Overview
- Dana White announced the lineup on Instagram Live for the T-Mobile Arena event in Las Vegas on Dec. 6.
- Merab Dvalishvili pursues the first four-title-defense year in UFC history after 2025 wins over Umar Nurmagomedov, Sean O’Malley and Cory Sandhagen.
- Petr Yan re-enters a title fight on a three-bout win streak, seeking to avenge his 2023 decision loss to Dvalishvili.
- Flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja meets fast-rising Joshua Van in the co-main event following their parallel wins and faceoff at UFC 317.
- Additional bouts include Henry Cejudo vs. Payton Talbott, Jan Blachowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov and Brandon Moreno vs. Tatsuro Taira, with Dvalishvili saying he learned of his headliner booking live on air.