UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes

UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateSeptember 28, 2025 (2025-09-28)
VenueRAC Arena
CityPerth, Australia
Attendance12,543[1]
Total gate$1,800,000[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2

UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes (also known as UFC Fight Night 260 and UFC on ESPN+ 118) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 28, 2025, at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.[2]

Background

This event marked the promotion's fourth visit to Perth and its first-ever Fight Night, following UFC 305 in August 2024.[2]

A light heavyweight bout between Carlos Ulberg and former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Dominick Reyes headlined this event.[3] The pairing was initially scheduled for UFC 297 in January 2024, but was cancelled due to an injury sustained by Ulberg.[4][5] It was later rebooked for UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot in March 2024; however, Reyes withdrew from the bout due to deep vein thrombosis.[6]

A featherweight bout between Choi Doo-ho and Daniel Santos was scheduled for this event.[7] However, Choi withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by Yoo Joo-sang.[8] In turn, the pairing was moved to UFC 320 due to undisclosed reasons.[9]

Tom Nolan and Evan Elder were expected to meet in a lightweight bout at the event.[10] However, Elder pulled out and was replaced by Charlie Campbell.[11]

A light heavyweight bout between Junior Tafa and İbo Aslan was scheduled for this event.[12] However, the bout was canceled after Tafa sustained an injury.[13]

Oban Elliott was expected to meet Jonathan Micallef in a welterweight bout on the preliminary card, but the pairing was cancelled less than 48 hours before the event as Elliott pulled out due to illness.[14][15]

At the weigh-ins, Ramon Taveras weighed in at 147 pounds, one pound over the featherweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined a percentage of his purse, which went to his opponent Jack Jenkins. In addition, the heavyweight fight between Justin Tafa and Louie Sutherland was removed from the event due to Tafa suffering an illness.[16]

Results

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Carlos Ulberg def. Dominick Reyes KO (punches) 1 4:27
Light Heavyweight Jimmy Crute def. Ivan Erslan Submission (reverse can opener) 1 3:19
Catchweight (147 lb) Jack Jenkins def. Ramon Taveras Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Neil Magny def. Jake Matthews Submission (brabo choke) 3 3:08
Lightweight Tom Nolan def. Charlie Campbell Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:08
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Light Heavyweight Navajo Stirling def. Rodolfo Bellato Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Cameron Rowston def. Andre Petroski TKO (punches) 1 2:41
Lightweight Jamie Mullarkey def. Rolando Bedoya Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Colby Thicknesse def. Josias Musasa Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Bantamweight Michelle Montague def. Luana Carolina Decision (unanimous) (29–26, 30–25, 30–26) 3 5:00 [a]
Heavyweight Brando Peričić def. Elisha Ellison KO (punches) 1 1:55
Women's Strawweight Alexia Thainara def. Loma Lookboonmee Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
  1. ^ Carolina was deducted one point in round 2 due to an illegal upkick.

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[18]

  • Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
  • Performance of the Night: Carlos Ulberg, Jimmy Crute, Tom Nolan, and Brando Peričić

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Mike Bohn (2025-09-28). "UFC Fight Night 260 post-event facts: Carlos Ulberg closes gap on Jon Jones record". Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  2. ^ a b Nolan King (2025-07-15). "UFC announces return to Perth". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  3. ^ Damon Martin (2025-07-29). "Carlos Ulberg vs. Dominick Reyes headlines UFC's return to Perth". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  4. ^ Staff (2023-11-12). "Dominick Reyes' Return Booked For UFC 297, Opponent Revealed". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  5. ^ Mike Bohn (2023-12-30). "'Frustrated' Dominick Reyes says Carlos Ulberg out of UFC 297 due to injury". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  6. ^ Damon Martin (2024-01-23). "Dominick Reyes out, Alonzo Menifield now faces Carlos Ulberg at UFC Atlantic City". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  7. ^ Geovanne Peçanha (2025-07-08). "UFC negocia Daniel Willycat vs Doo Ho Choi para card na Austrália, em setembro". agfight.com. Retrieved 2025-07-13. (in Brazilian Portuguese)
  8. ^ Tom Naghten (2025-08-25). "UFC Perth: Fight card, date and tickets for September Fight Night". sportingnews.com. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  9. ^ Mathew Riddle (2025-08-27). "UFC champ Magomed Ankalaev reveals two-step plan that could end with Tom Aspinall fight". si.com. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  10. ^ Staff (2025-08-05). "UFC Perth: aussie stars Crute, Tafa & Nolan on Sept 27–28 fight card". australianmma.com.au. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  11. ^ Hamish Woodward (2025-09-18). "UFC Perth full fight card as Carlos Ulberg headlines against a football player-turned-fighter in Australia". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
  12. ^ Mathew Riddle (2025-08-05). "UFC announces 2 banger fights for Australia Fight Night". si.com. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
  13. ^ Farah Hannoun (2025-09-18). "Injury scraps Ibo Aslan vs. Junior Tafa from UFC Fight Night 260 in Perth". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
  14. ^ Staff (2025-09-19). "Jono Micallef eyes statement win at UFC Fight Night Perth against Oban Elliott". australianmma.com.au. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  15. ^ Will Castle (2025-09-26). "Welsh fighter Oban Elliott pulls out of UFC Perth fight due to illness". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  16. ^ Jed Meshew (2025-09-26). "UFC Perth weigh-ins: Main event official, one fight cancelled, and another fighter misses weight". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  17. ^ "UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  18. ^ Dan Hiergesell (2025-09-28). "Bonuses! Ulberg, Crute lead hometown surge, earn $50K each UFC Perth". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
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