UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama
Mixed martial arts event in 2025
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UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama (also known as UFC Fight Night 263, UFC Vegas 110 and UFC on ESPN+ 121) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 1, 2025, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 1, 2025 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
A featherweight bout between Steve Garcia and David Onama headlined the event.[3]
A heavyweight bout between former LFA Heavyweight Champion Waldo Cortes-Acosta and 2022 PFL Heavyweight Tournament winner Ante Delija was initially expected to serve as the event headliner, but was later withdrawn from that position for unspecified reasons.[4]
A middleweight bout between Nick Klein and undefeated promotional newcomer Donte Johnson was scheduled for this event.[5] However, Klein withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by Sedriques Dumas.[6]
A bantamweight bout between former LFA Bantamweight Champions Miles Johns and Muin Gafurov was scheduled for this event. However, Gafurov withdrew for undisclosed reasons, and Johns was subsequently rescheduled to face a new opponent one week later at UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown.[7]
A flyweight bout between Rafael Estevam and Allan Nascimento was scheduled for this event.[8] However, Estevam withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Cody Durden in a 130 lb catchweight bout.[9][10]
Results
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Steve Garcia | def. | David Onama | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:34 | |
| Heavyweight | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | def. | Ante Delija | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:59 | |
| Welterweight | Jeremiah Wells | def. | Themba Gorimbo | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Yadier del Valle | def. | Isaac Dulgarian | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:41 | |
| Welterweight | Charles Radtke | def. | Daniel Frunza | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:29 | |
| Catchweight (130 lb) | Allan Nascimento | def. | Cody Durden | Submission (anaconda choke) | 2 | 3:13 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Billy Elekana | def. | Kevin Christian | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:33 | |
| Bantamweight | Timothy Cuamba | def. | Lee Chang-ho | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Donte Johnson | def. | Sedriques Dumas | Submission (ninja choke) | 2 | 1:25 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Norma Dumont | def. | Ketlen Vieira | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Alice Ardelean | def. | Montserrat Ruiz | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Ko Seok-hyeon | def. | Philip Rowe | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Talita Alencar | def. | Ariane Carnelossi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:36 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[12]
- Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
- Performance of the Night: Steve Garcia, Waldo Cortes-Acosta, Allan Nascimento, and Donte Johnson
Isaac Dulgarian's betting scandal
On November 3, two days after the conclusion of the event, the UFC released Isaac Dulgarian because of his suspicious activity in his bout against Yadier del Valle. Unusual betting activity on the contest was reported a few hours before the event, as Dulgarian dropped from a -250 favorite to -154 just prior to fight time, according to BestFightOdds.com. He also performed poorly and showed questionable defense during his first-round loss. The promotion released a statement:[13]
Like many professional sports organizations, UFC works with an independent betting integrity service to monitor wagering activity on our events. Our betting integrity partner, IC360, monitors wagering on every UFC event and is conducting a thorough review of the facts surrounding the Dulgarian vs. del Valle bout on Saturday, November 1. We take these allegations very seriously, and along with the health and safety of our fighters, nothing is more important than the integrity of our sport.
UFC CEO Dana White later announced that the organization called the FBI and was cooperating with them as part of the investigation.[14][15] On November 13, Dulgarian was temporarily suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission, who will vote on extending that suspension six days later on their monthly meeting. There’s a second measure on the docket with the commission also voting on withholding his purse from the fight as well.[16]