The UFC is transferring forward with its deliberate occasion in Mexico regardless of a surge in cartel violence within the nation.
The MMA promotion is scheduled to happen this Saturday within the capital, Mexico Metropolis. Just a few days earlier than this card, the Mexican navy carried out an operation within the neighboring state of Jalisco that resulted within the loss of life of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, aka “El Mencho,” the ringleader of the harmful Jalisco New Era Cartel (JNGC).
The operation, which additionally killed 25 Mexican Nationwide Guard members, prompted the cartels to reply by burning automobiles and blocking roads within the space. The disruption has affected the journey plans of many overseas vacationers, together with many People.
Regardless of this, the UFC stays assured that the occasion in Mexico Metropolis can nonetheless be held safely.
UFC Mexico event to be held as scheduled
A UFC supply informed TMZ that the occasion is “continuing as deliberate presently.”
That is sensible, because the cartel’s response to El Mencho’s loss of life has but to succeed in Mexico Metropolis. Mexican combined martial arts reporter Rodrigo del Campo González says:
After talking with a number of officers this morning, they are saying there are at the moment no plans to maneuver or cancel the UFC occasion in Mexico Metropolis. They’re monitoring the scenario, however nothing is going on in or round Mexico Metropolis. UFC employees have been on web site since final weekend. 1/2
— Rodrigo Del Campo González (@RodDelCampo) February 23, 2026
“After talking with a number of events this morning, there are at the moment no plans to maneuver or cancel the UFC occasion in Mexico Metropolis,” he reported. “They’re monitoring the scenario, however nothing is going on in or round Mexico Metropolis. UFC personnel have been on web site since final weekend.”
Gonzalez added that transferring the cardboard to the U.S. mainland just isn’t sensible. It is because lots of the fighters collaborating on this invoice might want to resolve varied visa conditions as a way to enter the USA.
“The issue with rescheduling the occasion can be U.S. work visas for a number of Latin American fighters. It is not simple to fly all of them to Las Vegas and maintain it there,” he mentioned.
If the occasion goes forward, UFC Mexico might be headlined by a flyweight bout between former champion Brandon Moreno and up-and-comer Ronar Kavanagh.
