List of UFC Fighters Who Will Return in April

Published 02/28/2021, 12:46 PM EST

The UFC has had a packed slew of fights to open 2021. However, now that the promotion is heading into the spring, some big names have already been announced for the cards in April.

April 2020 didn’t see any fights as the world was gripping with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this year, we have seen big fight announcements from all major promotions.

Zhang Weili vs. Rose Namajunas for the strawweight title is in the works for UFC 261 on April 24, per multiple sources.
The fight isn't finalized just yet, however, that's the date the promotion and both fighters are targeting at this time. Hoping to get done in coming days.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) February 26, 2021

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It has already been announced that two of their women’s titles will be defended. Meanwhile, former Strawweight Champion Jessica Andrade will challenge Valentina Shevchenko for the Flyweight title. Similarly, Weili Zhang will defend her title after over a year against Rose Namajunas.

Former Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker will return to face Paulo Costa, who will want to rebound from his loss to Israel Adesanya. Along with this, we will see the returns of fam favorite Mike Perry and former Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman.

UFC fighters who will return for the promotion

Darren Till: April 10 vs Marvin Vettori
Mike Perry: April 10 vs Daniel Rodriguez
Robert Whittaker: April 17 vs Paulo Costa
Paulo Costa: April 17 vs Robert Whittaker
Valentina Shevchenko: April 24 vs Jessica Andrade (UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship)
Jessica Andrade: April 24 vs Valentina Shevchenko (UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship)
Zhang Weili: April 24 vs Rose Namajunas (UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship)
Rose Namajunas: April 24 vs Weili Zhang (UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship)

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Former UFC fighters returning outside the promotion

There will be a lot of fighters that once were atop the UFC that will be making noise outside the promotion. We have three former UFC champions and two former title contenders, all booking fights for April. Former Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson and Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez will be returning for ONE Championship. However, DJ will be challenging for the Flyweight title.

Former title contenders Yoel Romero and Anthony ‘Rumble Johnson’ will be meeting in Bellator in the Light Heavyweight Grand Prix. Meanwhile, former Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis will be debuting for the PFL Along with them, ONE Championship Light Heavyweight Champion Aung La Nsang is also returning.

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Demetrious Johnson: April 7 vs Adriano Moraes (ONE Championship Flyweight Title)
Eddie Alvarez: April 7 vs Iuri Lapicus
Rumble Johnson: April 16 vs Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero: April 16 vs Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson
Aung La Nsang: April 21 vs Vitlay Bigdash (ONE Championship Light Heavyweight Title)
Anthony Pettis: April 23 vs Clay Collard

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Ishaan Bhattacharya is an NBA, NCAA Basketball, and Combat Sports writer at EssentiallySports. Currently, Ishaan is pursuing a Post Graduate Degree in Journalism from Xavier's Institute of Communication. Previously, Ishaan has written for The Indian Express, The Quint, Sportskeeda, and WrestleClub.

List of UFC Fighters Who Will Return in April

UFC fighters who will return for the promotion

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