New champions were crowned and stars created in 2024. Those same champions look to hold onto gold in 2025 while the rising talents are ready to make a name for themselves.
The UFC starts a busy 2025 with a top contender fight at strawweight before bringing the octagon to the Intuit Dome for two massive title bouts. The promotion also engages in a world tour early this year, holding events in Saudi Arabia, Australia, and London.
Alex Pereira was the Fighter of the Year in 2024, competing whenever called upon. Can “Poatan” continue his momentum? And will Tom Aspinall finally have a chance to prove his worth as the undisputed heavyweight champion?
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The PFL looks to hold several events this year, with international superstars Dakota Ditcheva and Cedric Doumbe ready to compete.
What about the absent Conor McGregor and Francis Ngannou, the latter looking to dominate two sports? Jake Paul is also rumored to compete for the PFL in 2025. Can “The Problem Child” succeed in a cage after a run in the ring?
As fights are announced, The Sporting News will keep you regularly updated on all of the latest major cards. Here is the most recent 2025 MMA schedule.
August | September | October | November
You can click each month to skip to scheduled fights!
August
- August 9: UFC Vegas 109 — UFC APEX – Las Vegas (ESPN+)
- Roman Dolidze vs. Anthony Hernandez; Middleweights
- August 16: UFC 319 — United Center – Chicago, Illinois (ESPN+ PPV)
- Dricus du Plessis (c) vs. Khamzat Chimaev for the UFC middleweight title
- August 23: UFC Shanghai — Shanghai Indoor Stadium – Shanghai, China (ESPN+)
- Johnny Walker vs. Zhang Mingyang; Light Heavyweights
September
- September 6: UFC Paris — Accor Arena – France (ESPN+)
- Nassourdine Imavov vs. Caio Borralho; Middleweights
- September 13: Noche UFC 3 — Frost Bank Center – San Antonio, Texas (ESPN+)
- Diego Lopes vs. Jean Silva; Featherweights
- September 28: UFC Perth —RAC Arena – Perth, Australia (ESPN+)
- Carlos Ulberg vs. Dominick Reyes; Light Heavyweights
October
- October 4: UFC 320 — T-Mobile Arena – Las Vegas (ESPN+ PPV)
- Magomed Ankalaev (c) vs. Alex Pereira 2 for the UFC light heavyweight title
- Merab Dvalishvili (c) vs. Cory Sandhagen for the UFC bantamweight title
- October 11: UFC Rio — Farmasi Arena – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (ESPN+)
- Charles Oliveira vs. Rafael Fiziev; Lightweights
- October 18: UFC Vancouver — Rogers Arena – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (ESPN+)
- October 25: UFC 321 — Etihad Arena – Abu Dhabi, UAE (ESPN+ PPV)
- Tom Aspinall (c) vs. Ciryl Gane for the UFC heavyweight title
November
- November 22: UFC Qatar —Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena – Doha, Qatar (ESPN+)
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