Michael Pereira vs. Ihor Potieria is a middleweight fight that will be fought as a part of UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, May 4, 2024. Pereira was originally meant to fight Makhmud Muradov, who withdrew due to infection. Potieria stepped in to save the day even though he’s supposed to fight Sharabutdin Magomedov in June.
Before Betting on Michael Pereira vs. Ihor Potieria UFC 301 Fight
Even though he’s just 30, Michael Pereira has been fighting professionally for almost 13 years. He’s had 43 fights since 2011 when he made his debut. The Brazilian is 30-11-2 overall with seven wins in a row in the UFC.
Five of those were welterweight fights, but in his last two bouts, he fought against middleweights. Upon his return to the 185-pound division, he KO-ed Andre Petroski after just 66 seconds in the Octagon. Then, in his most recent fight, he beat Michal Oleksiejczuk with a rear-naked choke.
Pereira is a well-rounded fighter with great striking, great wrestling, and great grappling. One potential problem ahead of UFC 301 is that he was preparing to fight kickboxing virtuoso Makhmud Muradov.
His new opponent is Ihor Potieria (20-5), who’s much more well-rounded than Muradov. This guy is a brawler who doesn’t mind getting hit if it means getting a chance to hurt his opponent. He’s also very dangerous on the floor, the evidence of which is that he’s got six wins by submission under his belt.
Michael Pereira vs. Ihor Potieria UFC 301 Offshore Odds & Pick
| Offshore Sportsbook | Michael Pereira | Ihor Potieria |
| BetOnline | -400 | +300 |
| MyBookie | TBA | TBA |
| BetUS | TBA | TBA |
| SportsBetting.ag | -400 | +300 |
| XBet | TBA | TBA |
Even though both fighters are great finishers, we think this fight might last for the full 15 minutes. The thing is that Pereira mustn’t disrespect his opponent who’s bigger and more powerful than most fighters he’s ever faced. When it comes to Potieria, he surely doesn’t want to suffer an injury that would force him to miss the fight with Shara Magomedov in June.
That said, our Pereira vs. Potieria prediction is that the judges will decide the winner of the contest. And who will it be? We think it’s gonna be the Brazilian.
