UFC Fight Night 256

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Morales (also known as UFC Vegas 106 and UFC on ESPN 114) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take 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 is scheduled to headline 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 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.