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The UFC goes to the “Marvelous City” in Brazil for UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg. The main event features Brazilian Alexandre Pantoja (27-5) looking to defend his UFC Flyweight Championship belt against the Perth, Australia-born Steve Erceg (12-1) on Saturday, May 4.
UFC 301 takes place at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro. Early prelims start at 6 pm ET/3 pm PT, with prelims beginning at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT and the main card at 10 pm ET/7 pm PT with a pay-per-view ESPN+ subscription.
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Want to watch UFC 301 online? This a PPV fight that is streaming exclusively on ESPN+, so the only way to watch UFC 301 is to purchase the PPV feed here.
The UFC 301 PPV price is $79.99 for ESPN+ subscribers. Not a subscriber? You can sign up for an ESPN+ monthly subscription and PPV for $90.98, or purchase an ESPN+ annual subscription with the PPV stream for $134.98. The annual subscription bundle saving you 30% off the monthly price.
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Since this is an official PPV fight, there isn’t a way to watch UFC 301 online for free. Fortunately, ESPN+ subscribers can livestream the early prelims and prelims online for free. Moreover, the prelims air on cable network ESPN on TV — which is available on DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, and Sling TV. However, to livestream the UFC 301 main card — including main event with Pantoja vs. Erceg — you’ll need to buy the PPV stream at ESPN+ here.
Check out the full card below, and stream UFC 301 on pay-per-view here.
Hand Card, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT
- Flyweight: Alexandre Pantoja (champion) vs. Steve Erceg — title fight
- Bantamweight: Jonathan Martinez vs. Jose Aldo
- Light Heavyweight: Anthony Smith vs. Victor Petrino
- Middleweight: Michel Pereira vs. Ihor Potieria
- Middleweight: Paul Craig vs. Caio Borralho
Prelims, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
- Featherweight: Jack Shore vs. Joanderson Brito
- Women’s Strawweight: Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Iasmin Lucindo
- Lightweight: Elves Brener vs. Myktybek Orolbai
- Featherweight: Jean Silva vs. William Gomis
Early Prelims, 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT
- Lightweight: Joaquim Silva vs. Longship Klose
- Lightweight: Mauricio Ruffy vs. Jamie Mullarkey
- Women’s Flyweights: Dione Barbosa vs. Ernesta Kareckaite
- Lightweight: Ismael Bonfim vs. Vinc Pichel
- Flyweight: Alessandro Costa vs. Kevin Borjas
Livestream UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg online with ESPN+. Purchase the pay-per-view feed for $79.99 here.
