Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-05-04, great mma bout: Michel Pereira vs Ihor Potieria gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).Potieria vs Pereira is scheduled to take place Saturday, May 4th, at the Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), in a 3-round middleweight (185 lbs, 84 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Alexandre Pantoja vs Steve Erceg – UFC 301. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Michel Pereira record
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and karate Michel Pereira entered this fight with a professional record of 30-11-0 (63% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 middleweight in the world.
He lost two consecutive matches between 2019 and 2020, against Tristan Connelly and Diego Sanchez (Diego Sanchez vs Michel Pereira), but then he has won seven fights defeating Andre Petroski (Andre Petroski vs Michel Pereira) and Michal Oleksiejczuk (Michel Pereira vs Michal Oleksiejczuk).
Ihor Potieria record
His opponent, Ihor Potieria, has a mma record of 20-5-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.79 in the middleweight division.
He fought three times last year defeating Mauricio Shogun Rua (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Ihor Potieria) but then he has lost twice, against Carlos Ulberg and Rodolfo Bellato; he came back to win with Robert Bryczek in February 2024.
Fight card
Here is the UFC 301 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN PPV)
Alexandre Pantoja vs Steve Erceg
Jonathan Martinez vs Jose Aldo
Anthony Smith vs Vitor Petrino
Michel Pereira vs Ihor Potieria
Paul Craig vs Caio Borralho
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Joanderson Brito vs Jack Shore
Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs Iasmin Lucindo
Elves Brener vs Myktybek Orolbai
Drakkar Klose vs Joaquim Silva
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Jamie Mullarkey vs Mauricio Ruffy
Dione Barbosa vs Ernesta Kareckaite
Ismael Bonfim vs Vinc Pichel
Alessandro Costa vs Kevin Borjas
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Michel Pereira vs Ihor Potieria as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Pereira vs Potieria fight?
Michel Pereira defeated Ihor Potieria via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:54, round 1.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 301 post-fight octagon interview of Michel Pereira and Ihor Potieria.
