The UFC is set to return to Brazil. UFC 301 will go down from the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro this Saturday.
The pay-per-view is set to be headlined by a flyweight title fight between Brazilian champion Alexandre Pantoja and Australian Steve Erceg.
“The King of Rio,” Jose Aldo, the former featherweight champion, is set to return for the first time in over a year-and-a-half to fight bantamweight striker Jonathan Martinez.
As it stands, the card features a Brazilian in every fight, top to bottom. Let’s take a look at five of the best bouts on the UFC 301 preliminary card.