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UFC 300 top fighters get to touch the NBA Larry O'Brien trophy before Saturday's event

The NBA had a treat ready for all UFC 300 fighters

Alex Pereira holding the Larry O'Brien NBA trophy
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UFC 300 is locked and ready to go with a wild main card that is worthy of a historic event, the fighters just got a pleasant surprise from the NBA. Given that they are friendly companies due to their ties to ESPN, the UFC an the NBA decided to give all UFC 300 main fighters a surprise. They got to touch the Larry O'BRien NBA trophy for the first time in their lives. All of them got to pose for some stills hugging and holding the trophy. Even the always serious Alex Pereira was pleased by the surprise but he wanted to take the trophy home. A couple of fighters even greeted the trophy by saying: "What's up Larry?"

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Dana White breaks the bonus code for UFC 300

Last Thursday's press conference was expected to be filled with surprises, many thought president Dana White would announce Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler's June event. But that didn't happen and Dana White decided to throw a surprise for the fighters involved in Saturday's historic event. They asked him if it was possible to raise the bonus awards from $50,000 to $300,000 and he actually did it. Although he did demand to not be asked anymore questions about anything. White was clearly put on the spot and he seems to hate it when that happens. But then again, it is UFC 300 and the momentous occassion marited this.

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Every single time in which UFC fighters have to go on the scale, many of them suffer tremendously because the cutting weight process gets a little extreme. Fortunately, every single fighter made weight and all 13 fights are good to go. We are about to experience a historic evening in the UFC. Although many initially believed this card wasn't great for UFC 300, there are multiple nay sayers who have come around and can appreciate that this card is actually pretty impressive. Which of all the fights is the one that gets you esceited the most?

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