| UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 14, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Meta Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos (also known as UFC Fight Night 269 and UFC Vegas 114) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on March 14, 2026, at the Meta Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[1]
Background
[edit]A featherweight bout between former interim UFC Featherweight Championship challenger Josh Emmett and Kevin Vallejos is scheduled to headline the event.[2]
A women's strawweight bout between former UFC Women's Strawweight Championship challenger Amanda Lemos and Gillian Robertson was originally expected to take place at UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape in December 2025, but Lemos was removed from the bout by the Nevada Athletic Commission on the day of the event due to a mouth injury. They are now scheduled to meet at this event.[3]
A heavyweight bout between Kennedy Nzechukwu and Vitor Petrino was originally scheduled for this event.[4] However, Nzechukwu withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Steven Asplund.[5]
A flyweight bout between Bruno Gustavo da Silva and Lone'er Kavanagh was scheduled for this event.[6] However, Kavanagh withdrew to headline UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh two weeks earlier on February 28.[7] Former LFA Flyweight Champion Charles Johnson then stepped in to face Silva.[8]
A bantamweight bout between Road to UFC Season 1 bantamweight winner Rinya Nakamura and Luan Lacerda was scheduled for this event.[9] However, Nakamura withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Hecher Sosa.[10]
Fight card
[edit]| Main card (Paramount+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Josh Emmett | vs. | Kevin Vallejos | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Amanda Lemos | vs. | Gillian Robertson | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Ion Cuțelaba | vs. | Oumar Sy | ||||
| Featherweight | Andre Fili | vs. | Jose Miguel Delgado | ||||
| Featherweight | Marwan Rahiki | vs. | Harry Hardwick | ||||
| Heavyweight | Vitor Petrino | vs. | Steven Asplund | ||||
| Preliminary card (Paramount+) | |||||||
| Flyweight | Charles Johnson | vs. | Bruno Gustavo da Silva | ||||
| Lightweight | Bolaji Oki | vs. | Manoel Sousa | ||||
| Bantamweight | Luan Lacerda | vs. | Hecher Sosa | ||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Beatriz Mesquita | vs. | Montserrat Rendon | ||||
| Bantamweight | Elijah Smith | vs. | You Su-young | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Piera Rodriguez | vs. | Sam Hughes | ||||
Announced bouts
[edit]- Middleweight bout: Brad Tavares vs. Eryk Anders[12]
- Welterweight bout: Chris Curtis vs. Myktybek Orolbai[13]
See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ Nolan King (2025-12-05). "UFC announces 2026 schedule for first quarter". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ Nolan King (2026-01-16). "UFC news: Kevin Vallejos lands first main event vs. Josh Emmett". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
- ^ Sayan Nag (2025-12-13). "Amanda Lemos vs. Gillian Robertson postponed to March 14". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ Gaspar Bruno (2026-01-09). "UFC encaminha Vitor Petrino vs Kennedy Nzechukwu para março, em Las Vegas". agfight.com. Retrieved 2026-01-09. (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2026-01-28). "Vitor Petrino gets new opponent for UFC Vegas 114". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ^ Frazer Krohn (2025-12-20). "Lone'er Kavanagh to Face Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night 269 on March 14". mmasucka.com. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
- ^ Jordan Ellis (2026-02-04). "Brandon Moreno reportedly set to face 2-1 UFC fighter in new Mexico City main event". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
- ^ Frazer Krohn (2026-02-04). "RUMOUR – Lone'er Kavanagh gets Late Notice Opportunity Against Former Champion in Main Event". mmasucka.com. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
- ^ Brady Alexander (2026-01-15). "More Bouts Added To UFC Vegas 114 Card". bodyslam.net. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ Pedro de Pablos (2026-02-06). "Bombazo: Hecher Sosa debutará en UFC el 14 de marzo ante Luan Lacerda". marca.com. Retrieved 2026-02-06. (in Spanish)
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ Bohn, Mike; King, Nolan. "Eryk Anders vs. Brad Tavares booked for March UFC Fight Night event". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
- ^ Arestova Tatyana (2026-01-24). "Kyrgyzstani Myktybek Orolbay will have his next fight against Chris Curtis". open.kg. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
