At the time when UFC 301 announced the official pair, fans were suspicious of Steve Erceg's ability to compete. He was only ranked 10th in the weight of Flyweight, but was UFC to the Alexandre Pantoja championship. However, Erceg soon proved his ability.
The top competition experience helps Alexandre Pantoja dominate the first half. However, Erceg immediately attacked to win against the half. The struggle continued to take place in the third and fourth half, when each fighter had an additional winning, and had to resolve the victory in the last half.
At the key time of the match, Alexandre Pantoja won the advantage to persuade. The match closed with the victory by calculating the point in favor of Pantoja (48-47, 48-47, 49-46). This is also one of the most thrilling competitions of UFC 301.
Besides the battle of Alexandre Pantoja, UFC 301 also attracted attention with the return to the MMA arena of Jose Aldo. Playing at Bantamweight, Aldo won convincingly against rival Jonathan Martinez. In all 3 rounds, Aldo won the opponent.
According to the announcement from UFC, the UFC 301 event has no Fight of the Night. However, there are 4 boxers who won the Performance of the Night and receive a bonus of $ 50,000 for each person. It was Michel Pereira, Caio Borralho, Mauricio Ruffy, and Alessandro Costa.