Few fights offer as stark a contrast as Saturday’s main event between light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira (12-2, 12 KOs) and Magomed Ankalaev (19-1, 10 KOs) at UFC 313 in Las Vegas.
Pereira, the ruthless knockout artist with a kickboxing pedigree few can match, takes on Ankalaev, a suffocating Dagestani powerhouse who blends wrestling and striking with precision. It’s a classic matchup, but with enough danger in every phase to make it unpredictable. Will the power of “Poatan” be the great equalizer, or will Ankalaev’s grinding style wear down the Brazilian champion?
In the co-main event, expect fireworks as lightweight bombers Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev meet for a second time after their thrilling Fight of the Night at UFC 286. Gaethje came out on top of that fight with a close majority decision, but Fiziev enters the rematch as the slight favorite despite going winless since July 2022.
Stay ahead of the action with our up-to-date UFC fight schedule. Below, you’ll find all of the upcoming Fight Night events and pay-per-view cards, along with confirmed matchups and the latest odds from BetMGM. Be sure to check back regularly, as we’ll keep this list updated with newly announced fights.
Here’s a look at all of the confirmed UFC events on the horizon:
UFC 313: Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev
Saturday, March 8, 2025 – T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
Main card (Start time 10 p.m. ET, ESPN+ PPV)
Light heavyweight championship: (C) Alex Pereira (-120) vs. Magomed Ankalaev (+100)
Lightweight: Justin Gaethje (+125) vs. Rafael Fiziev (-145)
Lightweight: Jalin Turner (-105) vs. Ignacio Bahamondes (-115)
Women’s strawweight: Amanda Lemos (+120) vs. Iasmin Lucindo (-145)
Lightweight: King Green (+400) vs. Mauricio Ruffy (-550)
Prelims (Start time 8 p.m. ET, ESPN+/ESPNews/Disney+)
Heavyweight: Curtis Blaydes (-300) vs. Rizvan Kuniev (+240)
Flyweight: Rei Tsuruya (+165) vs. Joshua Van (-200)
Middleweight: Brunno Ferreira (+125) vs. Armen Petrosyan (-150)
Welterweight: Alex Morono (+450) vs. Carlos Leal (-625)
Early prelims (Start time 6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+/Disney+)
Featherweight: Mairon Santos (-375) vs. Francis Marshall (+300)
Middleweight: Djorden Santos (-210) vs. Ozzy Diaz (+170)
UFC Vegas: Marvin Vettori vs Roman Dolidze 2
Saturday, March 15, 2025 – UFC Apex in Las Vegas
Main card (Start time 7 p.m. ET, ESPN+)
Middleweight: Marvin Vettori vs. Roman Dolidze
Welterweight: Chidi Njokuani vs. Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos
Featherweight: Seungwoo Choi vs. Kevin Vallejos
Lightweight: Alexander Hernandez vs. Kurt Holobaugh
Bantamweight: Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Cody Gibson
Bantamweight: Suyoung You vs. AJ Cunningham
Prelims (Start time 4 p.m. ET, ESPN+)
Heavyweight: Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Ryan Spann
Women’s strawweight: Stephanie Luciano vs. Sam Hughes
Light heavyweight: Diyar Nurgozhay vs. Brendson Ribeiro
Bantamweight: Carlos Vera vs. Josias Musasa
Flyweight: Daniel Barez vs. Andre Lima
Women’s bantamweight: Josiane Nunes vs. Priscila Cachoeira
Lightweight: Evan Elder vs. Marquel Mederos
Women’s flyweight: Yuniesy Duben vs. Carli Judice
UFC London: Leon Edwards vs. Sean Brady
Saturday, March 22, 2025 – O2 Arena in London
Main card (Start time 3 p.m. ET, ESPN+)
Welterweight: Leon Edwards vs. Sean Brady
Light heavyweight: Jan Błachowicz (+225) vs. Carlos Ulberg (-275)
Welterweight: Kevin Holland vs. Gunnar Nelson
Women’s strawweight: Molly McCann vs. Istela Nunes
Lightweight: Jordan Vucenic vs. Chris Duncan
Featherweight: Nathaniel Wood vs. Morgan Charriêre
Prelims (Start time 12 p.m. ET, ESPN+/ESPNews/Disney+)
Lightweight: Jai Herbert vs. Chris Padilla
Flyweight: Lone’er Kavanagh vs. Felipe dos Santos
Heavyweight: Marcin Tybura vs. Mick Parkin
