UFC Fight Night 290: How to watch Brendan Allen vs. Christian Leroy Duncan

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The UFC is back in its “Sin City” home base this week, and middleweight contenders are at the top of the lineup.

Here's how to watch UFC Fight Night 290, with a mix of rising stars and established talent throughout the card.

Broadcast and streaming info

UFC Fight Night 290 has a main card that streams at 8 p.m. ET on Paramount+. The prelims stream on Paramount+ at 5 p.m. ET.

Stay tuned to MMA Junkie for additional broadcast details later this week.

Main event: Brendan Allen

Brendan Allen, UFC Fight Night 278 portrait

  • Record: 27-7 MMA, 15-4 UFC
  • Opponent: Christian Leroy Duncan (15-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC)
  • Division: Middleweight
  • Key wins: Edmen Shahbazyan, Reinier de Ridder, Marvin Vettori, Chris Curtis, Paul Craig, Bruno Silva, Andre Muniz, Krzysztof Jotko, Jacob Malkoun, Sam Alvey, Punahele Soriano, Karl Roberson, Kyle Daukaus, Tom Breese, Kevin Holland
  • Misc.: After consecutive losses to likely upcoming title challenger Nassourdine Imavov and Anthony Hernandez killed the momentum of a seven-fight winning streak, the 30-year-old Allen will seek his fourth straight win on a climb back to contention. His current three-fight streak the past 15 months includes a bonus-winning decision over ex-title challenger Vettori; a win over former two-division ONE titleholder de Ridder in which he made him quit after four rounds in a main event; and another Fight of the Night with his decision over Shahbazyan.  

Main event: Christian Leroy Duncan

Christian Leroy Duncan def. Jared Cannonier, UFC Fight Night 281

  • Record: 15-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC
  • Opponent: Brendan Allen (27-7 MMA, 15-4 UFC)
  • Division: Middleweight
  • Key wins: Jared Cannonier, Roman Dolidze, Marco Tulio, Eryk Anders, Andrey Pulyaev, Claudio Ribeiro, Denis Tiuliulin, Dusko Todorovic
  • Misc.: England’s Duncan has been a busy man. He went 3-0 in 2025, including back-to-back bonus-winning knockouts by way of proverbial spinning sh*t. And in 2026, he’s going after another 3-0 campaign against Allen. He’s been heavily favored in four of the five fights on his current winning streak. Only his knockout of Tulio was an upset. But this week, he’s in that rare spot, for him, of being an underdog against Allen. 

Co-main event: Matheus Camilo

  • Record: 11-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC
  • Opponent: Jai Herbert (14-6-1 MMA, 4-5-1 UFC)
  • Division: Lightweight
  • Key wins: Nazim Sadykhov, Viacheslav Borshchev
  • Misc.: After an upset loss to Gabe Green in his UFC debut in 2025, Brazil’s Camilo has rebounded with back-to-back wins. The most impressive victory of his career came in June when he upset Sadykhov in just 91 seconds with a wicked knockout. 

Co-main event: Jai Herbert

Apr 18, 2026; Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA; Jai Herbert (blue gloves) reacts after defeating Mandel Nallo (red gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Canada Life Centre. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Fedyck-Imagn Images

  • Record: 14-6-1 MMA, 4-5-1 UFC
  • Opponent: Matheus Camilo (11-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
  • Division: Lightweight
  • Key wins: Mandel Nallo, Rolando Bedoya, Kyle Nelson, Khama Worthy, Cain Carrizosa, Jack Grant, Steve O'Keeffe, Rick Selvarajah, Chasen Vance, Erdi Janjeva, Tony Morgan, Ben Bennett, Omid Mousavi
  • Misc.: It’s been seven years since Herbert had a winning streak. But he finally could have two in a row with a win over Camilo. The former Cage Warriors champion lost his first two UFC fights. After he got his first win in the promotion in 2021, he hasn’t won or lost two straight since. A two-fight stretch of a win and a draw with Ludovit Klein was as close as he’s come to a streak since his CW days. Now he gets a shot at it in the co-feature.

UFC Fight Night 290 lineup

MAIN CARD (Paramount+, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Brendan Allen vs. Christian Leroy Duncan
  • Matheus Camilo vs. Jai Herbert
  • Loopy Godinez vs. Ketlen Souza
  • Andre Fili vs. Kai Kamaka III
  • Gerald Meerschaert vs. Julius Walker
  • Otari Tanzilovi vs. Malcolm Wellmaker

PRELIMINARY CARD (Paramount+, 5 p.m. ET)

  • Ismael Bonfim vs. Francisco Prado
  • Niko Price vs. Leon Shahbazyan
  • Felipe Franco vs. Brendson Ribeiro
  • Allen Frye Jr. vs. RJ Harris
  • Alice Pereira vs. Daria Zhelezniakova
  • Melissa Gatto vs. Ernesta Kareckaite

UFC Fight Night 290 main card betting odds

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 05: (L-R) Gerald Meerschaert punches Brad Tavares in their middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on April 05, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

  • Allen -135, Duncan +115
  • Camilo -185, Herbert +155
  • Godinez -220, Souza +180
  • Fili -150, Kamaka III +125
  • Meerschaert +205, Walker -250
  • Tanzilovi +185, Wellmaker -225

UFC Fight Night 290 preliminary card betting odds

  • Bonfim -125, Prado +105
  • Price +120, Shahbazyan -140
  • Franco -320, Ribeiro +250
  • Frye Jr. +205, Harris -250
  • Pereira -135, Zhelezniakova +105
  • Gatto -150, Kareckaite +125

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