UFC Vegas 114: Rise to the Top and Defy Gravity!
Here’s what you may have missed!
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 14: (R-L) Kevin Vallejos of Argentina punches Josh Emmett in a featherweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Meta APEX on March 14, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) UFC Vegas 114 was a step in the right direction. The big narrative of 2026 so far — aside from endless UFC White House hype, speculation, and disappointment — has been that UFC events have not been very fun.
So far, it seems Paramount+ paid $7. 7 billion for a bunch of mediocre fight cards that didn’t excite anybody , and even the rare matchup that did rouse the combat community underdelivered far more often than not. Looking at you, Charles Oliveira vs.
Max Holloway 2 . UFC Vegas 114, fortunately, did not come burdened with any real expectations. It looked the part of a standard Meta Apex affair on paper, and yet the actual action … delivered?
There used to be something of a common sentiment among fight fans that overlooked cards tend to be the most fun, but that concept has largely died out in the last couple of years. Maybe last night injected some life into the old theory! Even the undercard started hot.