UFC 326 Delivers Must-See Prelims to T-Mobile Arena Saturday Night

UFC 326 fight week is here. On the night where clocks spring forward for Daylight Savings Time, fighters in MMA’s No. 1 promotion also hope to spring forward to victory lane. This is the third flagship event on the 2026 UFC schedule and it’ll be an event at the promotion’s home venue.

T-Mobile Arena in Enterprise, NV serves as the setting for UFC 326 on Saturday night. Live coverage of the show begins with early prelims at 5 pm ET/ 2 pm PT. Inside the United States, this portion of the event is simulcast on both UFC Fight Pass and Paramount Plus.

Late prelims follow at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT on Paramount Plus with the action being joined in-progress on your local CBS station at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT. The first hour of the main card is also airing on CBS at 9 pm ET/ 6 pm PT, while the entirety of the main card will be streamed on Paramount Plus.

If there are no adjustments to be made to the bout order, the final version of UFC 326 will feature a slate of 13 bouts.

UFC 326 Featured Prelim: Cody Garbrandt vs. Xiao Long

At the top of the undercard, the bantamweights take to the fabled Octagon as Cody Garbrandt (14-7 MMA, 9-7 UFC) fights Xiao Long (27-10 MMA, 1-2 UFC.) All fights mentioned herein are an advertised maximum of three rounds at five minutes per round.

Garbrandt will enter UFC 326 with a record of 2-3 in his last five fights. Back on June 14 of last year, he trekked to Atlanta for a fight against Raoni Barcelos (21-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC,) a contest ending in a unanimous decision defeat.

“No Love” has lost two fights in a row going into Saturday, so can he return to the winner’s circle this time? Tune in and find out.

Meanwhile, Xiao Long has gone 3-2 in his last five fights. This past August, he dropped a unanimous decision at the hands of Su Young You (16-3, 2 NC MMA, 3-0 UFC) during UFC Shanghai. While the Shanghai card took place in the early hours of a Saturday morning in North America, this card will happen in primetime when everyone will be watching.

So, the question regarding Xiao Long is an obvious one: How will he fare under the CBS spotlight?

UFC 326 Co-Featured Prelim: Donte Johnson vs. Cody Brundage

Immediately prior to the featured prelim, the co-featured undercard attraction takes place at 185 lbs. 2025 Contender Series graduate Donte Johnson (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) makes his sophomore appearance in the promotion against Cody Brundage (11-8-1, 1 NC MMA, 5-7-1, 1 NC UFC.)

Johnson has yet to taste defeat in his professional MMA career. On Nov. 1, he made his first walk to the Octagon at the Meta Apex, winning by way of second-round submission (guillotine choke) against Sediriques Dumas (10-4, 1 NC MMA, 3-4, 1 NC UFC.)

At Wednesday’s UFC 326 media session, Johnson mentioned that he’s honored to be appearing on a flagship card so soon after joining the promotion’s active roster.

“What they see in me is a perfect piece to the puzzle,” he said. “Obviously, nothing’s perfect but the way I fight and the way I carry myself. They see the potential.”

Although this is only Johnson’s second fight under the UFC promotional banner, he’s already got an impressive stat line. Entering UFC 326, the judges’ scorecards have yet to factor into the final result. Only time will tell if it stays that way.

Across the way, Cody Brundage touches down in Enterprise with a mark of 1-2-1 with one no-contest in his last five outings. He’s dropped two consecutive fights, including a Jan. 31 fight against Cam Rowston (14-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC) by way of second-round knockout.

Brundage comes in on short notice after Johnson’s original adversary Dusko Todorovic (13-6 MMA, 4-6 UFC) withdrew from this weekend’s show, though the exact reasons for Todorovic withdrawing weren’t disclosed. It’s only been a month since Brundage fought last, but can he return to the win column?

UFC 326: Ricky Turcios vs. Alberto Montes

Also on the UFC 326 undercard, the featherweights go to battle for a contest matching Ricky Turcios (12-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) with Alberto Montes (10-1 MMA, UFC promotional debut.) Turcios enters this weekend’s card with a 2-3 record in his last five bouts.

After a brief delay caused by the cancellation of his Jan. 24 bantamweight contest against Cameron Smotherman due to a fainting spell from the latter, Turcios will make the walk for the first time in 2026 this Saturday night, looking to snap a two-fight losing streak. Last time out, he dropped a unanimous decision to Bernardo Sopaj (12-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) in January of 2025.

Turcios was set to fight Smotherman at 135 and successfully weighed-in before that fight was scrubbed, but now he’s at featherweight a few weeks later. How much of a training camp did Turcios have for this fight?

In the other corner, Montes finally makes his first walk to the fabled Octagon more than 17 months after winning his way onto the roster via Contender Series. On Oct. 1, 2024, he secured his UFC contract with a second-round submission (anaconda choke) of Carlos Calderon (9-4, 1 NC MMA.)

A planned debut for Montes for April 12 of last year versus Roberto Ramos was scrapped after the former was injured. Montes has come a long way just to get to this point, even though the wait to appear in the UFC was longer than he’d have liked. How will he do in his maiden voyage in the UFC?

Rest of the Prelims

The UFC 326 undercard is rounded out by these fights:

• A flyweight showdown between Cody Durden (17-9-1 MMA, 6-7-1 UFC) and Nyamjargal Tumendemberel (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC,)
• a flyweight contest pairing Sumudaerji (18-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC) with Jesus Aguilar (12-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC,)
• a light heavyweight fight versing Rafael Tobias (14-1 MMA, UFC promotional debut) against Diyar Nurgozhay (10-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC,)
• a featherweight encounter matching Jeong Yeong Lee (11-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) and Gaston Bolanos (8-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC,)
• and a light heavyweight bout between Luke Fernandez (6-0 MMA, UFC promotional debut) and Rodolfo Bellato (12-3-1, 1 NC MMA, 1-1-1, 1 NC UFC.)

Which fights are you looking forward to on the UFC 326 prelims? Let us know in the comments.