Overview

• UFC CEO Dana White confirmed the lineup via social media, placing the bantamweight title rematch at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
• Merab Dvalishvili seeks to become the first UFC champion to log four successful defenses in one calendar year after 2025 wins over Umar Nurmagomedov, Sean O’Malley and Cory Sandhagen.
• Petr Yan returns to a title shot on a three-fight winning streak following his 2023 decision loss to Dvalishvili in their first meeting.
• Flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja will defend his belt against 24-year-old contender Joshua Van in the co-main event.
• Additional bouts announced include Henry Cejudo vs. Payton Talbott, Jan Blachowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov and Brandon Moreno vs. Tatsuro Taira, with the event billed as the UFC’s final ESPN-era pay-per-view before a 2026 move to Paramount+.