Lithuanian middleweight Mantas Kondratavicius makes second UFC appearance in Las Vegas
The gist
Lithuanian middleweight Mantas Kondratavicius weighed 84.4 kg and faces Andre Petroski on the UFC preliminary card.
He seeks a second UFC win after taking his debut on the scorecards.
How it unfolded
- Sep 23, 2025Kondratavicius stopped Djani Barbir by TKO at 1:06 of Round 1 in a middleweight bout on Week 7 of Dana White's Contender Series Season 9 in Las Vegas, earning a UFC contract.
- Mar 21, 2026He won his UFC debut by unanimous decision over Antonio Trocoli at a UFC Fight Night at The O2 in London, in front of 18,000-plus fans.
- Nov 2, 2026A UFC preview listed Kondratavicius vs Andre Petroski on the main card of UFC Fight Night: Cortes Acosta vs Walker at Meta APEX in Las Vegas.
Key terms
- middleweight
- A weight class in mixed martial arts, typically grouping fighters around 171 to 185 pounds in the UFC.
- UFC
- An American mixed martial arts promotion company that organizes fights across weight divisions under unified rules.
- preliminary card
- The list of matches scheduled for a combat-sport event, including a main event and undercard bouts.
Source: Wikipedia