UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal
| UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 25, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Meta Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal (also known as UFC Fight Night 274 and UFC Vegas 116) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on April 25, 2026, at the Meta Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[1]
Background
A welterweight bout between Sean Brady and Joaquin Buckley was originally scheduled to serve as the main event, but the pairing was re-scheduled to UFC 328 two weeks later.[1][2][3] The promotion then booked a featherweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling and Youssef Zalal as the event's new headliner.[4]
A women's bantamweight bout between former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion and UFC Women's Featherweight Championship challenger Yana Santos and Norma Dumont was scheduled to take place at the event.[5] Santos and Dumont had previously been scheduled to meet in January 2024 at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2, but the bout was scrapped after Santos withdrew due to a broken nose.[6][7] In turn, Santos withdrew again (this time due to undisclosed reasons) and was replaced by Joselyne Edwards.[2]
Fight card
| Fight card (Paramount+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Aljamain Sterling | vs. | Youssef Zalal | ||||
| Bantamweight | Davey Grant | vs. | Juan Adrián Luna Martinetti | ||||
Announced bouts
- Women's Bantamweight bout: Norma Dumont vs. Joselyne Edwards[2]
- Women's Bantamweight bout: Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Michelle Montague[9]
- Flyweight bout: Jafel Filho vs. Lucas Rocha[10]
- Middleweight bout: Rodolfo Vieira vs. Eric McConico[11]
- Middleweight bout: Sedriques Dumas vs. Jackson McVey[12]
- Bantamweight bout: Raoni Barcelos vs. Montel Jackson[13]
- Heavyweight bout: Max Gimenis vs. Allen Frye[14]
See also
References
- ^ a b Nolan King (2026-02-21). "UFC Fight Night 274 gets Sean Brady vs. Joaquin Buckley headliner". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
- ^ a b c Farah Hannoun, Nolan King and Mike Bohn (2026-03-11). "UFC Vegas 115 gets new main event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ^ Alexander Behunin (2026-03-12). "Switcheroo! Former champ Aljamain Sterling vs. Youssef Zalal now headlines UFC Vegas 116". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ^ Mike Heck (2026-03-11). "Aljamain Sterling vs. Youssef Zalal set for UFC Vegas 116". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ Farah Hannoun (2026-02-16). "Amid frustrations of title picture, Norma Dumont books next UFC fight". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
- ^ Nolan King (2023-12-22). "First UFC event of 2024 hit with multiple changes". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
- ^ Alexander K. Lee (2023-10-04). "Norma Dumont set for bantamweight fight with Yana Santos on UFC card in 2024". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
- ^ Neri Fung (2026-02-24). "Em má fase, Mayra Sheetara encara rival invicta no UFC Vegas 11". agfight.com. Retrieved 2026-02-25. (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- ^ David Tees (2025-02-24). "Report: Jafel Filho faces Lucas Rocha on April 25 UFC card". pwinsiderxtra.com. Retrieved 2026-02-25.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2026-02-27). "Rodolfo Vieira booked for April UFC return in Las Vegas". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-02-27.
- ^ Garrett Kerman (2026-02-20). "Sedriques Dumas vs. Jackson McVey official for April 25 UFC Fight Night card". clutchpoints.com. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ^ Geovanne Peçanha (2026-03-03). "Ultimate encaminha duelo entre Raoni Barcelos e Montel Jackson para o UFC Vegas 116". agfight.com. Retrieved 2026-03-03. (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- ^ Nolan King (2026-03-11). "UFC Vegas 115 adds heavyweight bout". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-03-12.