UFC Vancouver preview, full fight card as middleweights clash for title shot

What time is UFC Vancouver?

UFC Vancouver takes place on October 18, 2025, from the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Expected to kick off with preliminary card action at 4:00 PM (ET), 1:00 PM (PT), and 12:00 (BST).

Main card action follows soon after at 7:00 PM (ET), 4:00 PM (ET), and 03:00 AM (BST).

How to watch and livestream UFC Vancouver?

In the US, the UFC Vancouver preliminary card will be available to watch and stream live from UFC Fight Pass from 4:00 PM (ET) and 1:00 PM (PT) as well as ESPN+.

In the UK, fans can tune into preliminary card action from 12:00 AM (BST) from UFC Fight Pass as well as TNT Sports, before main card action kicks off on TNT Sports from 03:00 AM (BST).

UFC Vancouver – Who’s on the card?

Main card

Middleweight: Reinier de Ridder vs. Brendan Allen

Welterweight: Kevin Holland vs. Mike Malott

Bantamweight: Marlon Vera vs. Aiemann Zahabi

Flyweight: Manon Fiorot vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius

Bantamweight: Cody Gibson vs. Aori Qileng

Lightweight: Kyle Nelson vs. Matt Frevola

Preliminary Card

Bantamweight: Charles Jourdain vs. Davey Grant

Flyweight: Bruno Gustavo da Silva vs. Park Hyun-sung

Middleweight: Danny Barlow vs. Djorden Ribeiro dos Santos

Lightweight: Kyle Prepolec vs. Drew Dober

Strawweight: Stephanie Luciano vs. Ravena Oliveira

Middleweight: Azamat Bekoev vs. Yousri Belgaroui

Bantamweight: Melissa Croden vs. Tainara Lisboa

Reinier de Ridder tipped as massive threat to Khamzat Chimaev

Beginning his own Octagon tenure in roughshod fashion, former two-weight ONE Championship kingpin de Ridder has turned in a slew of eye-catching wins.

And already submitting the above-mentioned Holland prior to this weekend’s clash, de Ridder ended the surge of former champion Robert Whittaker in a high-profile summer headliner in Abu Dhabi.

Touted as a massive star at 185lbs, de Ridder has already been identified as a potential future challenger to the unbeaten Khamzat Chimaev, ever since his title ascension against Dricus du Plessis back in August.

As far as former welterweight title chaser Gilbert Burns is concerned, de Ridder likely has the best chance of toppling Chimaev’s title reign when compared to his divisional peers.

“I think from the whole division, I think he’s (de Ridder) the one that has more chance,” Burns said on the Buiten De Kooi MMA podcast. “I was talking to Chimaev’s coach, jiu-jitsu coach, we fought before, and I asked, ‘Who do you think is the hardest fight?’

“I said I think it’s RDR, and then he said, ‘Me too’. I have all of RDR’s videos. I watched everything already. It’s not an easy fight. He needs to beat one more guy