Modestas Bukauskas and Christian Edwards meet on the UFC Fight Night 276 main card Saturday at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.
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Last event’s results: 3-2
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UFC main cards, 2026: 46-26
Modestas Bukauskas vs. Christian Edwards UFC Fight Night 276 preview
Bukauskas (19-7 MMA, 7-5 UFC) will aim to get back on track after a third-round stoppage loss to Nikita Krylov in January. That setback ended a four-fight winning streak thatt included stoppages of Marcin Prachnio, Raffael Cerqueira and Paul Craig.
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Edwards (8-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes his UFC debut on super short notice as a replacement. His last fight was a second-round TKO win under the Shamrock FC banner in February.
Modestas Bukauskas vs. Christian Edwards UFC Fight Night 276 expert pick, prediction
Filling out the main card is an impromptu catchweight bout between Modestas Bukauskas and Christian Edwards.
Bukauskas, who was initially slated to face Rodolfo Bellato at 205 pounds, will now serve as the welcome wagon to a short-notice regional prospect in Edwards.
Edwards, who was hailed as “the next Jon Jones” at one point, is an athletic Jackson-Wink product who knows how to strike and wrestle from both stances. But even with a full camp, Edwards has shown a lack of staying power and composure that you’d like to see for his development.
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Don’t get me wrong: Bukauskas is another light heavyweight with a habit of spontaneous combustion, but the Baltic fighter carries superior fundamentals and experience.
I’ll pick Buskauskas to survive the initial storm and secure a stoppage in by the end of Round 2.
Modestas Bukauskas vs. Christian Edwards UFC Fight Night 276 odds
The oddsmakers and the public favor the Lithuanian fighter, listing Bukauskas -325 and Edwards +220 via FanDuel.
Modestas Bukauskas vs. Christian Edwards UFC Fight Night 276 start time, how to watch
Bukauskas and Edwards are expected to walk to the cage at approximately 8:40 p.m. ET. The fight streams live on Paramount+.
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