The UFC 329 lineup is beginning to come together with key additions.
The UFC’s sixth numbered event of 2026 is scheduled to cap off the annual International Fight Week, taking place on July 11 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
With less than three months to go, matchmaking for the event is already underway. According to a recent report by MagicM on X, former title challenger Cory Sandhagen is expected to face No. 8-ranked Mario Bautista in a pivotal rematch at UFC 329, a bout more than six years in the making.
Mario Bautista vs Cory SandhagenRematch.International Fight Week.Per sources.
The two first met at UFC Brooklyn in January 2019, where Sandhagen secured a first-round submission win over Bautista, who stepped in on short notice for his promotional debut.
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Sandhagen enters UFC 329 off a lopsided unanimous decision loss to former bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili in a title bout atUFC 320in October. Prior to that setback, the 34-year-old Colorado native earned a second-round TKO victory over Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Des Moines in May 2025. He currently holds an 11-5 record in the UFC and 18-6 as a professional.
Meanwhile, Bautista was last seen in action at UFC Vegas 113 in February, where he bounced back from a unanimous decision loss to Umar Nurmagomedov atUFC 321with a second-round submission win over Vinicius Oliveira. The 32-year-old Nevada native holds an 11-3 record in the UFC and 17-3 overall.
TheUFC’s International Fight Weekremains one of the promotion’s most anticipated stretches each year, and UFC 329 is already shaping up to be a solid card, with Olympic gold medalist wrestlerGable Steveson set to make his Octagon debuton July 11, though his opponent has yet to be announced.
THE NEWEST ADDITION 🚨Gable Steveson is officially signed and will be fighting at#UFC329!pic.twitter.com/mUVJsFUskK
Source: LowKickMMA.com
