Mike Johnston

Even though The BMF Title fight between Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway is situated smack dab in the middle of the UFC 300 main card, it will serve as the unofficial people’s main event on Saturday night.

We ask some key questions, highlight notable stats and grade our excitement level for every matchup featured on the insanely stacked UFC 300 preliminary card.

Three title fights, one being for the BMF belt, plus a likely No. 1 lightweight contender's bout and the best prospect on the entire UFC roster ready to kick off the action. UFC 300 is almost here so we've got some key questions to ask, notable stats to highlight and we'll grade our excitement level for each UFC 300 main card scrap.

If the 26 fighters set to compete at UFC 300 didn't already have ample motivation to earn a memorable victory and put on a show on Saturday night, then perhaps Thursday's announcement from Dana White was the sweetener they needed.

Former PFL lightweight champion and two-time Olympic gold medallist Kayla Harrison and every fighter set to compete at UFC 300 successfully made weight ahead of the blockbuster event.

The two-time Olympic gold medallist in judo and former PFL women's lightweight champion put the UFC women's bantamweight division on notice thanks to her one-sided win over former titleholder Holly Holm Saturday at UFC 300.

Max Holloway had just one word for fans when he addressed the crowd at the UFC 300 ceremonial weigh-ins: “Violence.”

For weeks leading up to UFC 300 there was fear it would not or could not live up to the hype. Marketed as the greatest night of fights ever assembled, Saturday's blockbuster event somehow managed to meet, if not exceed entirely, the loftiest of expectations.

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Ilia Topuria vowed to become the first fighter to knock Max Holloway out and wants the BMF Title to be on the line if and when they fight later this year.