Flyweight action has been added to April’s UFC Ottawa card, which sees the octagon return to the Canadian capital for the first time since 2019.
TUF 29 and Contender Series alum Mitch Raposo (10-3) will face off against Allan Nascimento (22-6) at the event, which takes place at the TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario on April 18, 2026.
Raposo recently announced the booking on social media (h/t Eurosport’s Marcel Dorff).
“9 weeks until I finish Allan. All the Glory to God. I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for him. Ottawa Ontario, see you April 18th,” Raposo wrote in announcing the match-up.
Raposo, who came up short on The Ultimate Fighter 29 and had two showings on Dana White’s Contender Series, is 1-2 in the UFC and coming off a win over Azat Maksum last October. Prior to that, he’d been on the wrong side of split decisions against Su Mudaerji and Andre Lima.
Brazil’s Nascimento has had a much smoother UFC run in the cage, posting a 4-1 record through five fights. Staying healthy has been the flyweight’s biggest challenge, as he missed most of 2023 and all of 2024 with multiple fights falling through due to injury and illness.
Nascimento’s last outing saw him saw him earn a Performance of the Night bonus for his November submission of Cody Durden.
