After earning his way into the UFC on Dana White’s Contender Series last year, the artist formerly known as “Rat Garbage” will make his debut at UFC Winnipeg next month.
Mandel Nallo (14-3), now carrying the nickname “Mango,” will face England’s Jai Herbert (13-6-1) in a lightweight match-up at the Fight Night event on April 18, 2026 at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Promotion officials announced the booking on Thursday.
Nallo, originally from British Columbia but who trains with Montreal’s TriStar, was a standout in Bellator MMA, and sits on a five-fight win streak. That includes capturing a regional title in Ontario, Canada-based promotion BTC.
Herbert, who went undefeated in UK promotion Cage Warriors, is 3-5 under the UFC banner. “The Black Country Banger” is 2-2-1 in his last five fights and is coming off a split decision loss over Chris Padilla.
UFC Winnipeg is set to be headlined by welterweights Gilbert Burns and Mike Malott. The following match-ups have been reported for the April 18 card:
- Gilbert Burns vs. Mike Malott
- Kyler Phillips vs. Charles Jourdain
- JJ Aldrich vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth
- Julien Leblanc vs. Robert Valentin
- Tanner Boser vs. Gökhan Saricam
- Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Karine Silva
- Mitch Raposo vs. Allan Nascimento
- Melissa Croden vs. Darya Zheleznyakova
- John Castañeda vs. Mark Vologdin
- Jai Herbert vs. Mandel Nallo
