The UFC has hit the ground running for its biggest year ever.
Dana White's promotion delivered classics in 2025, visiting staples like New York, London, Rio and Sydney while expanding its reach by debuting in Azerbaijan and Qatar.
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UFC 324 then kicked off 2026 in style, with Justin Gaethje defeating Paddy Pimblett in the main event of the promotion's first show of 2026.
Sean O'Malley and Jean Silva also claimed wins on the main card of the Las Vegas event, which marked the beginning of an exclusive broadcast deal with CBS and Paramount+.
MMA fans didn't have much time to reflect on the Sin City show, as Alexander Volkanovski outpointed Diego Lopes to retain the featherweight title in the main event of UFC 325 just one week later.
UFC 326 in March is the next numbered card, and the promotion's historic event at the White House takes place later in the year.
All of that is part of a hectic schedule for the upcoming UFC fights in 2026...
UPCOMING UFC EVENTS
UFC Fight Night 266 - February 7, UFC Apex, Las Vegas
- Mario Bautista vs Vinicius Oliveira - Bantamweight
- Amir Albazi vs Kyoji Horiguchi - Flyweight
- Michal Oleksiejczuk vs Marc-Andre Barriault - Middleweight
- Ryan Spann vs Rizvan Kuniev - Heavyweight
- Uran Satybaldiev vs Julius Walker - Light Heavyweight
UFC Fight Night 268 - February 21, Toyota Center, Houston
- Sean Strickland vs Anthony Hernandez - Middleweight
- Ode' Osbourne vs Alibi Idiris - Flyweight
- Juliana Miller vs. Carli Judice - Women's Flyweight
- Michel Pereira vs. Zachary Reese - Middleweight
UFC Fight Night 269 - February 28, Arena CDMX. Mexico City
- Brandon Moreno vs Asu Almabayev - Flyweight
- Edgar Chairez vs Felipe Bunes - Flyweight
- Imanol Rodriguez vs Kevin Borjas - Flyweight
- Jose Medina vs Ryan Gandra - Middleweight
UFC 326 - March 7, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
- Max Holloway (c) vs Charles Oliveira 2 - Lightweight
- Renato Moicano vs Brian Ortega - Lightweight
- Caio Borralho vs Reinier de Ridder - Middleweight
- Gregory Rodrigues vs Brunno Ferreira - Middleweight
- Cody Garbrandt vs Xiao Long - Bantamweight
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UFC Fight Night 270 - March 14, UFC Apex, Las Vegas
- Beatriz Mesquita vs. Montserrat Rendon - Women's Bantamweight
- Bruno Gustavo da Silva vs. Lone'er Kavanagh - Flyweight
- Brad Tavares vs. Eryk Anders - Middleweight
UFC Fight Night 271 - March 21, The O2, London
- Roman Dolidze vs Christian Leroy Duncan - Middleweight
UFC Fight Night 272 - March 28, Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle
- Israel Adesanya vs Joe Pyfer - Middleweight
- Alexa Grasso vs Maycee Barber 2 - Women's flyweight
UFC Fight Night 273 - May 30, Galaxy Arena, Macao
UFC White House - June 14, White House, Washington
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UFC Shanghai - August 29, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai
RECENT UFC RESULTS
UFC 325 - February 1, Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia
- Alexander Volkanovski (c) def. Diego Lopes, Decision (unanimous) - defended UFC Featherweight Championship
- Benoit Saint Denis def. Dan Hooker, TKO (punches) - Lightweight
- Mauricio Ruffy def. Rafael Fiziev, TKO (punches) - Lightweight
- Tallison Teixeira def. Tai Tuivasa, Decision (unanimous) - Heavyweight
- Quillan Salkilld def. Jamie Mullarkey, Submission (neck crank) - Lightweight
UFC 324 - January 24, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
- Justin Gaethje def. Paddy Pimblett, Decision (unanimous) - won interim UFC Lightweight Championship
- Sean O'Malley def. Song Yadong, Decision (unanimous) - Bantamweight
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Derrick Lewis, TKO (punches) - Heavyweight
- Natalia Silva def. Rose Namajunas, Decision (unanimous) - Women's Flyweight
- Jean Silva def. Arnold Allen, Decision (unanimous) - Featherweight
