UFC matchmaker Mick Maynard is unexpectedly dominating MMA headlines this week for all the wrong reasons.

Following last weekend’s UFC Perth event that saw Carlos Prates batter former welterweight titleholder Jack Della Maddalena en route to a third-round TKO, a torrid stretch of the UFC’s 2026 schedule continues this weekend when UFC 328 takes place at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.

The world’s leading MMA promotion returns home to Las Vegas the following weekend for a UFC Fight Night headlined by Arnold Allen and Melquizael Costa, which precedes the first Saturday without a UFC event since February 14.

UFC Matchmaker Mick Maynard Passes on Signing Larissa Pacheco

Unrelated to the buildup for this weekend’s title bouts featuring Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland and Joshua Van vs.…