UFC 300, new PFL season and Brazilians in action; see the list of fights to keep an eye on in April

Escalated to the UFC 300 Poatan and Do Bronx are the main highlights of April in MMA (Photo: Montagem/SUPER FIGHTS)

The month of March came to an end and featured memorable events and fights such as the UFC 299, boxing duel between Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou and much more. Now it's up to April, led by the long-awaited and already historic UFC 300, bringing fans even more unforgettable moments.

O UFC 300 It is the main, but not the only highlight of the month, which also features the opening of the PFL regular season and with Brazilians spread across other Ultimate events. With this in mind, the team at SUPER FIGHTS chose the main fights for you to keep an eye on in the fourth month of the year. Let's go to the list:

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1- Cesar Almeida x Dylan Budka – UFC Las Vegas 90

Cesar Almeida in victory at Glory (Photo: Disclosure/Glory)

Protagonist of a trilogy against Alex Poatán in the kickboxing days, with the right to a victory over the current light heavyweight champion (up to 93 kg) of the Ultimate, Cesar Almeida makes its long-awaited debut on UFC Las Vegas 90, this Saturday (6), against fellow newcomer Dylan Budka.

Cesar Almeida He is undefeated in professional MMA, with four wins in four fights, and secured a place in Ultimate through the last season of the Contender Series.

2- Antônio Cara de Sapato x Simon Biyong – PFL 2 2024

Shoe Face in victory in the PFL. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @caradesapato

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2021 PFL Light Heavyweight Champion, Antonio Shoe Guy makes his long-awaited return to the decagon in the second event of the 2024 season, on April 12, against Cameroonian Simon Biyong.

Shoe Face returns to competitions after almost two years of inactivity due to a serious injury suffered in the 2022 season. Since then, the man from Paraíba had a controversial participation in Big Brother Brasil 23, from which he ended up expelled accused of harassing another participant.

3- UFC 300*

Alex Poatán e Jamahal hill face each other in UFC 300 (Photo: Montage/SUPER FIGHTS)

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There would be a lack of characters to talk about each relevant fight in the UFC 300. With three title fights and 12 champions or former champions spread across the night's 13 fights, the event is considered by many to be the best card in Ultimate's history.

Alex Poatán, Jamahal hill, Weili Zhang, yan xiaonan, Justin gaethje e Max Holloway are responsible for the night's title fights, which also include names like Charles of the Bronx, Arman Tsarukyan, Deiveson Figueiredo, cody garbrandt, Jessica Stacker, Jiri Prochazka, aljamain sterling, Diego lopes, Renato Moicano , and more.

4- Ariane Lipski x Karine Silva – UFC Las Vegas 91

Ariane Lipski e Karina Silva face each other in April (Photo: Montage/SUPER FIGHTS)

Two of the main rising names in women's flyweight (up to 56,7 kg), Ariane Lipski e Karina Silva star in Brazilian duel in UFC Las Vegas 91, on April 27th.

Owners of positions 12 and 13, respectively, of the ranking, Ariane and Karine are riding a streak of three wins in the octagon.

5- Matheus Nicolau x Manel Kape – UFC Las Vegas 91

Matheus Nicolau e Manel kape staring (Photo: Instagram/UFC)

In the main fight of the same event, Matheus Nicolau defends fifth position in the category ranking in rematch against the Portuguese-Angolan Manel kape, sixth place.

The first confrontation between the two took place in March 2021 and ended with the Brazilian winning a split decision from the judges.