UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa
Mixed martial arts event in 2026
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UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa (also known as UFC Fight Night 276 and UFC Vegas 117) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on May 16, 2026, at the Meta Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[1]
| UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 16, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Meta Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
A featherweight bout between Arnold Allen and Melquizael Costa is expected to serve as the event's headliner.[2]
A featherweight bout between Daniel Santos and Choi Doo-ho was originally expected to take place one week earlier at UFC 328.[3] For undisclosed reasons, the matchup was rescheduled for this event.[4] The pairing had previously been booked for UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes in September 2025, but Choi withdrew for unknown reasons and the bout was cancelled.[5][6]
A featherweight bout between Jordan Leavitt and Joanderson Brito was scheduled for the event.[7] However, for undisclosed reasons, the bout was moved to UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim, which is scheduled to take place two weeks later.[8]
Fight card
| Fight card (Paramount+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Arnold Allen | vs. | Melquizael Costa | ||||
| Bantamweight | Malcolm Wellmaker | vs. | Juan Díaz | ||||
| Welterweight | Jeremiah Wells | vs. | Nicolas Dalby | ||||
| Featherweight | Choi Doo-ho | vs. | Daniel Santos | ||||
| Lightweight | Trey Ogden | vs. | Thomas Gantt | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Shauna Bannon | vs. | Nicolle Caliari | ||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Ketlen Vieira | vs. | Jacqueline Cavalcanti | ||||
| Middleweight | Cody Brundage | vs. | Andre Petroski | ||||
| Flyweight | Daniel Barez | vs. | Luis Gurule | ||||
| Bantamweight | Timothy Cuamba | vs. | Bernardo Sopaj | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Tuco Tokkos | vs. | Ivan Erslan | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Modestas Bukauskas | vs. | Rodolfo Bellato | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Alice Ardelean | vs. | Polyana Viana | ||||