UFC Vegas 112 - December 14, UFC Apex, Las Vegas
- Manel Kape def. Brandon Royval, KO (punches)
- Kevin Vallejos def. Giga Chikadze, KO (spinning back fist)
- Cezary Oleksiejczuk def. Cesar Almeida, Decision (unanimous)
- Melquizael Costa def. Morgan Charriere, KO (kick)
- Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Marcus Buchecha, Draw (unanimous)
- King Green def. Lance Gibson Jr, Decision (split)
UFC 323 - December 6, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
- Petr Yan def. Merab Dvalishvili (c), Decision (unanimous)
- Joshua Van def. Alexandre Pantoja (c), TKO (arm injury)
- Tatsuro Taira def. Brandon Moreno, TKO (punches)
- Payton Talbott def. Henry Cejudo, Decision (unanimous)
- Jan Blachowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov, Draw (majority)
UFC Fight Night 265 - November 22, ABHA Arena, Doha, Qatar
- Arman Tsarukyan def. Dan Hooker, Submission (arm triangle)
- Ian Machado Garry def. Belal Muhammad, Decision (unanimous)
- Volkan Oezdemir def. Alonzo Menifield, KO (punches)
- Myktybek Orolbai def. Jack Hermansson, KO (punch)
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Shamil Gaziev, KO (punch)
- Kyoji Horiguchi def. Tagir Ulanbekov, Submission (rear naked choke)
UFC 322 - November 15, Madison Square Garden, New York
- Islam Makhachev (c) def. Jack Della Maddalena, Decision (unanimous) - for UFC Welterweight Championship
- Valentina Shevchenko (c) def. Zhang Weili, Decision (unanimous) - for UFC Women's Flyweight Championship
- Michael Morales def. Sean Brady, TKO (punches)
- Carlos Prates def. Leon Edwards, KO (punches)
- Benoit Saint Denis def. Beneil Dariush, KO (punches)
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UFC Fight Night 264 - November 9, UFC Apex, Las Vegas
- Gabriel Bonfim def. Randy Brown, KO (knee)
- Joseph Morales def. Matt Schnell, Submission (guillotine choke)
- Uros Medic def. Muslim Salikhov, KO (punch)
- Chris Padilla def. Ismael Bonfim, TKO (punches)
- Christian Leroy Duncan def. Marco Tulio, KO (punch)
UFC Fight Night 263 - November 9, UFC Apex, Las Vegas
- Steve Garcia def. David Onama, TKO (punches)
- Waldo Cortes Acosta def. Ante Delija, KO (punch)
- Jeremiah Wells def. Themba Gorimbo, Decision (unanimous)
- Yadier del Valle def. Isaac Dulgarian, Submission (rear naked choke)
- Charles Radtke def. Daniel Frunza, Submission (rear naked choke)
UFC 321 - October 25, Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi
- Tom Aspinall (c) vs Ciryl Gane, No-contest
- Mackenzie Dern def. Virna Jandiroba, Decision (unanimous)
- Umar Nurmagomedov def. Mario Bautista, Decision (unanimous)
- Alexander Volkov def. Jailton Almeida, Decision (split)
- Azamat Murzakanov def. Aleksandar Rakic, KO (punches)
UFC Fight Night 262 - October 18, Rogers Arena, Canada
- Brendan Allen def. Reinier de Ridder, TKO
- Mike Malott def. Kevin Holland, Decision (unanimous)
- Aiemann Zahabi def. Marlon Vera, Decision (split)
- Manon Fiorot def. Jasmine Jasudavicius, KO (punches)
- Charles Jourdain def. Davey Grant, Submission (guillotine choke)
UFC Fight Night 261 - October 18, Farmasi Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Charles Oliveira def. Mateusz Gamrot, Submission (rear naked choke)
- Deiveson Figueiredo def. Montel Jackson, Decision (split)
- Joel Alvarez def. Vicente Luque, Decision (unanimous)
- Mario Pinto def. Jhonata Diniz, KO (punches)
- Kaan Ofli def. Ricardo Ramos, Submission (rear naked choke)
UFC 320 - October 4, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
- Alex Pereira (c) def. Magomed Ankalaev, TKO (elbows) for UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
- Merab Dvalishvili (c) def. Cory Sandhagen, Decision (unanimous) for UFC Bantamweight Championship
- Jiri Prochazka def. Khalil Rountree, KO (punches)
- Youssef Zalal def. Josh Emmett, Submission (armbar)
- Joe Pyfer def. Abus Magomedov, Submission (rear naked choke)
