UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen
Mixed martial arts event in 2025
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UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen (also known as UFC Fight Night 262 and UFC on ESPN+ 120) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 18, 2025, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 18, 2025 | |||
| Venue | Rogers Arena | |||
| City | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |||
| Attendance | 17,671[1] | |||
| Total gate | $2,702,134[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
The event marked the promotion's seventh visit to Vancouver and first since UFC 289 in June 2023.[2]
A middleweight bout between former ONE Middleweight and Light Heavyweight World Champion Reinier de Ridder and former LFA Middleweight Champion Anthony Hernandez was scheduled to headline the event.[3] However, Hernandez was forced to withdraw from the bout due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by fellow former LFA Middleweight Champion Brendan Allen.[4]
A bantamweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Umar Nurmagomedov and Mario Bautista was reportedly scheduled to headline the event.[5] However, for unknown reasons, the bout was moved to UFC 321 one week later.[6]
A middleweight bout between former LFA Middleweight Champion Azamat Bekoev and promotional newcomer Yousri Belgaroui took place at this event.[7] They were initially scheduled to compete at UFC on ESPN: Taira vs. Park in August but the bout was postponed to this event as a result of Belgaroui not being able to get a visa in time.[8]
Results
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Brendan Allen | def. | Reinier de Ridder | TKO (corner stoppage) | 4 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Mike Malott | def. | Kevin Holland | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Aiemann Zahabi | def. | Marlon Vera | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Manon Fiorot | def. | Jasmine Jasudavicius | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:14 | |
| Bantamweight | Charles Jourdain | def. | Davey Grant | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:05 | |
| Lightweight | Kyle Nelson | def. | Matt Frevola | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Drew Dober | def. | Kyle Prepolec | TKO (knees and punches) | 3 | 1:16 | [a] |
| Bantamweight | Aori Qileng | def. | Cody Gibson | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:21 | |
| Flyweight | Bruno Gustavo da Silva | def. | Park Hyun-sung | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:15 | |
| Middleweight | Djorden Ribeiro dos Santos | def. | Danny Barlow | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Stephanie Luciano | def. | Ravena Oliveira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:50 | |
| Middleweight | Yousri Belgaroui | def. | Azamat Bekoev | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:55 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Melissa Croden | def. | Tainara Lisboa | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:32 | |
- Dober was deducted one point in round 3 due to an illegal groin strike.
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[10]
- Fight of the Night: Drew Dober vs. Kyle Prepolec
- Performance of the Night: Charles Jourdain and Aori Qileng
