UFC 300 referees, judges assigned for Alex Pereira vs. Jamahal Hill, Zhang Weili vs. Yan Xiaonan
The referees and judges for the two undisputed championship fights at UFC 300 have been assigned.
The Nevada Athletic Commission announced Tuesday during its monthly meeting the names of the officials overseeing the title fights between light heavyweight champ Alex Pereira and Jamahal Hill, as well as Zhang Weili vs. Yan Xiaonan for the women’s strawweight belt.
The referee for Pereira (9-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) vs. Hill (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) will be Herb Dean, with the three judges sitting cageside Derek Cleary, Sal D’Amato and Ron McCarthy.
For Weili (24-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) vs. Xiaonan (15-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC), the referee will be Jason Herzog and the three judges will be Mike Bell, Ben Cartlidge and Chris Lee.
UFC 300 takes place April 13 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event will be available on pay-per-view and ESPN+.
Check out the lineup for UFC 300 below:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Alex Pereira vs. Jamahal Hill – for light heavyweight title
Zhang Weili vs. Yan Xiaonan – for strawweight title
Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway – for BMF title
Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan
Cody Brundage vs. Bo Nickal
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
Jiri Prochazka vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Calvin Kattar vs. Aljamain Sterling
Kayla Harrison vs. Holly Holm
Diego Lopes vs. Sodiq Yusuff
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
Renato Moicano vs. Jalin Turner
Jessica Andrade vs. Marina Rodriguez
Bobby Green vs. Jim Miller
Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Cody Garbrandt
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 300.