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What You Need to Know:
UFC president Dana White has confirmed that he will be announcing the main event for UFC 300 before UFC 298 takes place. The event is scheduled to happen between April 13 and April 14 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Details of the Announcement:
This weekend, a main event fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Ilia Topuria is set to take place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. White, 54, has described the process of organizing the main event for UFC 300 as "interesting." He has now revealed that he will announce the highly-anticipated headline and co-headline fights during a press conference this weekend.
Possible Fighters for the Main Event:
While the main event for April 13 has already been announced with Weili Zhang and Yan Xiaonan competing for the strawweight title, there has been speculation about the main event for April 14. Names such as Conor McGregor, Alex Pereira, Israel Adesanya, and Dricus du Plessis have been mentioned as potential options. However, du Plessis has indicated that he needs more time to recover from his previous fight and considers defending his title to be more important than participating in UFC 300.
The Importance of UFC Africa:
Du Plessis expressed his desire to wait for the opportunity to defend his belt on home soil during a future UFC event in Africa. He emphasized that UFC 300 is just a number and that the real milestone event for him would be the first UFC event in Africa, particularly in South Africa.
