UFC Fight Night 262

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UFC Fight Night 262
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateOctober 18, 2025 (2025-10-18)
Venue Rogers Arena
City Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Fiziev UFC Fight Night 262 UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane

UFC Fight Night 262 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on October 18, 2025, at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [1]

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Background

The event will mark the promotion's seventh visit to Vancouver and first since UFC 289 in June 2023. [1]

A bantamweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Umar Nurmagomedov and Mario Bautista is scheduled to headline this event. [2]

A middleweight bout between former LFA Middleweight Champion Azamat Bekoev and promotional newcomer Yousri Belgaroui is scheduled for this event. [3] They were initially scheduled to compete at UFC on ESPN: Taira vs. Park in August but the bout was postponed to this event as a result of Belgaroui not being able to get a visa in time. [4]

Fight card

Fight card (ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Women's Flyweight Manon Fiorot vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
Bantamweight Marlon Vera vs. Aiemann Zahabi
Middleweight Azamat Bekoev vs. Yousri Belgaroui

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    Announced bouts

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 Jay Anderson (2025-06-07). "UFC Returning to Vancouver, B.C. on October 18, 2025". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
    2. 1 2 Garrett Kerman (2025-08-04). "Umar Nurmagomedov's return fight against Mario Bautista is set for UFC Vancouver main event". clutchpoints.com. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
    3. Staff (2025-07-28). "Taira gets new UFC Fight Night main event opponent with Albazi out". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
    4. Thomas Albano (2025-07-27). "Another UFC Vegas 108 matchup scrapped as Azamat Bekoev announces fight with Yousri Belgaroui is postponed". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
    5. "UFC Fight Night 262". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
    6. Paul Browne (2025-07-19). "UFC's New Fight Announcements: Who's Next to Make Waves?". fightersonly.com. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
    7. Drew Beaupre (2025-07-23). "UFC Vancouver reportedly adds banger fight with major title implications". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
    8. Matthew Wells (2025-08-08). "Marlon Vera returns to face Aiemann Zahabi at UFC Fight Night 262 in Vancouver". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-08-08.