Middleweight: Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Andrey Pulyaev
Women’s strawweight: Shauna Bannon vs. Puja Tomar
Bantamweight: Nathan Fletcher vs. Caolán Loughran
UFC Fight Night: Brandon Moreno vs. Steve Erceg
Saturday, March 29, 2025 – Mexico City Arena, Mexico
Main card (Start time 7 p.m. ET, ESPN2/ESPN+)
Flyweight: Brandon Moreno vs. Steve Erceg
Lightweight: Manuel Torres vs. Drew Dober
Middleweight: Kelvin Gastelum vs. Joe Pyfer
Lightweight: Daniel Zellhuber vs. Austin Hubbard
Bantamweight: David Martinez vs. Saimon Oliveira
Flyweight: Ronaldo Rodríguez vs. Kevin Borjas
Prelims (Start time 4 p.m. ET, ESPN2/ESPN+)
Flyweight: Edgar Chairez vs. CJ Vergara
Middleweight: Jose Daniel Medina vs. Ateba Gautier
Women’s strawweight: Loopy Godinez vs. Julia Polastri
Lightweight: Rafa Garcia vs. Vinc Pichel
UFC Fight Night: Josh Emmett vs. Lerone Murphy
Saturday, April 5, 2025 – UFC Apex in Las Vegas
Main card (Start time 9 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN+)
Featherweight: Josh Emmett vs. Lerone Murphy
Bantamweight: Cortavious Romious vs. Changho Lee
Heavyweight: Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Martin Buday
Middleweight: Torrez Finney vs. Robert Valentin
Prelims (Start time 6 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN+)
Welterweight: Rhys McKee vs. Daniel Frunza
Women’s flyweight: Diana Belbita vs. Dione Barbosa
Women’s strawweight: Loma Lookboonmee vs. Ariane Carenlossi
UFC 314: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes
Saturday, April 12, 2025 – Kaseya Center in Miami
Main card (Start time 10 p.m. ET, ESPN+ PPV)
Featherweight championship: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes
Lightweight: Michael Chandler vs. Paddy Pimblett
Featherweight: Yair Rodriguez vs. Patricio Freire
Welterweight: Geoff Neal vs. Carlos Prates
Featherweight: Bryce Mitchell vs. Jean Silva
Prelims (Start time 8 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN+/Disney+)
Light heavyweight: Nikita Krylov vs. Dominick Reyes
Featherweight: Dan Ige vs. Sean Woodson
Strawweight: Yan Xiaonan vs. Virna Jandiroba
Lightweight: Jim Miller vs. Chase Hooper
Early prelims (Start time 6 p.m. ET, ESPN+/Disney+)
Featherweight: Darren Elkins vs. Julian Erosa
Middleweight: Michal Oleksiejczuk vs. Sedriques Dumas
Flyweight: Su Mudaerji vs. Mitch Raposo
Featherweight: Roberto Romero vs. Alberto Montes
Middleweight: Tresean Gore vs. Marco Tulio
UFC Kansas City: Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.
Saturday, April 26, 2025 – T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri
Main card (Start time 8 p.m. ET, ESPN2/ESPN+)
Light heavyweight: Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.
Light heavyweight: Zhang Mingyang vs. Anthony Smith
Featherweight: Giga Chikadze vs. David Onama
Middleweight: Michel Pereira vs. Abus Magomedov
Middleweight: Ikram Alsikerov vs. Andre Muniz
UFC 315: Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena
Saturday, May 10, 2025 – Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada
Main card (Start time 10 p.m. ET, ESPN+ PPV)
Welterweight championship: (C) Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena
Women’s flyweight championship: (C) Valentina Shevchenko vs. Manon Fiorot
Welterweight: Gilbert Burns vs. Michael Morales
Flyweight: Alexa Grasso vs. Natália Silva
Middleweight: Marc-André Barriault vs. Bruno Silva
Prelims (Start time 8 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN+/Disney+)
Bantamweight: José Aldo vs. Aiemann Zahabi
Women’s flyweight: Jessica Andrade vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
Welterweight: Mike Malott vs. Charles Radtke
Early prelims (Start time 6 p.m. ET, ESPN+/Disney+)
Bantamweight: Brad Katona vs. Bekzat Almakhan
Light heavyweight: Navajo Stirling vs. Ivan Erslan
UFC 317: TBD vs. TBD
Saturday, June 28, 2025 – T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
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