Dana White announces huge UFC 300 fight with MAJOR title implications as former champ returns
UFC 300 has just got a little more stacked following a major fight announcement from president Dana White.
The promotion’s eagerly-anticipated 300th pay-per-view card takes place in Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on April 13.
MMA fans across the globe are expecting the UFC brass to make the Sin City card chock-a-block with thrilling fights worthy of the historic number.
And White’s latest public addition to the eagerly-anticipated event has gone some way to doing just that.
Early on Monday morning, the promotion’s president and CEO announced the eagerly-anticipated return of former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira.
Oliveira will be welcomed back to the octagon by surging 155lbs contender Arman Tsarukyan, who is riding a three-fight win streak.
Taking to Instagram to announce the fight, White said: “For UFC 300, No.1-ranked lightweight Charles Oliveira is taking on the No.4-ranked Arman Tsarukayn in a No.1 Contender fight.”
The winner of Oliveira vs Tsarukyan will face current lightweight champion Islam Makhachev in the summer.
White added: “Oliveira was supposed to fight the champ Islam Makhachev but Islam is still recovering from an injury.
“Tsarukyan is coming off a vicious knockout of Beneil Dariush.
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“The winner will face Islam when he returns this summer.”
Oliveira vs Tsarukyan is only the FOURTH fight to be officially announced for UFC 300.
Former men’s bantamweight and light-heavyweight champions Aljamain Sterling and Jiri Prochazka will be action on the card, taking on Calvin Kattar and Aleksandr Rakic respectively.
Middleweight prospect Bo Nickal will also feature on the card, locking horns with veteran Cody Brundage.
The announcement of Oliveira vs Tsarukyan came just days after White revealed he’s set to confirm more UFC 300 fight news on Tuesday.
During a recent Instagram Live, the UFC’s president and CEO said: “I’ll have more fights for you on Tuesday.
“I get home Sunday, and I’ll have more fights for UFC 300 on Tuesday.”
He added: “UFC 300, I know everyone is waiting for that. I’m on vacation, I get home on Sunday.
“Tuesday is matchmaking and I’ll start ripping off some fights for 300 and making some announcements.
“Maybe I’ll do one while I’m here [in Bali].”