It’s never a dull time to be a fan of MMA. New champions were crowned in 2025, legends retired, and there was plenty of controversy surrounding fights.
What will happen when the calendar flips to 2026?
An era ended for the UFC in 2025, and a new one will begin with the move to Paramount+. The first card of the year will see the return of Amanda Nunes in a massive fight against Kayla Harrison.
Later in the year, the UFC will head to the White House in what should be a historic event. Who will appear on the card?
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Meanwhile, the PFL has modernized its tactics to increase its reach. That means having the likes of Usman Nurmagomedov, Dakota Ditcheva, and Costello van Steenis in action, whether in the U.S. or overseas.
Will we see the returns of Conor McGregor, Francis Ngannou, Jon Jones, or even Cedric Doumbe? Is 2026 the year we see Jake Paul vs. Oleksandr Usyk in a cage?
As fights are announced, The Sporting News will keep you regularly updated on all of the latest major cards. Here is the most recent 2026 MMA schedule.
February | March | April | May | June
You can click each month to skip to scheduled fights!
February
- February 21: UFC Houston – Toyota Center – Houston, Texas (Paramount+)
- Sean Strickland vs. Anthony Hernandez; Middleweights
- February 28: UFC Mexico City – Arena CDMX – Mexico City, Mexico (Paramount+)
- Brandon Moreno vs. Lone’er Kavanagh; Flyweights
March
- March 7: UFC 326 – T-Mobile Arena – Las Vegas (Paramount+)
- Max Holloway (c) vs. Charles Oliveira for the BMF Title
- March 14: UFC Vegas 114 – UFC Apex – Las Vegas – (Paramount+)
- Josh Emmett vs. Kevin Vallejos; Featherweights
- March 20: PFL Champions Series 6 – Palacio Vistalegre – Madrid, Spain (ESPN+)
- Costello van Steenis (c) vs. Fabian Edwards for the PFL middleweight world championship
- March 21: UFC London – The O2 Arena – London (Paramount+)
- Movsar Evloev vs. Lerone Murphy; Featherweights
- March 28: UFC Seattle – Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle, Washington (Paramount+)
- Israel Adesanya vs. Joe Pyfer; Middleweights
- March 28: PFL Pittsburgh – UPMC Events Center – Pittsburgh (ESPN+)
- Johnny Eblen vs. Bryan Battle; Middleweights
April
- April 4: UFC Vegas 115 – UFC Apex – Las Vegas (Paramount+)
- Renato Moicano vs. Chris Duncan; Lightweights
- April 11: PFL Chicago – Wintrust Arena – Chicago (ESPN+)
- Sergio Pettis vs. Mitch McKee; Bantamweights
- April 11: UFC 327 – Kaseya Center – Miami, Florida (Paramount+)
- Joshua Van (c) vs. Tatsuro Taira for the UFC flyweight title
- April 18: UFC Winnipeg – Canada Life Centre – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Paramount+)
- Gilbert Burns vs. Mike Malott; Welterweights
- April 25: UFC Vegas 116 – UFC Apex – Las Vegas (Paramount+)
- Sean Brady vs. Joaquin Buckley; Welterweights
May
- May 16: Intuit Dome – Los Angeles (Netflix)
- Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano
June
- June 14: UFC White House – White House – Washington, D.C. (Paramount+)
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