A bantamweight division attraction has been added to the April 25 UFC Fight Night card according to MMA Fighting as #15 Montel Jackson faces Raoni Barcelos.
Jackson (15-3-0) has won six of his last eight in the UFC, with those wins coming over JP Buys, Jesse Strader, Rani Yahya, Da’Mon Blackshear, Julio Arce, and Daniel Marcos. Jackson competed twice in 2025, making it his most active year as a professional MMA fighter since 2021. Jackson has earned 15 wins as a professional MMA fighter and eight of them have come by KO/TKO.
Barcelos (21-5-0) enters the contest riding a four fight winning streak, defeating Cristian Quinonez, Payton Talbott, Cody Garbrandt, and Ricky Simon. Barcelos hasn’t been beaten in over two years, with his last loss coming to Kyler Phillips at UFC On ESPN 50. Barcelos has suffered five losses as a professional MMA fighter and arcelos has suffered five losses as a professional MMA fighter and three of them came by decision.
UFC Fight Night is scheduled for Saturday, April 25 from the Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada with Sean Brady and Joaquin Buckley headlining. PWInsiderXtra is providing live coverage of the event, which streams live on Paramount+.