Main Card Results | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Costa

From the outset, Allen fought with great urgency and intensity that he hadn't in his last few contests, closing the distance almost immediately and spinning Costa to the canvas with a left hand early in the first. The surging Costa did his best to run level with the British staple, showing good scrambling ability on the ground and solid striking of his own, but the power difference was readily apparent and the real differentiator, as Allen routinely landed the more telling blows throughout the contest.

After 25 entertaining minutes, the judges were tasked with determining the victor and all three officials scored the fight in favor of Allen. The win steadied the Brit in the shifting featherweight ranks, keeping him inside the top 10 while showing he remains an elite competitor on the fringes of the title picture.

The featherweights came out firing from the jump, with Santos taking the fight to Choi, mixing up his targets well. But the South Korean veteran held his ground and landed responded with his signature technical striking, and as Santos faded in the second, Choi began to put it on the Brazilian, eventually flooring him with clubbing left hook to the body.

That’s now three straight finishes and a four-fight unbeaten streak for “The Korean Superboy,” who missed all of 2025 with a knee injury. He has been an all-action standout from the outset of his career and called for a matchup with Patricio Pitbull next, which sounds like an appetizing pairing.

The recent Dana White’s Contender Series graduate took a couple of minutes to get settled in the first, but once he warmed into the fight, Diaz was in control. He finished the first round getting the better of the exchanges and then in the second, Diaz forced a grappling entanglement, took the back, and laced up a rear-naked choke, forcing Wellmaker to tap.

Just an outstanding performance for the surging Peruvian newcomer, who moved to 16-1-1 with the win. He showed power and toughness in his DWCS appearance and a sharp ground game in this one, establishing the 27-year-old prospect as a well-rounded threat to track in the 135-pound weight class going forward.

The light heavyweights alternated between exchanging in space and battling in the clinch, both men showing good abilities in both phases. As the fight progressed and Bukauskas settled into his range, he began stinging Edwards, hurting him badly twice in the second round, but failing to find a finish. In the third, both men continued to trade, with Edwards earning top marks for his conditioning and ability to push the pace down the stretch.

When the tens and nines were totaled, it was Bukauskas who came out on the happy side of the split decision verdict, getting himself moving in the right direction again. That’s seven wins in nine starts since returning to the UFC for “The Baltic Gladiator,” who once again takes a step towards breaking into the top 15 in the light heavyweight ranks. 

The young bantamweights flashed their speedy striking in the first round, with Sopaj ending the frame by shifting to his wrestling and threatening with a neck crank. They started the second exchanging on the feet, as Sopaj connected with a left hand that dropped the Las Vegas resident and opened the door for the Albanian fighter to swarm and eventually chase down the submission.

After opening his career on the wrong end of a highlight-reel finish in his short-notice debut, Sopaj has shown he belongs with back-to-back impressive wins. Just 25 years old and training with an outstanding group at the Allstars Training Center in Stockholm, “The Lion King” continues to show promise in the 135-pound ranks.

The welterweight veteran came out firing on Saturday, throwing thunder at the taller Kazakh fighter, eventually hurting him with a short left hand that sent him stumbling into the fence. From there, Williams recognized that Veretennikov was hurt and picked his spots, stinging him again before dropping him and securing the finish.

This was a much-needed return to form for the 32-year-old finisher, who halted a two-fight skid with the win and secured his fifth finish in eight UFC wins. Williams has always been an entertaining member of the welterweight ranks, and when he fights with this kind of urgency, he looks like a genuine threat.