March 17, 2024 11: 45 am ET
The UFC 300 bout order hasactually been fine-tuned ever so alittle, however the modification includes maybe the most highly-debated preliminary positioning.
During the UFC Fight Night 239 broadcast Saturday, the promo revealed Bo Nickal vs. Cody Brundage will now open the April 13 primary card at T-Mobile Arena. Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan will follow straight afterwards.
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The modification comes 7 days after the promo veryfirst exposed the complete battle card bout order throughout the UFC 299 primary card broadcast March 9. The preliminary order had Nickal (5-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Brundage (10-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) above Oliveira (34-9 MMA, 22-9 UFC) vs. Tsarukyan (21-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC), which stimulated much conversation and argument amongst fans.
Brundage took the increase of online messages in stride, as he tweeted “Y’all mom f*ckers understand I simply work here, ideal?” Meanwhile, Nickal voiced self-confidence in the positioning by stating his existence increases pay-per-view purchases.
Y’all mom fuckers understand I simply work here, ideal? 😂 😂
— Cody Brundage (@CodyBrundage185) March 11, 2024
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