments, he stated he doesn’t have interest in running back a match with Haney.

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Ryan Garcia’s saga with Devin Haney is not over.

Garcia tested positive for the banned substance ostarine in two drug tests with the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) in relation to his April 20 bout against Haney. Veteran boxing reporter Dan Rafael first broke the news on Wednesday. Garcia tested positive in a pre-fight urine test on April 19 as well as a post-fight urine test on April 20.

Garcia also “screened positive but was not confirmed” for 19-Norandrosterone — a metabolite of nandrolone and bolandione — in his April 19 sample, which is pending further analysis via Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS).

Ostarine is a banned selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) that has been commonly linked to several tainted supplement cases in the past.

Garcia, 25, defeated Haney in a shockingly thorough bout, knocking down the WBC champ three times en route to a majority decision win. Garcia responded to the news on Wednesday by vigorously denying any performance-enhancing drug use.

“Fake f*cking news,” Garcia said on X Spaces. “Don’t believe these f*ckers, bro. I never f*cking took a steroid in my f*cking life. … If they had this information, they should’ve released this before the fight went down. Because why would you let a cheater step into the ring? Right? All of a sudden I win and then you release it? Seems kind of fishy to me. I know in my heart of hearts I didn’t cheat, so I’m gonna keep trolling this shit. This shit is f*cking hilarious. At the end of the day, I’m definitely innocent.

“They’re cheating by trying to take my victory. F*ck them. F*ck these motherf*ckers. Tell them to suck my d*ck. I beat Devin Haney fair and square. You can suck my d*ck. All you motherf*ckers that say I cheated, you guys can all suck my d*ck. I didn’t f*cking cheat a day in my life. Never have, never f*cking will. I don’t move like that. Facts.”

Garcia also posted a video maintaining his innocence as well as a photo of “Ashwagandha root” with the message, “My bad I shouldn’t have took this.”

Several of Garcia’s posts can be seen below.

Garcia has a 10-day window to request a testing of his B samples.

It is currently unknown how Wednesday’s news will effect the result of Garcia vs. Haney, however Garcia could be subject to a fine as well as a suspension, and his victory could be overturned into a no-contest.

MMA Fighting will continue to update this story as it develops.

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