The UFC Mexico card has added an intriguing matchup between an up-and-coming younger fighter and a seasoned veteran.
The promotion is ready to return to Mexico for its annual act, holding a Battle Evening occasion on February 28, 2026 at Mexico Metropolis’s Enviornment CDMX. Final weekend, the UFC introduced the light-weight bracket for the Feb. 28 card, with Daniel Zellhuber set to tackle King Greene.
Zellhuber enters this battle seeking to bounce again after struggling back-to-back choice losses to Esteban Lvovic at UFC 306 in September 2024, adopted by a loss to Michael Johnson at UFC 318 in July 2025.
“Golden Boy” earned a UFC contract with a powerful unanimous choice win over Lucas Almeida at Dana White’s Contender Sequence in September 2021, however the 26-year-old Mexican has but to constantly stay as much as that early promise, posting a 3-3 report in six Octagon bouts. Zellhuber’s skilled report is 15-3, with 10 of his wins coming by end.
In the meantime, Inexperienced heads into UFC Mexico carrying the momentum of his break up choice victory over Lance Gibson Jr. at UFC Vegas 112 final month. Earlier than that rebound, “The King” endured a punishing two-fight skid, struggling a submission loss to Paddy Pimblett at UFC 304 in July 2024, adopted by a knockout loss to Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 313 in March 2025.
Inexperienced has a 4-3 report in his final seven video games. General, he has an expert report of 33-17-1 with one no-contest, together with 20 wins by end, and is 14-12-1 with one no-contest throughout his time within the UFC.
Who would be the headliner for this 12 months’s UFC Mexico?
UFC Mexico is ready to be headlined by native favourite and former champion Brandon Moreno, who is ready to tackle sizzling contender As Almabaev in a flyweight bout. The upcoming Battle Evening card will function a number of fighters of Mexican descent, with the primary occasion that includes a girls’s bantamweight matchup between Macy Chiasson and Aline Perez.
The present UFC Mexico lineup is:
- Flyweight bout: Brandon Moreno vs. As Almabaev
- Girls’s Bantamweight Match: Macy Chiasson vs. Aylin Perez
- Light-weight Bout: King Greene vs. Daniel Zellhuber
- Middleweight Bout: Jose Medina vs. Ryan Gandra
- Flyweight bout: Felipe Bunes vs. Edgar Chiles
- Flyweight bout: Imanol Rodrigue vs. Borjas Pinas
- Middleweight Bout: Wesley Schultz vs. Damian Pinas
- Bantamweight Bout: Santiago Luna vs. Angel Pacheco
- Bantamweight bout: Cristian Quinones vs. Chris Moutinho
- Girls’s flyweight match: Ernesta Karekite vs. Sofia Montenegro
