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UFC 303, is about to take place in a few hours and fans are extremely excited. UFC PPVs are a huge deal with thousands of people screaming and hollering as the lights shine inside the stadium with the octagon in the middle, ready to take on the fighters. The inception of walkout songs started when Dana White took the reigns of the promotion in 2001. He was inspired by the magnificent walkouts of Mike Tyson and this forced the UFC boss to create a production that would help this dream come true.

So the stage is set with unique mats and fighters come in dramatically with their music. On that note, let’s see some of the best walkout songs for the UFC 303 card, which has Alex Pereira vs Jiri Prochazka as the main card. 

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Walkout songs of Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka

First, let’s talk about ‘Poatan’ who had a meteoric rise in the sport and cemented his place as one of the most important fighters in MMA. Alex Pereira does not have elaborate rituals before the fight, except his practice of shaving his head before every fight. He fought and won brilliantly at UFC 300 by defending his light heavyweight title against Jamahal Hill and now he will step inside the octagon in a rematch against Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303.

He has used songs likeItsáriby Sepultura as his walkout song and might choose it again this time. This song is by a Brazilian heavy metal band and the word itself means “roots” in the Xavante language spoken by the people living in the eastern part of Mato Grosso in Brazil. This song has an open sound that echoes throughout the Octagon whenPoatanwalks out ready to combat. 

As for Jiri Prochazka, he used ‘In the City’ by Kevin Rudolf at UFC 300 and for his encounter against Pereira in UFC 295, he used the theme song for Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Black Adam’. He is known for selecting unique songs for every appearance in the Octagon as for his fight in UFC 275, he selected ‘Legends Are Made’ by Sam Tinnesz.

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There are other amazing fighters like Michael ‘Venom’ Page and Ian Garry who are also a part of UFC 303, so let’s take a look at their walkout songs as well. 

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Possible walkout songs for other fighters at UFC 303

 Ian Garry is fresh off his victory at UFC 298 and the 7th-ranked contender will face Michael ‘Venom’ Page, who is also making his second appearance in UFC after winning against Kevin Holland. For his workout song at UFC 298, he chose“Laylaby Derek and the Dominos. It was dedicated to his wife, who has the same name and was also criticized by Sean Strickland.

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As for ‘Venom’, he had chosen The Undertaker’s theme for his UFC debut and achieved greatness against Kevin Holland. Meanwhile, Brian Ortega is set to face Diego Lopes in the co-main event of UFC 303 on short notice. For UFC 266, Ortega had chosen to have a dramatic entrance while wearing masks and used music that was inspired by the horror film ‘The Purge’.

During his rematch with Yair Rodriguez, he chose El Matador by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs as his walk-out song. All the fighters have a unique taste in music and choose something that represents them and their legacy. Do you think any fighter would walk out to a new song at UFC 303? Let us know in the comments below. 

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