The UFC has laid out an extensive schedule for 2026, with multiple title fights and high-profile matchups already confirmed. The year kicked off on 24 January with Paddy Pimblett challenging for interim lightweight gold, only to be decisively outpointed by Justin Gaethje. Gaethje now faces Ilia Topuria in a unification bout at the White House on 14 June. Alexander Volkanovski retained his featherweight title by outpointing Diego Lopes for a second time in February, while Max Holloway lost his BMF title to Charles Oliveira in March. April saw Carlos Ulberg knock out Jiri Prochazka for the vacant light-heavyweight belt.
Upcoming Events
Saturday 2 May – UFC Fight Night – Perth, Australia
Main card features Jack Della Maddalena vs Carlos Prates (welterweight), Beneil Dariush vs Quillan Salkilld (lightweight), Tim Elliott vs Steve Erceg (flyweight), and Tai Tuivasa vs Louie Sutherland (heavyweight).
Saturday 9 May – UFC 328 – Newark, USA
Khamzat Chimaev defends middleweight gold against Sean Strickland, Joshua Van faces Tatsuro Taira for the flyweight title, and Alexander Volkov meets Waldo Cortes-Acosta.
Saturday 16 May – UFC Fight Night – Las Vegas, USA
Arnold Allen vs Melquizael Costa headlines, with Malcolm Wellmaker vs Juan Diaz and Jeremiah Wells vs Nicolas Dalby also on the card.
Saturday 30 May – UFC Fight Night – Macao
Song Yadong vs Deiveson Figueiredo (bantamweight) tops the bill, supported by Zhang Mingyang vs Alonzo Menifield and Sergei Pavlovich vs Tallison Teixeira.
Saturday 6 June – UFC Fight Night – Las Vegas, USA
Belal Muhammad vs Gabriel Bonfim (welterweight) leads the action, with Iwo Baraniewski vs Billy Elekana and Imanol Rodriguez vs Matt Schnell.
Sunday 14 June – UFC Freedom 250 – White House, USA
Ilia Topuria vs Justin Gaethje (lightweight unification), Alex Pereira vs Ciryl Gane (interim heavyweight), Sean O’Malley vs Aiemann Zahabi, and Bo Nickal vs Kyle Daukaus.
Saturday 27 June – UFC Fight Night – Baku, Azerbaijan
Card to be announced.
Saturday 11 July – UFC 329 – Las Vegas, USA
Main card TBA, but Gable Steveson is scheduled to compete.
Saturday 15 August – UFC 330 – Philadelphia, USA
Card to be announced.
All events are subject to change.
