UFC Seattle Headliner Set

UFC Fight Night 271 in Seattle is headlined by Israel Adesanya vs. Joe Pyfer, with the full card streaming on Paramount+ and a high-action prelim penciled in between Terrance McKinney and Kyle Nelson. (f4wonline.com) (mmajunkie.usatoday.com)

The event is set for March 28, 2026, at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, with prelims scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m. ET and the main card slated for 8:00 p.m. ET (ufc.com) (sportsbookreview.com). Promoters have listed 13 total bouts on the slate, arranged as a six-fight main card above seven preliminary fights. (tapology.com) (sherdog.com). The two headline participants enter with pro records of 24-5 for Israel Adesanya and 15-3 for Joe Pyfer, according to fighter databases used by the promotion. (sherdog.com 1) (sherdog.com 2). Joe Pyfer was listed inside the top 15 of the UFC middleweight rankings (No. 14) in published rankings as of late January 2026. (en.wikipedia.org). Opening moneyline prices across sportsbooks have the matchup as a narrow line, with Adesanya typically a slight favorite around -130 to -145 and Pyfer near +110 to +120 in early markets. (sportsbookreview.com) (oddsshark.com). The co-main is a top-5 women's flyweight rematch between Alexa Grasso and Maycee Barber, a fight billed as having direct title-picture implications after their first meeting at UFC 258. (mmajunkie.usatoday.com) (tapology.com). UFC broadcast assignments list former champions Daniel Cormier and Dominick Cruz joining Brendan Fitzgerald on cageside duty for the Seattle card, and the promotion confirmed a late opponent change that replaced Carlston Harris with Niko Price opposite Michael Chiesa on the main card. (mmajunkie.usatoday.com) (sherdog.com).

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