MMA Junkie's Fight of the Month for April: An iconic heavyweight brawl
The bar was set extremely high by the UFC 327 heavyweights in the April 2026 Fight of the Month voting.
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from April 2026: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie's Fight of the Month award for April. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice. Nominee: MarQuel Mederos vs.
Chris Padilla at UFC 327 Rising lightweights Marquel Mederos and Chris Padilla delivered a bloody and action-filled three-round fight that was marred by an overturned result. Originally announced as a majority decision win for Padilla (16-6-1 MMA, 4-0-1 UFC), the fight result was switched to a majority draw when the broadcast later announced a misread scorecard for Padilla vs. Mederos (11-1-1 MMA, 3-0-1 UFC).
The #UFC327 broadcast announces a misread scorecard for Chris Padilla vs. MarQuel Mederos. Originally announced as a majority decision win for Padilla, the fight result is now a majority draw.
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