UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa runs Saturday, May 16, 2026. Ranked featherweights Arnold Allen and Melquizael Costa headline a 13-bout card, a top-10 featherweight clash with title-contention stakes. Live stream on Paramount+ (US), Sportsnet+ (Canada) and TNT Sports / discovery+ (UK & Ireland).
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa Event details
Detail
Information
Event
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa
Date
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Venue
UFC APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Number of bouts
13
Main event weight class
Featherweight (5 rounds)
US broadcaster
Paramount+
Global broadcaster (fallback)
UFC Fight Pass
Organization
UFC
Where to watch: North America
Country
Local main card start
Where to watch
United States
Sat 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT
Paramount+
Canada
Sat 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT
Sportsnet+ / UFC Fight Pass
Mexico
Sat 5:00 PM CST
Paramount+
Where to watch: Latin America
Country
Local main card start
Where to watch
Brazil
Sat 8:00 PM BRT
Paramount+ / UFC Fight Pass
Argentina
Sat 8:00 PM ART
Paramount+
Chile
Sat 7:00 PM CLT
Paramount+
Colombia
Sat 6:00 PM COT
Paramount+
Peru
Sat 6:00 PM PET
Paramount+
Where to watch: United Kingdom & Ireland
Country
Local main card start
Where to watch
United Kingdom
Sun 12:00 AM BST
TNT Sports / discovery+
Ireland
Sun 12:00 AM IST
TNT Sports / discovery+
Where to watch: Europe
Country
Local main card start
Where to watch
Romania
Sun 2:00 AM EEST
UFC Fight Pass
Spain
Sun 1:00 AM CEST
Eurosport / Max
France
Sun 1:00 AM CEST
RMC Sport
Germany
Sun 1:00 AM CEST
DAZN
Italy
Sun 1:00 AM CEST
discovery+ / Eurosport
Portugal
Sun 12:00 AM WEST
UFC Fight Pass
Netherlands
Sun 1:00 AM CEST
Ziggo Sport
Belgium
Sun 1:00 AM CEST
UFC Fight Pass
Poland
Sun 1:00 AM CEST
Polsat Sport / Polsat Box Go
Lithuania
Sun 2:00 AM EEST
UFC Fight Pass
Croatia
Sun 1:00 AM CEST
UFC Fight Pass
Sweden
Sun 1:00 AM CEST
Viaplay
Norway
Sun 1:00 AM CEST
Viaplay
Denmark
Sun 1:00 AM CEST
Viaplay
Where to watch: Middle East & North Africa
Country
Local main card start
Where to watch
Saudi Arabia
Sun 2:00 AM AST
UFC Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Sun 3:00 AM GST
UFC Arabia
Qatar
Sun 2:00 AM AST
UFC Arabia
Egypt
Sun 2:00 AM EEST
UFC Arabia
Morocco
Sun 12:00 AM WEST
UFC Arabia
Israel
Sun 2:00 AM IDT
UFC Fight Pass
Turkey
Sun 2:00 AM TRT
UFC Fight Pass
Where to watch: Sub-Saharan Africa
Country
Local main card start
Where to watch
South Africa
Sun 1:00 AM SAST
SuperSport (DStv)
Nigeria
Sun 12:00 AM WAT
SuperSport (DStv)
Where to watch: Asia
Country
Local main card start
Where to watch
Japan
Sun 8:00 AM JST
U-NEXT
South Korea
Sun 8:00 AM KST
SPOTV NOW
China
Sun 7:00 AM CST
Migu Video
Hong Kong
Sun 7:00 AM HKT
UFC Fight Pass
India
Sun 4:30 AM IST
Sony Sports / SonyLIV
Pakistan
Sun 4:00 AM PKT
SonyLIV
Singapore
Sun 7:00 AM SGT
UFC Fight Pass
Thailand
Sun 6:00 AM ICT
UFC Fight Pass
Indonesia
Sun 6:00 AM WIB
UFC Fight Pass
Philippines
Sun 7:00 AM PHT
UFC Fight Pass
Where to watch: Oceania
Country
Local main card start
Where to watch
Australia (Sydney/Melbourne)
Sun 9:00 AM AEST
Paramount+ (prelims) / Main Event PPV via Kayo/Foxtel
Australia (Perth)
Sun 7:00 AM AWST
Paramount+ (prelims) / Main Event PPV via Kayo/Foxtel
New Zealand
Sun 11:00 AM NZST
Sky Sport NOW / UFC Fight Pass
Card start times (all segments)
Segment
Las Vegas (PT)
New York (ET)
UTC
Prelims
Sat 1:00 PM PT
Sat 4:00 PM ET
Sat 20:00
Main card
Sat 4:00 PM PT
Sat 7:00 PM ET
Sat 23:00
Main Event: Allen vs. Costa
Weight class
Rounds
Fighter
Record
vs.
Fighter
Record
Featherweight
5
Arnold Allen (#13)
20-4-0
vs.
Melquizael Costa (#8)
26-7-0
Main Card
#
Weight class
Fighter
vs.
Fighter
2
Featherweight
Doo Ho Choi
vs.
Daniel Santos
3
Bantamweight
Malcolm Wellmaker
vs.
Juan Diaz
4
Light Heavyweight
Modestas Bukauskas
vs.
Rodolfo Bellato
5
Bantamweight
Timmy Cuamba
vs.
Benardo Sopaj
Prelims
#
Weight class
Fighter
vs.
Fighter
6
Welterweight
Nikolay Veretennikov
vs.
Khaos Williams
7
Light Heavyweight
Tuco Tokkos
vs.
Ivan Erslan
8
Lightweight
Tommy Gantt
vs.
Trey Ogden
9
Bantamweight
Ketlen Vieira
vs.
Jacqueline Cavalcanti
10
Middleweight
Andre Petroski
vs.
Cody Brundage
11
Strawweight
Alice Ardelean (ROU)
vs.
Polyana Viana
12
Flyweight
Daniel Barez
vs.
Luis Gurule
13
Strawweight
Shauna Bannon
vs.
Nicolle Caliari
Card connections (notable countries on the card)
Country
Fighters on the card
United Kingdom
Arnold Allen (main event), Modestas Bukauskas
Brazil
Melquizael Costa (main event), Daniel Santos, Rodolfo Bellato, Ketlen Vieira, Jacqueline Cavalcanti, Polyana Viana, Nicolle Caliari
Romania
Alice Ardelean (strawweight, bout #11)
South Korea
Doo Ho Choi (co-main event)
Ireland
Shauna Bannon
Croatia
Ivan Erslan
Spain
Daniel Barez
Lithuania
Modestas Bukauskas
United States (host)
Malcolm Wellmaker, Khaos Williams, Tommy Gantt, Trey Ogden, Andre Petroski, Cody Brundage, Luis Gurule, Timmy Cuamba and others
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