Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is live TODAY (Sat., Sept. 26, 2026) with UFC Vegas 121, streaming live online via Paramount+. The event goes down inside the familiar META APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
UFC Vegas 121 Preview
UFC is back in the warehouse for the first time since early August. And META APEX, this week, is host to an interesting Bantamweight fight, the latest The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) Finale bouts and a slew of bouts featuring names only hardcore fans would recognize.
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Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Raoni Barcelos pits youth versus experience, with both men looking to stretch win streaks. Rosas Jr. had a dull win over Rob Font in his last contest, while Barcelos is coming off a an upset over Montel Jackson. With the top of Bantamweight solidified right now, with two or three contenders all but locked in, neither Rosas Jr. nor Barcelos will get a big push up the ladder with a win.
It’s still worth seeing them fight, though.
The co-main event, after some late week shuffling, is Norma Dumont vs. Ailin Perez. Perez has one of the better winning streaks in women’s mixed martial arts (MMA) right now. She’ll pit her wrestling against Dumont’s striking (which famously sliced apart Irene Aldana in The Sphere).
TUF finals include Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu vs. Mehmmedeli Osmanli and Tina Black vs. Melissa Amaya. Luis Hernandez vs. Sedriques Dumas completes the main card, with Hernandez coming off Contender Series in a hurry to replace Micky Gall.
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The featured “Prelims” undercard bout is Rinya Nakamura vs. Brady Hiestand. Rodolfo Vieira vs. Robert Bryczek and Rodolfo Bellato vs. Christian Edwards are also on the undercard.
UFC Vegas 121 Start Date and Time
We are back in the APEX tonight and that means a return to our usual broadcast times.
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UFC Vegas 121 “Prelims” will begin at 5 p.m. ET.
The live blog here starts rolling below at 5 p.m. ET. Come in and say hi!
UFC VEGAS 121 QUICK RESULTS
Main card
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135 lbs.: Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Raoni Barcelos
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135 lbs.: Norma Dumont vs. Ailin Perez
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185 lbs.: Luis Fernandez def. Sedriques Dumas by submission (guillotine), round 1 (0:57) — HIGHLIGHTS
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135 lbs.: Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu def. Mehemmedeli Osmanli by DQ (knee to a grounded opponent), round 1 (2:19) — HIGHLIGHTS
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115 lbs.: Tina Black def. Melissa Amaya by TKO (punches), round 2 (3:19) — HIGHLIGHTS
Prelims
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135 lbs.: Brady Hiestand def. Rinya Nakamura by submission (rear naked choke), round 2 (4:07) — HIGHLIGHTS
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185 lbs.: Rodolfo Vieira def. Robert Bryczek by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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205 lbs.: Christian Edwards def. Rodolfo Bellato by TKO (punches), round 3 (1:47) — HIGHLIGHTS
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155 lbs.: Elves Brener def. Josiah Harrell by TKO (punches), round (4:14) — HIGHLIGHTS
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135 lbs.: Montel Jackson def. Ricky Simon by TKO (punches), round 2 (2:39) — HIGHLIGHTS
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135 lbs.: Alatengheili def. John Castaneda by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
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115 lbs.: Yasmin Jauregui def. Vanessa Demopoulos by TKO (punches), round 1 (1:02) — HIGHLIGHTS
UFC VEGAS 121 PLAY-BY-PLAY UPDATES
Main Card
Sedriques Dumas vs. Luis Fernandez
Round 1: Hernandez comes out swinging and ends up getting tied up with Dumas along the fence. Dumas tries some sort of suicide throw, but ends up in a guillotine. He makes it to his feet, but Gernandez keps the choke on and starts to crank. Dumas taps and Fernandez starts moving around like a Chippendale.
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Official decision: Luis Fernandez def. Sedriques Dumas by submission (guillotine), round 1 (0:57)
Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu vs. Mehemmedeli Osmanli
Round 1: Osmanli bounces into the center and throws a high kick, which misses. He lands a straight right as Akylbek throws a leg kick. Osmanli lands a push kick. Akylbek shoots and gets an awkward takedown. Osmanli tries to roll but ends up on bottom.Osmanli explodes up. They trade and Akylbek goes down. Osmanli puts him out with a knee to the head. Akylbek is laid out and that was a very illegal knee from Osmanli. The fight gets called off, very justifiably. It would have been criminal to let Akylbek go back out there.
