UFC 2026 Fight Schedule: A Complete Rundown of Every Announced Event
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has unveiled its action-packed schedule for 2026, featuring a series of title fights and highly anticipated matchups that promise to captivate mixed martial arts fans worldwide. With events spanning from London to the White House, this year's calendar is set to deliver non-stop excitement and drama in the octagon.
Key Highlights and Major Title Fights
The UFC's year commenced on 24 January 2026, with Paddy Pimblett challenging for gold for the first time. However, his hopes for a Liverpudlian title victory were dashed as Justin Gaethje dominated the bout, securing the interim lightweight belt via points decision. Gaethje is now slated to face superstar Ilia Topuria in a unification fight at the White House in June.
Just one week after Gaethje's triumph, Alexander Volkanovski successfully defended his featherweight title for the second time against Diego Lopes, outpointing the Brazilian to extend his reign as champion. In early March, Max Holloway lost his "Baddest Motherf*****" title in a devastating defeat to fellow legend Charles Oliveira.
April will feature a double-header in Miami, headlined by Jiri Prochazka versus Carlos Ulberg for the vacant light-heavyweight title, alongside Joshua Van defending his flyweight strap against Tatsuro Taira. All roads ultimately lead to the White House in June, where Topuria and Gaethje will clash, supported by an interim heavyweight title fight between Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane.
Confirmed UFC Fights for 2026
Below is a detailed list of all confirmed UFC fights for 2026. Please note that cards are subject to change, and 'C' denotes the champion.
March 2026 Events
Saturday 21 March – UFC Fight Night – O2 Arena, London, UK
- Main Card: Movsar Evloev vs Lerone Murphy (featherweight), Luke Riley vs Michael Aswell Jr (featherweight), Michael "Venom" Page vs Sam Patterson (welterweight), Iwo Baraniewski vs Austen Lane (light-heavyweight), Roman Dolidze vs Christian Leroy Duncan (middleweight), Kurtis Campbell vs Danny Silva (featherweight)
- Prelims: Mason Jones vs Axel Sola (lightweight), Nathaniel Wood vs Losene Keita (featherweight), Louie Sutherland vs Brando Pericic (heavyweight), Mantas Kondratavicius vs Antonio Trocoli (middleweight), Mario Pinto vs Felipe Franco (heavyweight), Shem Rock vs Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady (lightweight), Shanelle Dyer vs Ravena Oliveira (women’s strawweight), Melissa Mullins vs Luana Carolina (women’s bantamweight)
Saturday 28 March – UFC Fight Night – Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, US
- Israel Adesanya vs Joe Pyfer (middleweight), Alexa Grasso vs Maycee Barber 2 (women’s flyweight), Marcin Tybura vs Valter Walker (heavyweight), Navajo Stirling vs Bruno Lopes (light-heavyweight), Terrance McKinney vs Kyle Nelson (lightweight), Chase Hooper vs Lance Gibson Jr (lightweight), Michael Chiesa vs Carlston Harris (welterweight), Mansur Abdul-Malik vs Yoursi Belgaroui (middleweight), Casey O’Neill vs Gabriella Fernandes (women’s flyweight), Julian Erosa vs Lerryan Douglas (featherweight), Zhu Kangjie vs Marcio Barbosa (featherweight), Carol Foro vs Stephanie Luciano (women’s strawweight)
April 2026 Events
Saturday 4 April – UFC Fight Night – Meta Apex, Las Vegas, US
- Renato Moicano vs Chris Duncan (lightweight), Ethyn Ewing vs Rafael Estevam (bantamweight), Tofiq Musayev vs Samuel Sanches (lightweight), Jose Delano vs Robert Ruchala (featherweight), Edmen Shahbazyan vs Junyong Park (middleweight), Guilherme Pat vs Thomas Petersen (light-heavyweight), Allesandro Costa vs Stewart Nicoll (flyweight), Alice Pereira vs Hailey Cowan (women’s bantamweight), Virna Jandiroba vs Tabatha Ricci (women’s strawweight), Dione Barbosa vs Melissa Gatto (women’s flyweight)
Saturday 11 April – UFC 327 – Kaseya Center, Miami, US
- Jiri Prochazka vs Carlos Ulberg (vacant light-heavyweight title), Joshua Van (C) vs Tatsuro Taira (flyweight title), Beneil Dariush vs Manuel Torres (lightweight), Mateusz Gamrot vs Esteban Ribovics (lightweight), Curtis Blaydes vs Josh Hokit (heavyweight), Kevin Holland vs Randy Brown (welterweight), Patricio Pitbull vs Aaron Pico (featherweight), Dominick Reyes vs Johnny Walker (light-heavyweight), Azamat Murzakanov vs Paulo Costa (light-heavyweight), Tatiana Suarez vs Loopy Godinez (women’s strawweight), Cub Swanson vs Nate Landwehr (featherweight), Kelvin Gastelum vs Vicente Luque (middleweight), Christopher Alvarez vs Francisco Prado (welterweight)
Saturday 18 April – UFC Fight Night – Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, Canada
- Gilbert Burns vs Mike Malott (welterweight), Jasmine Jasudavicius vs Karine Silva (women’s flyweight), Julien LeBlanc vs Robert Valentin (middleweight), Tanner Boser vs Gokhan Saricam (heavyweight), Melissa Croden vs Daria Zhelezniakova (women’s bantamweight), Donghun Choi vs Andre Lima (flyweight), Mitch Raposo vs Allan Nascimento (flyweight), John Castaneda vs Mark Vologdin (bantamweight)
Saturday 25 April – UFC Fight Night – Meta Apex, Las Vegas, US
- Aljamain Sterling vs Youssef Zalal (featherweight), Davey Grant vs Adrian Luna Martinetti (bantamweight)
May and June 2026 Events
Saturday 2 May – UFC Fight Night – RAC Arena, Perth, Australia
- Jack Della Maddalena vs Carlos Prates (welterweight)
Saturday 9 May – UFC 328 – Prudential Center, Newark, US
- Khamzat Chimaev (C) vs Sean Strickland (middleweight title), Alexander Volkov vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta (heavyweight), Sean Brady vs Joaquin Buckley (welterweight), Jan Blachowicz vs Bogdan Guskov (light-heavyweight), King Green vs Jeremy Stephens (lightweight), Ateba Gautier vs Ozzy Diaz (middleweight)
Saturday 16 May – UFC Fight Night – Meta Apex, Las Vegas, US
- Arnold Allen vs Melquizael Costa (featherweight)
Saturday 30 May – UFC Fight Night – Galaxy Arena, Macao
- Song Yadong vs Deiveson Figueiredo (bantamweight), Sergei Pavlovich vs Tallison Teixeira (heavyweight), Zhang Mingyang vs Alonzo Menifield (light-heavyweight)
Saturday 6 June – UFC Fight Night – Meta Apex, Las Vegas, US
- Beneil Dariush vs Quillan Salkilld (lightweight)
Sunday 14 June – UFC Freedom 250 – White House, Washington DC, US
- Ilia Topuria (C) vs Justin Gaethje (lightweight title), Alex Pereira vs Ciryl Gane (interim heavyweight title), Sean O’Malley vs Aiemann Zahabi (bantamweight), Mauricio Ruffy vs Michael Chandler (lightweight), Bo Nickal vs Kyle Daukaus (middleweight), Diego Lopes vs Steve Garcia (featherweight)
This comprehensive schedule underscores the UFC's commitment to delivering high-stakes combat sports entertainment throughout 2026, with events across multiple continents and headline bouts that are sure to shape the future of MMA.
