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UFC Winnipeg results: Burns vs Malott – full card, start time, how to watch UFC Winnipeg results: Burns vs Malott – full card, start time, how to watch

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Gilbert Burns vs. Mike Malott, main event weigh-in at UFC Fight Night 273 (Bruce Fedyck, Imagn Images)

Octagon returns to Canada as UFC Winnipeg: Burns vs. Malott delivers a high-stakes welterweight bout between Gilbert Burns and rising Canadian contender Mike Malott.

The event, scheduled for Saturday, April 18, 2026, will bring a mix of veteran experience and emerging talent to Winnipeg, as well as a card that could reshape the welterweight division.

Main Event: Gilbert Burns vs. Mike Malott

Former title challenger Gilbert Burns enters as No. 12 in the welterweight divisionwanting to defend their position against the Canadian’s growing popularity Mike Malotwho quickly became one of the most talked-about players in the country.

For Burns, this is a key fight to stay at the top of the division. For Malot, this is a chance to break through on his home pitch, which could give him a place in the rankings.

How to watch

  • Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026
  • Location: Winnipeg
  • Eliminations: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time / 2:00 p.m. Polish time
  • Main card: 8:00 p.m. Eastern time / 5:00 p.m. Polish time
  • Streaming: Most vital+

Canada’s biggest moment in the welterweight division

With an enthusiastic Canadian crowd expected in Winnipeg, all eyes will be on each other Mike Malot trying to secure the biggest victory of his career. Meanwhile, Gilbert Burns delivers elite grappling and proven durability, making this a fascinating clash of styles.

The card also features several Canadian fighters, both on the main card and in prelims, reinforcing the UFC’s continued investment in the region.

What’s at stake

A win for Burns will keep him firmly in the title conversation, while a win for Malott could shake up the rankings and introduce a fresh challenger to the 170-pound division.

UFC Winnipeg results: Burns vs Malott

Main card (8 p.m. ET on Paramount+)

  • welterweight: Gilbert Burns vs. Mike Malott
  • bantamweight: Kyler Phillips vs. Charles Jourdain
  • Lithe: Mandel Nallo vs. Jai Herbert
  • Women’s Flyweight: Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Karine Silva
  • Lithe: Thiago Moises vs. Gauge Juvenile

Preliminary card (5 p.m. ET on Paramount+)

  • featherweight: Dennis Buzukja vs. Marcio Barbosa
  • average weight: Julien Leblanc vs. Robert Valentin
  • Heavyweight: Tanner Boser vs. Gokhan Sarikam
  • Women’s bantamweight weight: Melissa Croden vs. Daria Zhelezniakova
  • Women’s Flyweight: JJ Aldrich vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth
  • bantam weight: John Castaneda vs. Mark Wologdin

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10 UFC wins, zero finishes: Movsar Evloev defends his fighting style

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10 UFC wins, zero finishes: Movsar Evloev defends his fighting style
Movsar
Evloev rejects the notion that fans only want bloody
fights.

Evloev is scheduled to challenge Alexander
Volkanovski for the
Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title at
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Movsar Evloev argues wrestling can entertain UFC fans ahead of
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as the reason for either departure.

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wrestling.

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fight; you can show the beauty of wrestling. There are not just
fans of MMA who just wait for blood. There are so many good fans
who know MMA, and they understand, and maybe because of them I'm
still in the UFC.â€

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Undefeated fighter blasts UFC, Dana White for creating ‘bullsh*t narrative’ around Farid Basharat release

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Undefeated fighter blasts UFC, Dana White for creating ‘bullsh*t narrative’ around Farid Basharat release

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Morning Report | Chris Weidman, Dustin Poirier recall opponents’ dramatic change from weigh-in to fight night: ‘Who the f*ck is this guy?’

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