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UFC Fight Night 256 Burns vs Morales

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Sat 17th May 2025 Local
Sat 17th May 2025 11:00pm UTC

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League
UFC

Season
2025

Round
Round 17

Status
FT

Location
UFC APEX

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Description

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales (also known as UFC Fight Night 256 and UFC Vegas 106 and UFC on ESPN+ 114) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 17, 2025, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.

Background
Initially, there were reports that the event would take place at the Lusail Sports Arena in Lusail, Qatar. However, the event location was changed to the UFC Apex for unknown reasons.

A welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Gilbert Burns and undefeated prospect Michael Morales headlined this event. The pairing was originally scheduled to be part of UFC 314 and later UFC 315 prior to being moved to this event.

A heavyweight bout between former interim UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Curtis Blaydes and promotional newcomer Rizvan Kuniev was scheduled for this event. However, the bout was moved to UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. on June 21 for unknown reasons. The pairing was originally scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song, then shifted to UFC 313 and was eventually cancelled a few hours before the event after Blaydes had to pull out due to an undisclosed illness.

A middleweight bout between Park Jun-yong and Ismail Naurdiev was scheduled for this event. However, for unknown reasons, the bout was rescheduled to UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. on June 21.

A light heavyweight bout between Johnny Walker and Azamat Murzakanov was scheduled for this event. However, the bout was moved to UFC 316 for unknown reasons.

Serghei Spivac and Shamil Gaziev were expected to meet in a heavyweight bout at the event. However, the bout was moved to UFC 316 due to undisclosed reasons.

A heavyweight bout between Hamdy Abdelwahab and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes heavyweight winner Mohammed Usman was scheduled for this event. However, the bout was moved to UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. for unknown reasons.

Promotional newcomer Aaron Pico was briefly expected to make his debut in a featherweight bout against Movsar Evloev at this event. However, on an interview, Pico revealed that although it was close to being signed, the bout did not come to fruition.

A light heavyweight bout between Paul Craig and former interim LFA Light Heavyweight Champion Rodolfo Bellato was scheduled to take place as the co-main event. However, during the broadcast, it was announced that the bout was cancelled as a result of Bellato having a herpes infection and was eventually rescheduled for UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley one month later.

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Result List

01	Michael Morales	UFC Welterweight	WIN
01	Gilbert Burns	UFC Welterweight	LOSS
02	Mairon Santos	_Retired Fighting	WIN
02	Sodiq Yusuff	UFC Featherweight	LOSS
03	Nursulton Ruziboev	_Retired Fighting	WIN
03	Dustin Stoltzfus	UFC Middleweight	LOSS
04	Melquizael Costa	UFC Featherweight	WIN
04	Julian Erosa	UFC Featherweight	LOSS
05	Gabriel Green	UFC Welterweight	WIN
06	Jared Gordon	UFC Lightweight	WIN
06	Thiago Moises	UFC Lightweight	LOSS
07	Connor Matthews	_Retired Fighting	LOSS
08	Luana Santos	_Retired Fighting	WIN
08	Tainara Lisboa	_Retired Fighting	LOSS
09	Denise Gomes	UFC Strawweight Women	WIN
09	Elise Reed	UFC Flyweight Women	LOSS
10	Carlos Hernández	_Retired Boxing	LOSS
11	Tecia Pennington	UFC Strawweight Women	WIN
11	Luana Pinheiro	UFC Strawweight Women	LOSS

Result Description

Main card (ESPN+)
Welterweight Michael Morales def. Gilbert Burns TKO (punches) 1 3:39
Lightweight Mairon Santos def. Sodiq Yusuff Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Nursulton Ruziboev def. Dustin Stoltzfus Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Melquizael Costa def. Julian Erosa Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00

Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Lightweight Gabriel Green def. Matheus Camilo Submission (face crank) 2 3:43
Lightweight Jared Gordon def. Thiago Moisés KO (punches) 1 3:37
Featherweight Yadier del Valle def. Connor Matthews Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:54
Women's Bantamweight Luana Santos def. Tainara Lisboa Submission (keylock) 2 4:59
Women's Strawweight Denise Gomes def. Elise Reed TKO (punches) 2 0:30
Flyweight Park Hyun-sung def. Carlos Hernandez Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:26
Women's Strawweight Tecia Pennington def. Luana Pinheiro Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00

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