The UFC 300 fight card promises to be a must-see event on Saturday in Las Vegas with non-stop action, including the main event featuring light heavyweight defending champion Alex Pereira against former champion Jamahal Hill. Their bout is the last of three five-round matches, which include the mythical BMF title and two UFC championship fights, including the women's strawweight title bout between Zhang Weili and Yan Xiaonan. The main UFC 300 card kicks off at 10 p.m. ET. Pereira's star has risen fast since joining UFC in 2021, earning titles in two separate divisions. He makes his first title defense at the light heavyweight level against Hill, who held the title prior to a leg injury that forced him to vacate the belt. Hill gets his shot after a 16-month layoff from the Octagon.
Pereira is a -125 favorite (risk $125 to win $100), while Hill fetches a price of +105 in the recent UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill odds. Before locking in your UFC 300 picks, make sure you see the MMA predictions and betting advice from SportsLine analyst Kyle Marley.
Marley won the first-ever "ToutMaster" UFC betting contest sponsored by MMAOddsBreaker and appears regularly on multiple MMA betting and daily Fantasy shows. He watches every single fight for every professional MMA card and does extensive research before each event.
Over the past five years, $100 bettors who have followed Marley's picks are up nearly $10,000. In February at UFC Fight Night, Marley advised SportsLine members to back underdog Jack Hermansson (+220) against rising prospect Joe Pyfer (-275) in the middleweight main event. Hermansson won a unanimous decision to give Marley's followers another easy winner. Anyone who has followed him has seen massive returns.
Now, with UFC 300 approaching, Marley has studied the card from top to bottom and revealed his top selections. Those picks are only available at SportsLine.
UFC 300 preview
For months on end, speculation surrounded which two combatants would form the final missing piece of the puzzle for the UFC's celebratory and historic 300th pay-per-view card. Luminaries such as former champions Ronda Rousey and Georges St. Pierre were among the names that surfaced, and those avenues were reportedly pursued to no avail. But in the end, the UFC 300 main event was left to a pair of dynamic strikers and explosive athletes whose matchup could anchor any of the promotion's 2024 pay-per-view events.
Pereira (9-2) has experienced one of the most rapid ascents in UFC history, going from a relative unknown prospect who was brought in to bolster competition in a stagnant division to a two-division champion celebrated for his highlight-reel knockouts and unwavering stoic demeanor outside of the cage.
The 36-year-old Brazilian made his UFC debut in November 2021 and became a champion for the second time in November 2023, winning the vacant light heavyweight belt with a stoppage of dangerous contender Jiri Prochazka.
Hill (12-1-1) made a somewhat similar acceleration from prospect to champion. He made his UFC debut as an undefeated prospect in January 2020 before becoming champion in January 2023, with just one setback to veteran Paul Craig amid a series of violent finishes against upper-tier competition.
Although Hill is relatively unpopular with fans because of his relentlessly dour disposition and prickly interactions with MMA media, the 32-year-old Chicago native's accomplishments are indisputable, and he is destined to gain massive fan favor should he win Saturday's main event in impressive fashion. See all of Marley's UFC 300 picks at SportsLine.
Top UFC 300 predictions
We'll reveal one of Marley's UFC 300 selections here: He is backing Deiveson Figueiredo (-325) to defeat Cody Garbrandt (+250) in a bantamweight matchup.
Figueiredo (22-3-1), the former bantamweight champion, is known for his nasty disposition and energetic pace. Moving up to the bantamweight level in 2023, he won his December debut with a unanimous decision over Rob Font.
Garbrandt (14-5), meanwhile, is trying to put the pieces back to his career. After starting 11-0 and winning the bantamweight crown in December 2016, he won just one of six matches over the next six-plus years. After defeating Trevin Jones by unanimous decision in March 2023, he knocked out Brian Kelleher at UFC 296 in December to set up this matchup.
Despite the two-match winning streak, Marley isn't buying in. "I like Figueiredo because I think he should be a bit better everywhere," Marley told SportsLine. See who else to back at SportsLine.
How to make UFC 300 picks
Marley has strong picks for Pereira vs. Hill and every other bout on the UFC 300 fight card. He's also backing a combatant whose "wrestling should be enough to win at least three rounds" to emerge with a huge victory. Marley's picks and analysis are only available at SportsLine.
Who wins UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill, and how exactly does each fight end? Visit SportsLine now to get detailed picks on every fight at UFC 300, all from the seasoned expert who's up nearly $10,000 on MMA, and find out.
UFC 300 odds, fight card
See full UFC 300 picks, predictions and best bets here.
Alex Pereira (-125) vs. Jamahal Hill (+105)
Zhang Weili (-480) vs. Yan Xiaonan (+360)
Max Holloway (+170) vs. Justin Gaethje (-250)
Charles Oliveira (+185) vs. Arman Tsarukyan (-225)
Bo Nickal (-2100) vs. Cody Brundage (+1100)
Jiri Prochazka (+100) vs. Aleksander Rakic (-120)
Aljamain Sterling (-170) vs. Calvin Kattar (+130)
Kayla Harrison (-500) vs. Holly Holm (+325)
Sodiq Yusuff (+110) vs. Diego Lopes (-135)
Jalin Turner (-250) vs. Renato Moicano (+190)
Jessica Andrade (-135) vs. Marina Rodriguez (+105)
Jim Miller (+170) vs. Bobby Green (-230)
Deiveson Figueiredo (-325) vs. Cody Garbandt (+250)
