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UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal

UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took 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 UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2, 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. However, Frye withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Marcus Buchecha. In turn, Gimenis withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by former LFA Light Heavyweight Champion Ryan Spann. A flyweight bout between Lucas Rocha and Jafel Filho was scheduled for the event. However, Rocha withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Cody Durden on six days' notice in a bantamweight bout. ==Results==
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $100,000 bonuses. • Fight of the Night: Davey Grant vs. Adrián Luna MartinettiPerformance of the Night: Ryan Spann and Jackson McVey ==Aftermath==
Aftermath
This event ties UFC 263 for the most decision bouts in a single UFC event with 11. == See also ==
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