UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh
| UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 28, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Arena CDMX | |||
| City | Mexico City, Mexico | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh (also known as UFC Fight Night 268) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on February 28, 2026, at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico.[1]
Background
The event will mark the promotion's eighth visit to Mexico City and first since UFC on ESPN: Moreno vs. Erceg in March 2025.[1]
A flyweight bout between former two-time UFC Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno (also former LFA Flyweight Champion) and Asu Almabayev was scheduled to headline the event.[2] However, Almabayev withdrew due to a hand injury and was replaced by Lone'er Kavanagh.[3][4] Kavanagh had been scheduled to face Bruno Gustavo da Silva at UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos two weeks later, but pulled out of that matchup to step in as the new headliner.[4]
Fight card
| Main card (Paramount+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Flyweight | Brandon Moreno | vs. | Lone'er Kavanagh | ||||
| Bantamweight | Marlon Vera | vs. | David Martínez | ||||
| Lightweight | Daniel Zellhuber | vs. | King Green | ||||
| Flyweight | Édgar Cháirez | vs. | Felipe Bunes | ||||
| Flyweight | Imanol Rodriguez | vs. | Kevin Borjas | ||||
| Bantamweight | Santiago Luna | vs. | Angel Pacheco | ||||
| Preliminary card (Paramount+) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Ryan Gandra | vs. | José Daniel Medina | ||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Ailín Pérez | vs. | Macy Chiasson | ||||
| Bantamweight | Cristian Quiñonez | vs. | Kris Moutinho | ||||
| Featherweight | Douglas Silva de Andrade | vs. | Javier Reyes | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | Sofia Montenegro | vs. | Ernesta Kareckaitė | ||||
| Featherweight | Erik Silva | vs. | Francis Marshall | ||||
| Middleweight | Damian Pinas | vs. | Wesley Schultz | ||||
See also
References
- ^ a b Nolan King (2025-12-05). "UFC announces 2026 schedule for first quarter". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ Alexander Behunin (2025-12-12). "Report: Former champion Brandon Moreno returns at UFC Mexico just two months after getting finished". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
- ^ Staff (2026-02-03). "Asu Almabayev out of UFC Mexico headliner after suffering hand injury". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
- ^ a b Jordan Ellis (2026-02-04). "Brandon Moreno reportedly set to face 2-1 UFC fighter in new Mexico City main event". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Almabayev". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
