The UFC 300 card is set with all fighters successfully making weight, including Kayla Harrison, who appeared to struggle the most but ultimately made weight at 136 pounds. The main event features a Light Heavyweight Title Bout between Alex Pereira and Jamahal Hill, while the co-main event sees a Women’s Strawweight Title Bout between Zhang Weili and Yan Xiaonan. The BMF Title fight is a Lightweight Bout between Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway, with other matchups including Charles Oliveira vs Arman Tsarukyan and Bo Nickal vs Cody Brundage.
Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman called Kayla Harrison’s weigh-in the most anticipated on the card, with social media reacting to her successful weight cut. MMA Fighting’s Shaheen Al-Shatti and MMA podcaster Luke Thomas shared images and raised questions about Harrison’s weight cut impact on her fight against Holly Holm. MMA On Point detailed Harrison’s history of weight requirements, while Ben Fowlkes acknowledged her struggle with cutting weight. MMA social media personality Feldman and Delinquent MMA shared posts highlighting Harrison’s journey to successfully making weight for the UFC 300 card.
Despite the challenges Harrison faced in making weight, her determination and success in doing so have been acknowledged by the MMA community. The hope is that she can compete safely and potentially make the weight cut process less grueling in the future. UFC 300 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 13 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with the early prelims beginning at 6 p.m. ET, the middle prelims including Harrison’s fight at 8 p.m. ET, and the main card starting at 10 p.m. ET. Fans are eagerly awaiting the highly anticipated matchups and are excited to see how the fighters perform on fight night.
