A women’s bantamweight division attraction has been added to UFC Fight Night Winnipeg according to Adam Martin as Melissa Croden faces Darya Zheleznyakova.
Croden (7-3-0) has won just one of two in the UFC, with that lone win coming over Tainara Lisboa at UFC Fight Night 262. Croden also won two of three under the LFA banner, with that lone loss coming to fellow UFC fighter Jacqueline Cavalcanti. Croden has earned seven wins as a professional MMA fighter and six of them have come by way of KO/TKO.
Zheleznyakova (10-2-0) has won two of three thus far in the UFC, with those wins coming over Montserrat Rendon and Melissa Mullins. Zheleznyakova competed just once in 2025, tying that year with 2023 for being her least active years as a professional MMA fighter. Zheleznyakova has earned 10 wins as a professional MMA fighter and five of them have come by KO/TKO.
UFC Fight Night Winnipeg takes place on Saturday, April 18 from the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Canada with Gilbert Burns and Mike Malott headlining. PWInsiderXtra is providing live coverage of the event, which streams live on Paramount+.