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UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal

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.

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. The promotion then booked a featherweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling and Youssef Zalal as the event's new headliner.

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. Santos and Dumont had previously been scheduled to meet in January 2024 at , but the bout was scrapped after Santos withdrew due to a broken nose. In turn, Santos withdrew again (this time due to undisclosed reasons) and was replaced by Joselyne Edwards.

A heavyweight bout between Max Gimenis and Allen Frye was scheduled for the event. However, Frye withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Marcus Buchecha.

Fight card

Announced bouts

See also

References