UFC Fight Night 261

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UFC Fight Night 261
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateOctober 11, 2025 (2025-10-11)
Venue Farmasi Arena
City Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Event chronology
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 UFC Fight Night 261 UFC Fight Night 262

UFC Fight Night 261 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on October 11, 2025, at the Farmasi Arena, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Background

This event will mark the promotion's 13th visit to Rio de Janeiro, its first since UFC 301 in May 2024, and the first Fight Night hosted in the city since UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare in May 2015. [1]

Announced bouts

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Guilherme Cruz (2025-07-15). "Jhonata Diniz vs. Mario Pinto booked for UFC's return to Rio de Janeiro". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  2. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2025-07-04). "UFC plans October event in Rio de Janeiro". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  3. ↑ Léo Guimarães (2025-07-16). "Jhonata Diniz é primeiro brasileiro a receber oferta para lutar no UFC Rio e acena positivo para prospecto dos pesados". superlutas.com. Retrieved 2025-07-16.(in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Boa Informação (2025-07-08). "Jhonata Diniz vs. Mario Pinto booked for UFC's return to Rio de Janeiro". boainformacao.com.br. Retrieved 2025-07-13.(in Brazilian Portuguese)
  5. ↑ Mark Barnard (2025-07-05). "UFC Schedules October Event in Rio de Janeiro". mmascene.com. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  6. ↑ Gaspar Bruno (2025-07-21). "Duelo de gerações! Ultimate encaminha Julia Polastri vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz para o UFC Rio". agfight.com. Retrieved 2025-07-21.(in Brazilian Portuguese)
  7. ↑ Gaspar Bruno (2025-07-22). "Ultimate encaminha Lucas Fenômeno vs Stewart Nicoll para o UFC Rio". agfight.com. Retrieved 2025-07-22.(in Brazilian Portuguese)
  8. ↑ Cruz, Guilherme (2025-07-22). "UFC Rio gets second heavyweight fight with Vitor Petrino vs. Thomas Petersen". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
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