UFC Fight Night 256

UFC Fight Night 256
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	April 5, 2025 (2025-04-05)
Venue	UFC Apex
City	Enterprise, Nevada, United States
Event chronology
UFC on ESPN: Moreno vs. Erceg UFC Fight Night 256 UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes

UFC Fight Night 256 (also known as UFC Vegas 105 and UFC on ESPN+ 114) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on April 5, 2025, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Background

A featherweight bout between former interim UFC Featherweight Championship challenger Josh Emmett and Lerone Murphy is expected to headline the event. ^[5]

A featherweight bout between Giga Chikadze and David Onama was scheduled for this event. ^[1] However, the bout was moved to UFC Fight Night 257 for unknown reasons. ^[6]

Fight card

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	Cortavious Romious	vs.	Lee Chang-ho
Women's Flyweight	Diana Belbiţă	vs.	Dione Barbosa

^[7]

Announced bouts

• Featherweight bout: Josh Emmett vs. Lerone Murphy ^[5]
• Welterweight bout: Rhys McKee vs. Daniel Frunza ^[8]
• Flyweight bout: Ode' Osbourne vs. Luis Gurule ^[8]
• Women's Strawweight bout: Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Talita Alencar ^[9]
• Women's Strawweight bout: Loma Lookboonmee vs. Ariane Carnelossi ^[10]
• Middleweight bout: Robert Valentin vs. Torrez Finney ^[11]
• Heavyweight bout: Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Martin Buday ^[12]
• Featherweight bout: Pat Sabatini vs. Joanderson Brito ^[13]

See also

• 2025 in UFC
• List of current UFC fighters
• List of UFC events

References

1. Sayan Nag. "Giga Chikadze to Face David Onama at UFC Fight Night on April 5". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
2. Michał Tkaczuk (2025-01-11). "Giga Chikadze kontra David Onama na UFC Vegas 105" (in Polish). mmarocks.pl. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
3. Misha Gusharashvili (2025-01-11). "გიგა ჭიკაძის სავარაუდო მეტოქე და ბრძოლის თარიღი ცნობილია" (in Georgian). croco.ge. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
4. Jack Elmer (2025-01-12). "BEKRÄFTAT: Giga Chikadze är tillbaka!" (in Swedish). mmanytt.se. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
5. Jesse Holland (2025-02-12). "Featherweight knockout artist tapped to headline UFC Vegas 105 on April 5". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
6. Jay Anderson (2025-02-02). "Giga Chikadze vs. David Onama Set for April 26 UFC Event". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
7. "UFC Fight Night". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
8. Nolan King (2025-01-26). "Daniel Frunza booked for UFC debut vs. Rhys McKee". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
9. Neri Fung (2025-01-30). "Em busca de recuperação, Talita Alencar encara Vanessa Demopoulos no UFC Vegas 105". agfight.com. Retrieved 2025-01-30.(in Brazilian Portuguese)
10. Paul Browne (2025-01-31). "3 Female Fights Added To UFC Vegas 105". mmasucka.com. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
11. Harvey Leonard (2025-02-02). "UFC Matchmaking Bulletin: Michel Pereira Set To Return In Kansas City". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
12. Tkaczuk, Michał (2025-02-04). "Nzewchukwu vs Buday, czyli walka byłych rywali Łukasza Brzeskiego na UFC Vegas 105 | MMAROCKS". MMA Rocks! (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-02-04.
13. Gaspar Bruno (2025-02-08). "UFC encaminha Joanderson Tubarão vs Pat Sabatini para abril, em Las Vegas". agfight.com. Retrieved 2025-02-08.(in Brazilian Portuguese)