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The first UFC Fight Night of 2026 goes down on Saturday from the Meta APEX in Las Vegas. In the main event, Mario Bautista and Vinicius Oliveira will clash in a bantamweight fight.

Bautista has been in a series of high-profile fights, winning a narrow decision over Jose Aldo, defeating Patchy Mix and then coming up short in a pivotal bout with Umar Nurmagomedov. Against Nurmagomedov, Bautista nearly found a stoppage, locking in a deep leg lock before ultimately losing on all three official scorecards.

In Oliveira, Bautista is facing a man looking for those same opportunities. A wild striker, Oliveira feels like he's being ducked by the best of the best at 135 pounds and a win could force those fights to come to fruition.

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Plus, another key flyweight bout is set for the co-main event when Kyoji Horiguchi takes on Amir Albazi. Horiguchi, the former Bellator bantamweight and RIZIN flyweight champion, is in his second run with UFC and he picked up right where he left off. The 35-year-old returned to UFC in November and dominated Tagir Ulanbekov. A win on Saturday could get Horiguchi closer to a UFC title shot and a chance for a title in a third major promotion.

The action goes down from Meta APEX in Las Vegas, with prelims at 5 p.m. ET and the main card kicking off at 8 p.m. As with every UFC event, the fights will be available for every subscriber on Paramount+.

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All times Eastern

Date: Saturday, Feb. 7 | Location: Meta APEX -- Las Vegas
Start times: Prelims -- 5 p.m. | Main card -- 8 p.m.
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UFC Fight Night fight card, odds

Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook

  • Mario Bautista -142 vs. Vinicius Oliveira +120, bantamweights
  • Kyoji Horiguchi -345 vs. Amir Albazi +275, flyweights
  • Jailton Almeida -162 vs. Rizvan Kuniev +136, heavyweights
  • Michał Oleksiejczuk -485 vs. Marc-Andre Barriault +370, middleweights
  • Farid Basharat -290 vs. Jean Matsumoto +235, bantamweights
  • Dustin Jacoby -180 vs. Julius Walker +150, light heavyweights
  • Daniil Donchenko -675 vs. Alex Morono +490, welterweights
  • Ketlen Souza -155 vs. Bruna Brasil +130, women's strawweights
  • Wang Cong -380 vs. Eduarda Moura +300, women's flyweights
  • Muin Gafurov -122 vs. Jakub Wikłacz +102, bantamweights
  • Klaudia Syguła -155 vs. Priscila Cachoeira +130, women's bantamweights 

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