UFC Fight Night 257

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UFC Fight Night 257
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateMay 17, 2025 (2025-5-17)
Venue UFC Apex
City Enterprise, Nevada, United States
Event chronology
UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena UFC Fight Night 257 UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Barber

UFC Fight Night 257 (also known as UFC Vegas 106) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on May 17, 2025, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. [1]

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Background

Initially, there were reports that the event would take place at the Lusail Sports Arena in Lusail, Qatar. [2] [3] However, the event location was changed to the UFC Apex for unknown reasons. [1]

A heavyweight bout between former interim UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Curtis Blaydes and promotional newcomer Rizvan Kuniev was scheduled for this event. [4] However, the bout was moved to UFC Fight Night 260 on June 21 for unknown reasons. [5] The pairing was originally scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song, [6] then shifted to UFC 313 and was eventually cancelled a few hours before the event after Blaydes had to pull out due to an undisclosed illness. [7] [8]

A middleweight bout between Park Jun-yong and Ismail Naurdiev was scheduled for this event. [9] However, for unknown reasons, the bout was rescheduled to UFC Fight Night 260 on June 21. [10]

Announced bouts

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kang Daeho (2025-03-14). "Fight Night 259, Qatar → APEX". mk.co.kr. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  2. ↑ Alonso Gómez (2025-02-26). "The UFC will land in Qatar". as.com. Retrieved 2025-02-26.(in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Irati Prat (2025-02-26). "The UFC will land for the first time in Qatar on May 17". marca.com. Retrieved 2025-02-26.(in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Alexander Behunin (2025-03-11). "Third time's a charm? Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev rebooked for UFC Qatar on May 17". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  5. ↑ Ryan Harkness (2025-03-26). "Fifth time's a charm? Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev moved (again) to Azerbaijan". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
  6. ↑ Alexander K. Lee (2024-12-13). "Curtis Blaydes' return set for UFC Seattle". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  7. ↑ Mike Bohn (2025-02-12). "Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev shifted from Seattle to UFC 313 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  8. ↑ Harvey Leonard (2025-03-08). "Two UFC 313 fights canceled hours before the event, including Curtis Blaydes' return". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
  9. ↑ Kang Daeho (2025-02-26). "Park Jun-yong will face Ismail Nourdiev (29, Austria/Morocco) in a middleweight (84kg) match at the UFC Fight Night Qatar on May 17". mk.co.kr. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  10. ↑ Harvey Leonard (2025-03-23). "Latest UFC Fight Announcements Featuring Rose Namajunas, Paul Craig, And More". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  11. ↑ Michael Aldon (2025-02-26). "Brother of Former UFC Champion Fighting to Save His Career". yardbarker.com. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  12. ↑ Kirill Ivanov (2025-02-28). "Сергей Спивак и Шамиль Газиев могут провести бой 17 мая". allboxing.ru. Retrieved 2025-02-28.(in Russian)
  13. ↑ Mike Bohn (2025-03-12). "UFC books Johnny Walker vs. Azamat Murzakanov". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  14. ↑ Caio Vieira (2025-03-14). "UFC encaminha Tainara Lisboa e Luana Santos para o card de Las Vegas". agfight.com. Retrieved 2025-03-14.(in Brazilian Portuguese)
  15. ↑ Harvey Leonard (2025-03-19). "Paul Craig Booked For Light Heavyweight Return At UFC Vegas 106 After Bo Nickal Loss". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  16. ↑ Farah Hannoun (2025-03-19). "Paul Craig returns to light heavyweight at UFC Fight Night event in May". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  17. ↑ Ken Paiva (2025-03-23). "Fall River native Pennington set to get back into the octagon at UFC Fight Night". fallriverreporter.com. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  18. ↑ Alexander Behunin (2025-03-25). "Nursulton Ruziboev booked against Dustin Stoltzfus for UFC Vegas 106 on May 17". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
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