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See the full story · 2 sourcesLAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 24: Sedriques Dumas poses on the scale during the UFC weigh-in at Meta APEX on April 24, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
Sometimes, you just have to laugh.
Per a first report from Krazy Kev and confirmed by Marcel Dorff , Sedriques Dumas vs. Mickey Gall will square off in a Middleweight matchup at UFC Vegas 121 inside Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is quite a surprising turn of events, as Dumas was finally cut from the UFC roster just last month after multiple losses and arrests.
Mickey Gall will fight Sedriques Dumas at #UFCVegas121 on September 26th. (first rep. KrazyKev) #UFC #MMA #UFCParamount #UFConParamount #UFC2026 pic.twitter.com/qiyaexE0B4
— Marcel Dorff 🇳🇱🇮🇩 (@BigMarcel24) August 7, 2026
Frankly, Dumas’ release was already overdue a month ago. “The Reaper” last four fights ended with a trio of losses and one “No Contest” due to illegal low blow. He also couldn’t be trusted to actually make it to fights because of his ankle monitor and alleged crimes. Gall, meanwhile, hasn’t fared much better. Aside from his famous win over CM Punk , Gall has only won five other fights in 10 years on the UFC roster. Gall has lost his last four straight fights, most recently getting knocked out by Ramiz Brahimaj .
This is one of the strangest fights of the year, one that boggles the mind. Fight fans online are baffled by the booking, reacting with outrage and conspiracy theories in the face of this nonsensical addition to UFC Vegas 121. Check out a sample of the reactions below:
I have a conspiracy theory that Mick Maynard and Sean Shelby have a yearly bet on who can book the worst possible fight of the year, with the winner getting a bottle of something as a prize. Happy to report that Mick Maynard has taken the lead with this one. Re-signing SD Dumas… pic.twitter.com/TOK2mSZ1cR
— The Matchmaker (@MMA__Matchmaker) August 7, 2026
Why is either guy still with the UFC??? This fight has PFL prelims written all over it.
— Martin P (@MartinP_MMA) August 7, 2026
Genuinely the worst possible fight of all time Hilarious matchmaking
— Leftlanemma (@leftlanemma) August 7, 2026
How, just how are these two still in the ufc, gall got like 2 wins and 99 losses, and dumas has more felonies than wins in the ufc
— H.Karim 𒉭 (@HKarim00) August 7, 2026
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— Big C315 (@Shadow121218) August 7, 2026
So … presumably somebody has to win … Who ya got?!?
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