Yadier Del Valle vs Connor Matthews at UFC Fight Night 256 | Preview & Prediction
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Two Contender Series graduates meet on the prelims on Saturday night with both looking for their win in the Octagon
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Where is UFC Fight Night 256? UFC Apex, Nevada, USA
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What TV channel is UFC Fight Night 256 on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN+
Where can I stream UFC Fight Night 256? UK – TNT Sports subscribers can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and discovery+ / USA – ESPN+ & UFC Fight Pass
UFC Fight Night 256 main card
Gilbert Burns vs Michael Morales (Welterweight)
Paul Craig vs Rodolfo Bellato (Light Heavyweight)
Sodiq Yusuff vs Mairon Santos (Lightweight)
Dustin Stoltzfus vs Nursulton Ruziboev (Middleweight)
Julian Erosa vs Melquizael Costa (Featherweight)
Gabriel Green vs Matheus Camilo (Lightweight)
UFC Fight Night 256 prelims
Jared Gordon vs Thiago Moises (Lightweight)
Luana Santos vs Tainara Lisboa (Women’s Bantamweight)
Yadier Del Valle vs Connor Matthews (Featherweight)
Elise Reed vs Denise Gomes (Women’s Strawweight)
Park Hyun-sung vs Carlos Hernandez (Lightweight)
Tecia Pennington vs Luana Pinheiro (Women’s Strawweight)
Yadier Del Valle vs Connor Matthews prediction
‘The Cuban Problem’ Yadier Del Valle (8-0) makes his UFC debut after he earned his shot in the big time thanks to his win over Antonio Monteiro at Dana White’s Contender Series in October.
The Cuban featherweight looks a really well-rounded and strong technical fighter so it will be interesting to see how he fares in the Octagon.
He takes on Connor Matthews (7-3) who also came through Dana White’s Contender Series back in October 2023 but has found life in the UFC to be tough going. He has suffered successive defeats in the Octagon after being TKO’d by Dennis Buzukja and knocked out by Jose Delgado just a couple of months ago in February.
This is a relatively quick turnaround for him which we do not love after successive knockout losses.
The fact he is coming up against a similarly unproven fighter but one who is on a tear with great momentum behind him right now, does not bode well neither.
We have to lean towards Del Valle in this one. Everything points in his favour, it is just the manner of victory which is uncertain given Del Valle’s varied skill set.
Prediction: Yadier Del Valle to win
