Overview
- The UFC Fight Night headliner takes place Saturday, May 16, at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, with prelims at 5 pm ET and the main card at 8 pm ET on Paramount+ in the U.S.
- Costa rides a six-fight streak that includes a first-round stoppage of Dan Ige in February, and CBS Sports projects a win could push him into the top seven at featherweight.
- Allen enters 1–3 in his last four after a decision loss to Jean Silva at UFC 324, a downturn that followed a 10-fight UFC winning run, and he has never been finished.
- Costa says he will be the first to stop Allen and predicts a knockout, framing his first UFC main event as a springboard toward a title eliminator.
- The published card lists DooHo Choi vs. Daniel Santos as the co-main event with a full undercard, and listings note the lineup is subject to change with select international streaming on DAZN.