Official decision: Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu def. Mehemmedeli Osmanli by DQ (knee to a grounded opponent), round 1 (2:19)
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Melissa Amaya vs. Tina Black
Round 1: Black lands a nice jab early on. Amaya lands a one-two. Lots of sizing each other up in this bout so far, but not a lot of offense thrown. Amaya has a big wind up on her punches. Black just side-steps out the way of a big overhand attempt. Despite missing a lot, Amaya is the one moving forwards. Black lands a calf kick. And then a check hook. Amaya steps in and Black ducks and cracks her right on the chin. She goes down to one knee. She gets up bloodied and looking very hurt. Black chases her and lands a hook. Amaya is running. Black is trying to catch up, but she’s not throwing enough. Black gets her on the fence and lands more punches, but then gets hurt with a counter as the buzzer goes.
10-9 Black
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Round 2: Amaya blitzes forwards, but Black’s footwork allows her to step out of range. Black goes forwards with a one-two that sends Amaya back. Black goes down on a slip and Amaya charges to try and make her pay. Black is up quick, though, and they end up clinching on the fence. They trade knees and Black lands a big hook on the break. That wobbled Amaya. Black lands another right hook. Amaya is really wobbling around. Black closes in and lands a combo that sends her down and forces the ref to step in.
Official decision: Tina Black def. Melissa Amaya by TKO (punches), round 2 (3:19)
Prelims
Brady Hiestand vs. Rinya Nakamura: Nakamura’s wrestling didn’t stack up to Hiestand’s jiu jitsu. Once Hiestand got into dominant positions on the ground he got deep on an anaconda choke and then, moments later, he got the rear naked choke for the win.
Official decision: Brady Hiestand def. Rinya Nakamura by submission (rear naked choke), round 2 (4:07)
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Rodolfo Vieira vs. Robert Bryczek: This wasn’t fun to watch. Vieira spend the fight either on top of Bryczek of pushing him into the fence. Bryczek did try and make something fun happened, when he had space, but this ended as a smothering decision win for Vieira.
Official decision: Rodolfo Vieira def. Robert Bryczek by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Rodolfo Bellato vs. Christian Edwards: Edwards landed the last shot in a pretty scrappy (or sloppy) brawl. Edwards was consistently landing more volume, but he was getting hurt by Bellato’s power. That included when he got dropped in the first round. In the third, though, Edwards came out more aggressively and let fly with a hook that dropped Bellato. He then followed up for the TKO win.
Official decision: Christian Edwards def. Rodolfo Bellato by TKO (punches), round 3 (1:47)
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Elves Brener vs. Josiah Harrell: Brener had Harrell confused by his stance switches and was able to tee off on his opponent from range. Harrell shot for takedowns and took big swings, but this was all Brener. He ended up face-planting Harrell with a right hook.
Official decision: Elves Brener def. Josiah Harrell by TKO (punches), round (4:14)
Montel Jackson vs. Ricky Simon: Jackson lived up to his ‘Quick’ nickname in this bout. His hands were far too fast for Simon. He tagged him often and knocked him down in the first round. in the second round his sniped Simon again and put him away.
Official decision: Montel Jackson def. Ricky Simon by TKO (punches), round 2 (2:39)
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John Castaneda vs. Alatengheili: This was a close fight without too much to write home about. Alatengheili did a lot of head hunting, while Castaneda mixed things up more. Castaneda did the better job on the feet, but Alatengheili mounted a late wrestling attack to take the third round. I scored it for Castaneda, but some of those rounds were razor thin.
Official decision: Alatengheili def. John Castaneda by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Yasmin Jauregui vs. Vanessa Demopoulos: Wow, Jauregui just lit up Demopoulos with landed about fifty strikes in sixty seconds to score a brutal TKO. Jauregui had been out for two years, but a performance like that puts her right back into the mix at Strawweight.
Official decision: Yasmin Jauregui def. Vanessa Demopoulos by TKO (punches), round 1 (1:02)
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Live stream begins at 5 p.m. ET. …
