UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos
| UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 26, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Meta Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos (also known as UFC Fight Night 289 and UFC Vegas 121) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on September 26, 2026, at the Meta Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[1]
Background
A bantamweight bout between Raoni Barcelos and Raul Rosas Jr. is scheduled to headline the event.[2]
The bantamweight and women's strawweight finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Cormier vs. Team Bisping are scheduled to take place at this event.[3][4]
Road to UFC Season 1 bantamweight winner Rinya Nakamura is scheduled to face Brady Hiestand in a bantamweight bout.[5] They were originally scheduled to compete at UFC 298 in February 2024, but Hiestand pulled out due to injury.[6][7]
Fight card
| Main card (Paramount+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Raul Rosas Jr. | vs. | Raoni Barcelos | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Melissa Amaya | vs. | Valesca Machado | [a] | |||
| Bantamweight | Mehemmedeli Osmanli | vs. | Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu | [b] | |||
| Bantamweight | Montel Jackson | vs. | Ricky Simón | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Rodolfo Bellato | vs. | Christian Edwards | ||||
| Middleweight | Rodolfo Vieira | vs. | Robert Bryczek | ||||
| Bantamweight | Brady Hiestand | vs. | Rinya Nakamura | ||||
| Bantamweight | John Castañeda | vs. | Alateng Heili | ||||
| Lightweight | Josiah Harrell | vs. | Elves Brener | ||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Norma Dumont | vs. | Ailín Pérez | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Vanessa Demopoulos | vs. | Yazmin Jauregui | ||||
- ↑ The Ultimate Fighter 34 Women's Strawweight Tournament Final.
- ↑ The Ultimate Fighter 34 Bantamweight Tournament Final.
Announced bouts
- Middleweight bout: Mickey Gall vs. Sedriques Dumas[9]
See also
References
- ↑ Nolan King (2026-08-26). "UFC officially adds four more Meta APEX events to 2026 schedule". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-08-26.
- ↑ Jay Anderson (2026-08-15). "Raoni Barcelos vs. Raul Rosas Jr. to headline UFC Vegas 121". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2026-08-16.
- ↑ Marcel Dorff (2026-08-19). "The Ultimate Fighter 34 women's finale set for UFC Vegas 121". heavy.com. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
- ↑ Marcel Dorff (2026-08-25). "The Ultimate Fighter 34 Men's Finale Set for UFC Vegas 121". heavy.com. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
- ↑ Parviz Iskenderov (2026-08-27). "UFC Vegas 121 fight card confirmed with Rosas Jr vs Barcelos in main event". fightmag.com. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
- ↑ Tristen Critchfield (2023-12-23). "UFC 298 update: Rinya Nakamura to face Brady Hiestand in Anaheim on Feb. 17". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
- ↑ Nolan King (2024-01-20). "Rinya Nakamura gets new UFC 298 opponent: TUF 31 alum Carlos Vera". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
- ↑ "UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2026-08-18.
- ↑ Kyle Dimond (2026-08-07). "'Worst fight in UFC history'… fans puzzled by CM Punk foe Mickey Gall vs re-signed Sedriques Dumas report". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
