UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott (also known as UFC Fight Night 273) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on April 18, 2026, at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Background

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott

The event will mark the promotion's third visit to Winnipeg and first since UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos in December 2017. There were initial reports that the event was expected to take place in Ottawa, Ontario, but it was later shifted to Winnipeg for undisclosed reasons.

A welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Gilbert Burns and Mike Malott is scheduled to headline the event.

A flyweight bout between Road to UFC Season 3 flyweight winner Choi Dong-hun and undefeated prospect André Lima was scheduled for this event. The bout was originally scheduled to take place at UFC 327 one week before, but was moved to this event for undisclosed reasons. In turn, Choi withdrew due to an injury, so the bout was scrapped and Lima was booked for a bout at a later date.

A featherweight bout between Choi Doo-ho and Gavin Tucker was briefly linked to this event. However, Tucker had not signed a bout agreement and subsequently announced his retirement from mixed martial arts due to injuries.

Fight card

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott

<table><thead><tr><th>Fight card (Paramount+)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Weight class</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Method</td><td>Round</td><td>Time</td><td>Notes</td></tr><tr><td>Welterweight</td><td>Gilbert Burns</td><td>vs.</td><td>Mike Malott</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bantamweight</td><td>Kyler Phillips</td><td>vs.</td><td>Charles Jourdain</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lightweight</td><td>Mandel Nallo</td><td>vs.</td><td>Jai Herbert</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Women's Flyweight</td><td>JJ Aldrich</td><td>vs.</td><td>Jamey-Lyn Horth</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Middleweight</td><td>Julien Leblanc</td><td>vs.</td><td>Robert Valentin</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Heavyweight</td><td>Tanner Boser</td><td>vs.</td><td>Gökhan Saricam</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Women's Flyweight</td><td>Jasmine Jasudavicius</td><td>vs.</td><td>Karine Silva</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Flyweight</td><td>Mitch Raposo</td><td>vs.</td><td>Allan Nascimento</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Women's Bantamweight</td><td>Melissa Croden</td><td>vs.</td><td>Darya Zheleznyakova</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bantamweight</td><td>John Castañeda</td><td>vs.</td><td>Mark Vologdin</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Announced bouts

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott

• Lightweight bout: Thiago Moisés vs. Gauge Young