UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa
| UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 16, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Meta Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa (also known as UFC Fight Night 276 and UFC Vegas 117) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on May 16, 2026, at the Meta Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[1]
Background
A featherweight bout between Arnold Allen and Melquizael Costa is expected to serve as the event's headliner.[2]
Fight card
| Fight card (Paramount+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Arnold Allen | vs. | Melquizael Costa | ||||
Announced bouts
- Women's Bantamweight bout: Ketlen Vieira vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti[4]
- Women's Strawweight bout: Polyana Viana vs. Alice Ardelean[5]
- Flyweight bout: Daniel Barez vs. Luis Gurule[6]
- Light Heavyweight bout: Modestas Bukauskas vs. Rodolfo Bellato[7]
See also
References
- ^ Alexander Behunin (2026-03-12). "Arnold Allen vs. Melquizael Costa set to headline UFC Vegas 117 on May 16". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ^ Daniel Cunningham (2026-03-11). "UFC Vegas 117 to be headlined by Arnold Allen - Melquizael Costa". empiresportsmedia.com. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ Neri Fung (2026-02-26). "UFC encaminha duelo entre Ketlen Vieira e Jacqueline Cavalcanti para maio". agfight.com. Retrieved 2026-02-28. (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- ^ Nolan King (2026-03-13). "UFC Vegas 117 adds strawweight bout". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-03-14.
- ^ Cristina Parra (2026-03-15). "Nueva cita española en la UFC: Dani Bárez regresa el 16 de mayo". as.com. Retrieved 2026-03-16. (in Spanish)
- ^ Jay Anderson (2026-03-17). "Modestas Bukauskas signs on against Rodolfo Bellato at UFC Vegas 117". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2026-03-18.