UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer
| UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 28, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Climate Pledge Arena | |||
| City | Seattle, Washington, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer (also known as UFC Fight Night 271) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on March 28, 2026, at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, United States.[1]
Background
The event will mark the promotion's fifth visit to Seattle and first since UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song in February 2025.[1]
A middleweight bout between former two-time UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya and Joe Pyfer is scheduled to headline the event.[2]
A women's strawweight bout between Nicolle Caliari and promotional newcomer Caroline Foro was originally scheduled for this event.[3] However, Caliari withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Stephanie Luciano.[4] In turn, Foro also withdrew and was replaced by Alexia Thainara.[5] According to Foro's team, she tested positive for a diuretic in an out‑of‑competition drug test earlier in the year.[6]
Fight card
| Fight card (Paramount+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Israel Adesanya | vs. | Joe Pyfer | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | Alexa Grasso | vs. | Maycee Barber | ||||
| Heavyweight | Marcin Tybura | vs. | Valter Walker | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Navajo Stirling | vs. | Bruno Lopes | ||||
| Lightweight | Terrance McKinney | vs. | Kyle Nelson | ||||
| Lightweight | Chase Hooper | vs. | Lance Gibson Jr. | ||||
| Welterweight | Michael Chiesa | vs. | Carlston Harris | ||||
| Middleweight | Mansur Abdul-Malik | vs. | Yousri Belgaroui | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | Casey O'Neill | vs. | Gabriella Fernandes | ||||
| Featherweight | Julian Erosa | vs. | Lerryan Douglas | ||||
| Featherweight | Zhu Kangjie | vs. | Márcio Barbosa | ||||
Announced bouts
- Women's Strawweight bout: Alexia Thainara vs. Stephanie Luciano[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Nolan King (2025-12-05). "UFC announces 2026 schedule for first quarter". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ Farah Hannoun (2026-01-13). "Israel Adesanya returns to fight Joe Pyfer in UFC Seattle headliner". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ^ Alexander Behunin (2026-01-09). "Fight news: Valter Walker vs. Marcin Tybura booked for UFC Seattle on March 28". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
- ^ Neri Fung (2026-01-29). "Stephanie Rondinha substitui Nicolle Caliari e encara estreante Carol Foro no UFC Seattle". agfight.com. Retrieved 2026-01-29. (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- ^ a b Garrett Kerman (2025-02-18). "UFC Seattle undergoes late strawweight shuffle as Alexia Thainara steps in to face Stephanie Luciano". clutchpoints.com. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
- ^ Kyle Dimond (2026-02-20). "UFC Seattle debut scrapped as Carol Foro announces positive drug test in statement". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
