The Pressure List: Which five UFC 303 fighters are under most duress?
Everyone who steps into the octagon is fighting for something, but for these five UFC 303 fighters, the stakes are particularly immense.
Welcome to The Pressure List, where MMA Junkie senior reporter Mike Bohn examines which fighters have the most at stake going into numbered UFC events, which frequently feature the most high-profile names and significant fights in the sport.
The series returns ahead of Saturday’s UFC 303, which takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and features a light heavyweight title headliner between Alex Pereira (10-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) and Jiri Prochazka (30-4-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC), as well as a number of other notable matchups.
Everyone who steps into the octagon is fighting for something, but for the five names below, they are under the most duress to get the job done.
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