According to the UFC executive, Cody Garbrandt and Deiveson Figueredo will open the show.
“It’s been difficult because I want to present the best card we’ve ever put together,” White told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “Every fight on the card right now has the potential to be the main event of either a Fight Night Series tournament or a numbered event. The firstprelim on the card will be the Garbrandt vs. Figueredo fight. What does that tell you?”
Last December, former UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueredo made a successful debut in the UFC’s lightweight division, winning a unanimous decision over Rob Font in dominant fashion over three rounds.
Cody Garbrandt, who held the UFC lightweight title, goes on a two-fight win streak, winning by unanimous decision over Trevin Jones, and knocking out Brian Kelleher in the first round.
As a reminder, UFC 300 takes place April 13 in Las Vegas and remains without a main event for now.