The UFC returns to Winnipeg, Manitoba on Apr. 18 with divisional stakes front and center.
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott takes place at the Canada Life Centre, headlined by a welterweight showdown between former title challenger Gilbert Burns and Canada’s surging Mike Malott.
Burns, the No. 12-ranked contender, opens his 2026 campaign looking to reassert himself in the title mix. The Brazilian veteran owns marquee wins and has long lived in the division’s deep end. A win in hostile territory keeps him there.
Malott gets his first UFC main event with a chance to crash the top 15. The Fonthill, Ontario native has built a reputation as a calculated finisher, and a victory over Burns would be the biggest of his career, and a shortcut to contender status.
In the co-main event, No. 6 flyweight Jasmine Jasudavicius defends her ranking against No. 9 Karine Silva. Jasudavicius has become one of Canada’s most dependable performers and looks to edge closer to the top 5 on home soil. Silva, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, aims to derail that momentum with another statement submission.
Additional bouts include:
- Julien Leblanc vs. Robert Valentin (middleweight)
- Tanner Boser vs. Gokhan Saricam (heavyweight)
- Melissa Croden vs. Daria Zhelezniakova (bantamweight)
- Donghun Choi vs. Andre Lima (flyweight)
- Mitch Raposo vs. Allan Nascimento (flyweight)
- John Castaneda vs. Mark Vologdin (bantamweight)
The main card airs live at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, with prelims at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT and early prelims streaming at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT.
For Winnipeg, it’s another marquee night. For Burns and Malott, it’s a line in the sand – one protecting his place, the other trying to take it.