UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott
| UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 18, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Canada Life Centre | |||
| City | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |||
| Attendance | 14,051[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,900,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott (also known as UFC Fight Night 273) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 18, 2026, at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[2]
Background
[edit]The event marked the promotion's third visit to Winnipeg and first since UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos in December 2017.[2] There were initial reports that the event was expected to take place in Ottawa, Ontario, but it was later shifted to Winnipeg for undisclosed reasons.[3]
A welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Gilbert Burns and Mike Malott headlined the event.[4]
A flyweight bout between Road to UFC Season 3 flyweight winner Choi Dong-hun and undefeated prospect André Lima was scheduled for this event.[5] The bout was originally scheduled to take place at UFC 327 one week before, but was moved to this event for undisclosed reasons.[6] In turn, Choi withdrew due to an injury, so the bout was scrapped and Lima was booked for a bout at a later date.[7][8]
A featherweight bout between Choi Doo-ho and Gavin Tucker was briefly linked to this event.[9] However, Tucker had not signed a bout agreement and subsequently announced his retirement from mixed martial arts due to injuries.[10]
Mitch Raposo and Allan Nascimento were scheduled to meet in a flyweight bout at the preliminary card,[11] but Raposo was forced off just two days before the event due to illness. They are expected to meet later in June at UFC Fight Night 279.[12]
At the weigh-ins, a bantamweight bout between John Castañeda and promotional newcomer Mark Vologdin was changed to 139-pound catchweight bout, with Vologdin coming in at 138.5 pounds, while Castañeda weighing in at 139 pounds.[13]
Results
[edit]| Fight card (Paramount+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Mike Malott | def. | Gilbert Burns | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:08 | |
| Bantamweight | Charles Jourdain | def. | Kyler Phillips | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jai Herbert | def. | Mandel Nallo | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:05 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Jasmine Jasudavicius | def. | Karine Silva | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Gauge Young | def. | Thiago Moisés | Decision (split) (29–28, 29–28, 28–29) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Paramount+) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Márcio Barbosa | def. | Dennis Buzukja | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:20 | |
| Middleweight | Robert Valentin | def. | Julien Leblanc | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:22 | |
| Heavyweight | Gökhan Sarıçam | def. | Tanner Boser | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:43 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Melissa Croden | def. | Darya Zheleznyakova | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | JJ Aldrich | def. | Jamey-Lyn Horth | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (139 lb) | John Castañeda | vs. | Mark Vologdin | Draw (majority) (29–27, 28–28, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Bantamweight | John Yannis | def. | Jamie Siraj | TKO (punches and elbows) | 1 | 2:43 | |
- ↑ Castañeda was deducted one point in round 2 due to repeated groin strikes.
Bonus awards
[edit]The following fighters received $100,000 bonuses. The other finishes received $25,000 additional bonuses.[15]
- Fight of the Night: Charles Jourdain vs. Kyler Phillips
- Performance of the Night: Mike Malott and Márcio Barbosa
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Mike Bohn (2026-04-19). "UFC Fight Night 273 post-event facts: Charles Jourdain thriving at 135". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- 1 2 Drew Beaupre (2026-02-20). "UFC reportedly moving fight card to city that's waited almost 10 years for UFC return". si.com. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
- ↑ Drew Beaupre (2026-02-13). "Pivotal UFC contender fight booked for first UFC Ottawa card in nearly 7 years". si.com. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
- ↑ Mike Bohn. "Gilbert Burns vs. Mike Malott headlines UFC Fight Night 273 in Winnipeg". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
- ↑ Kenai Andrews (2026-02-16). "UFC Ottawa: Canadian women's flyweight Jasmine Jasudavicius returns against Karine Silva". mmacrossfire.com. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
- ↑ David Tees (2026-01-24). "Report: Andre Lima Faces Dong Hun Choi at UFC 327". pwinsiderxtra.com. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ↑ Kang Daeho (2026-03-24). "Choi Dong-hoon (27, Pohang Team Mad) will be postponed for the first time on the global MMA No. 1 stage". mk.co.kr. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
- ↑ Geovanne Pecanha (2026-04-01). "Ultimate encaminha Andre Mascote vs Kevin Borjas para junho, em Las Vegas". agfight.com. Retrieved 2026-04-02. (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- ↑ Kim Hee-woong (2026-03-10). "UFC 코리안 파이터 마가 꼈다...'연속 OUT' 부상에 계체 실패까지". isplus.com. Retrieved 2026-04-04. (in Korean)
- ↑ Nolan King (2026-03-09). "UFC fighter Gavin Tucker retires". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- ↑ Garrett Kerman (2026-02-14). "Mitch Raposo vs. Allan Nascimento added to growing UFC Ottawa card on April 18". clutchpoints.com. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
- ↑ Nolan King (2026-04-16). "UFC Winnipeg loses fight due to illness". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ Jed Meshew (2026-04-17). "All fighters make weight for UFC Winnipeg, prelim bout changed to catchweight contest". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-04-18.
- ↑ "UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
- ↑ Ryan Harkness (2026-04-19). "Bonuses! Malott scores $100k for ending Burns' career, 'Air' Jourdain gets FOTN". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
