another year of UFC The action is upon us, as the fans expect conor mcgregorThe long-awaited return to the Octagon as well as some major title fights.
McGregor, who remains the face of the sport, has not competed since breaking his leg in July 2021 but is Due to fight Michael Chandler this summerHowever, new stars have emerged elsewhere and will help keep the audience engaged.
In one of the biggest bouts of 2023, the recently crowned Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev Will defend his title against Featherweight King Alexander Volkanovsky, with the pair meeting at the latter’s home ground in Australia in February. Plus, former pound-for-pound No. 1 kamru usman will try to regain the welterweight title from Leon EdwardsWho outlasted the Nigerian-American in August 2022 with a stunning knockout. The pair’s rematch – their third clash, in fact – is set to headline March’s London card, with Edwards’ title win making him only the second ever British UFC champion.
And We’ll Finally See the Light-Heavyweight ‘Goat’ john jones move to heavyweight as he battles Cyril Gane for the championship vacated by Francis NganuWho has now left UFC.
Here are every fight and event announced by the mixed martial arts promotion for the coming weeks and months (Cards are subject to change),
Saturday 18 March – UFC 286 – The O2 Arena, London, UK
main card
Leon Edwards (c) vs. Kamru Usman 3 (welterweight title)
Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fezziv (lightweight)
Gunnar Nelson vs. Brian Barberena (welterweight)
Jennifer Maia vs. Casey O’Neil (women’s flyweight)
Marvin Vettori vs. Roman Dolidze (middleweight)
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Jack Shore vs. Makwan Amirkhani (featherweight)
Chris Duncan vs. Omar Morales (lightweight)
Sam Patterson vs. Yanel Ashmoz (lightweight)
Muhammad Mokaev vs. Jafel Filho (flyweight)
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Leron Murphy vs. Gabriel Santos (featherweight)
Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Dusko Todorovic (middleweight)
Jake Hadley vs. Malcolm Gordon (flyweight)
Joanne Wood vs. Luana Carolina (women’s flyweight)
Jay Herbert vs. Ludowitz Klein (lightweight)
Julianna Miller vs. Veronica Hardy (women’s flyweight)
Saturday 25 March – UFC Fight Night – AT&T Center, San Antonio, US
main card
Marlon Vera vs. Corey Sandhagen (bantamweight)
Holly Holm vs. Yana Santos (women’s bantamweight)
Alex Caceres vs. Nate Landwehr (featherweight)
Andrea Lee vs. Macy Barber (women’s flyweight)
Chidi Njokuani vs. Albert Durayev (middleweight)
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Daniel Pineda vs. Tucker Lutz (featherweight)
Steven Peterson vs. Lucas Alexander (featherweight)
Trevin Giles vs. Preston Parsons (welterweight)
Alex Perez vs. Manel Kapp (flyweight)
CJ Vergara vs. Daniel Da Silva (flyweight)
Liang Na vs. Brogan Walker (women’s flyweight)
Victor Altamirano vs. Vinicius Salvador (flyweight)
Saturday 8 April – UFC 287 – Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, US
main card
Alex Pereira (C) vs. Israel Adesanya 2 (middleweight title)
Gilbert Burns vs. Jorge Masvidal (welterweight)
Rob Font vs. Adrian Yanez (bantamweight)
Kevin Holland vs. Santiago Ponzinbio (welterweight)
Raul Rojas Jr. vs. Christian Rodriguez (bantamweight)
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Calvin Gastelum vs. Chris Curtis (middleweight)
Michael Chiesa vs. Li Jingliang (welterweight)
Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs. Luana Pinheiro (women’s strawweight)
Chris Barnett vs. Chase Sherman (heavyweight)
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Gerald Meerschaert vs. Joe Pfeiffer (middleweight)
Cynthia Calvillo vs. Lupi Godinez (women’s strawweight)
Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Nicolas Motta (lightweight)
Shaylan Noordanbeek vs. Steve Garcia (featherweight)
Jacqueline Amorim vs. Sam Hughes (women’s strawweight)
Saturday 15 April – UFC Fight Night – T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, US
Max Holloway vs. Arnold Allen (featherweight)
Tanner Bowser vs. Ion Katelba (light-heavyweight)
Saturday 22 April – UFC Fight Night – TBA
Sergey Pavlovich vs. Curtis Blades (heavyweight)
Saturday 6 May – UFC 288 – Prudential Center, Newark, US
Aljamene Sterling (c) vs. Henry Cejudo (bantamweight title) – TBC
Charles Oliveira vs. Benil Darish (lightweight)
Bryce Mitchell vs. Jonathan Pearce (featherweight)
Kron Gracie vs. Charles Jourdain (featherweight)
Marina Rodriguez vs. Virna Jandiroba (women’s strawweight)
Kennedy Nchukwu vs. Devin Clarke (light-heavyweight)
Andre Petroski vs. Armen Petrosian (middleweight)
Nate Manes vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov (flyweight)
Khaos Williams vs. Rolando Bedoya (welterweight)
Daniel Santos vs. Johnny Munoz (bantamweight)
Saturday 8 July – UFC 290 – T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, US
TBA vs TBA
