UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos
Mixed martial arts event in 2026
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UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos (also known as UFC Fight Night 269 and UFC Vegas 114) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 14, 2026, at the Meta Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 14, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Meta Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
A featherweight bout between former interim UFC Featherweight Championship challenger Josh Emmett and Kevin Vallejos headlined the event.[3] With Vallejos at age 24 and Emmett at 41, the headliner featured an age difference of 16 years, 9 months and 4 days — the largest ever for a UFC main event.[4]
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 met at this event instead.[5]
A heavyweight bout between Kennedy Nzechukwu and Vitor Petrino was originally scheduled for this event.[6] However, Nzechukwu withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Steven Asplund.[7]
A flyweight bout between Bruno Gustavo da Silva and Lone'er Kavanagh was scheduled for this event.[8] However, Kavanagh withdrew to headline UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh two weeks earlier on February 28.[9] Former LFA Flyweight Champion Charles Johnson then stepped in to face Silva.[10]
A bantamweight bout between Road to UFC Season 1 bantamweight winner Rinya Nakamura and Luan Lacerda was scheduled for this event.[11] However, Nakamura withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Hecher Sosa.[12]
Results
| Main card (Paramount+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Kevin Vallejos | def. | Josh Emmett | TKO (knees and punches) | 1 | 3:33 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Gillian Robertson | def. | Amanda Lemos | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Jose Miguel Delgado | def. | Andre Fili | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Marwan Rahiki | def. | Harry Hardwick | TKO (jaw injury) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Ion Cuțelaba | def. | Oumar Sy | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 4:24 | |
| Flyweight | Charles Johnson | def. | Bruno Gustavo da Silva | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Paramount+) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Myktybek Orolbai | def. | Chris Curtis | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Vitor Petrino | def. | Steven Asplund | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Elijah Smith | def. | You Su-young | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:04 | |
| Lightweight | Manoel Sousa | def. | Bolaji Oki | KO (punch) | 3 | 4:12 | |
| Middleweight | Eryk Anders | def. | Brad Tavares | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Beatriz Mesquita | def. | Montserrat Rendon | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:07 | |
| Bantamweight | Hecher Sosa | def. | Luan Lacerda | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Piera Rodríguez | def. | Sam Hughes | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $100,000 bonuses. The other finishes received $25,000 additional bonuses.[14]
- Fight of the Night: Marwan Rahiki vs. Harry Hardwick
- Performance of the Night: Kevin Vallejos and Manoel Sousa
