A UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between current champion Alex Pereira (also former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) and former champion Israel Adesanya is expected to headline the event. The pairing previously met at UFC 281 in which Pereira captured the title by fifth round knockout. The two also previously met twice in kickboxing matchups. The first in April 2016 which Pereira won by unanimous decision. Their second meeting took place at Glory of Heroes 7 in March 2017 which Pereira won by third round knockout.
Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane (Heavyweight) Valentina Shevchenko vs. Alexa Grasso (Flyweight) Geoff Neal vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov (Welterweight) Mateusz Gamrot vs. Jalin Turner (Lightweight) Bo Nickal vs. Jamie Pickett (Middleweight)
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 18, 2023, at The O2 Arena in London, England. A UFC Welterweight Championship trilogy bout between current champion Leon Edwards and former champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians welterweight winner) Kamaru Usman headlined the event. The pairing first met at UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 in December 2015, where Usman won by unanimous decision. Their second meeting took place at UFC 278 in August 2022, where Edwards won the title by knockout in the fifth round.
The friendship is long over, and now all that's left is for welterweight stars Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington to settle their score in the main event of UFC 272 on Saturday, March 5 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It's been a grudge match years in the making, and finally, the BMF champ will get his opportunity to end his feud with "Chaos" Covington once and for all in the Octagon. UFC 272: Covington vs Masvidal - Saturday, March 5th live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV 170 lbs.: Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal 160 lbs.: Rafael dos Anjos vs. Renato Moicano (not Rafael Fiziev) 145 lbs.: Edson Barboza vs. Bryce Mitchell 170 lbs.: Kevin Holland vs. Alex Oliveira 265 lbs.: Greg Hardy vs. Serghei Spivac
UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 22, 2022 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. A UFC Heavyweight Championship title unification bout between current champion Francis Ngannou and interim champion Ciryl Gane served as the event headliner.
UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 13, 2021, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A UFC Welterweight Championship bout between the current champion Kamaru Usman (also The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians welterweight winner) and Gilbert Burns served as the event headliner.
Ryan Bader vs. Fedor Emelianenko (Heavyweight) Johnny Eblen vs. Anatoly Tokov (Middleweight) Sabah Homasi vs. Brennan Ward (Welterweight)
Derrick Lewis vs. Chris Daukaus (Heavyweight) Stephen Thompson vs. Belal Muhammad (Welterweight) Amanda Lemos vs. Angela Hill (Strawweight) Raphael Assunção vs. Ricky Simón (Bantamweight) Carlos Diego Ferreira vs. Mateusz Gamrot ( Lightweight) Cub Swanson vs. Darren Elkins (Featherweight)
UFC Fight Night 201: Walker vs. Hill was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 19, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A lightweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev was expected to serve as the event headliner. However, the bout was postponed to UFC 272 due to visa issues with Fiziev. Instead, a light heavyweight bout between Johnny Walker and Jamahal Hill served as the main event.
Las Vegas – Power Slap announced its sixth live event, POWER SLAP 6: KO CHRIS VS. MUNIZ, will take place Friday, February 9 at Durango Casino & Resort in Las Vegas during Super Bowl Weekend. Power Slap 6 is the live finale event of Power Slap: Road to the Title, Season 2, and is presented by Monster Energy.
Gegard Mousasi (c) vs. Austin Vanderford (Middleweight) Leah McCourt vs. Sinead Kavanagh (Featherweight) Ciaran Clarke vs. Abou Tounkara (Featherweight) Khasan Magomedsharipov vs. Jose Sanchez (Featherweight) Brian Moore vs. Jornel Lugo (Bantamweight)
UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 4, 2024, at the Farmasi Arena, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A UFC Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Alexandre Pantoja and Steve Erceg headlined the event.
UFC on ESPN 55: Nicolau vs. Perez was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 27, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Enterprise, Nevada, United States. A flyweight match between Matheus Nicolau and UFC Flyweight Championship challenger Alex Perez served as the headliner.
UFC Fight Night 202: Makhachev vs. Green was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 26, 2022 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A lightweight bout between Islam Makhachev and Beneil Dariush was expected to serve as the event headliner. However on February 16, it was reported that Dariush withdrew from the event due to an ankle injury and was replaced by Bobby Green on just 10 days notice at a catchweight of 160 pounds.
UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 12, 2022 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States. A UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between then champion Israel Adesanya and former champion Robert Whittaker (also The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner) served as the event's headliner. The pairing met previously in October 2019 at UFC 243, when then interim champion Adesanya knocked out Whittaker in the second round to unify the middleweight title.
UFC Fight Night 200: Hermansson vs. Strickland was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 5, 2022 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson and Sean Strickland served as the event headliner.
Ryan Bader vs. Valentin Moldavsky (Heavyweight) Benson Henderson vs. Islam Mamedov (Lightweight) Henry Corrales vs. Aiden Lee (Featherweight) Sabah Homasi vs. Jaleel Willis (Welterweight)
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 1, 2024, at the Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey, United States. A UFC Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Islam Makhachev and former interim champion Dustin Poirier headlined the event.
UFC on ESPN 37: Kattar vs. Emmett was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 18, 2022 at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, United States. A featherweight bout between Calvin Kattar and Josh Emmett is expected to headline the event.
Bellator 261: Johnson vs. Moldavsky was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Bellator MMA that took place on June 25, 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.