UFC is preparing for a busy first quarter of 2025. The mixed martial arts leader takes the first two weeks of the New Year off before getting back to action.
UFC's first card of the year is a Fight Night headlined by Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas. The women's strawweights were bumped to the main event of the Jan. 11 card after their Dec. 14 fight was pushed. Ribas handed Dern her first professional MMA loss when they last fought in 2019.
UFC Fight Night lacks juice but the following week's pay-per-view is gangbusters. UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan headline UFC 311 in Inglewood, California on Jan. 18. Makhachev and Tsarukyan previously met in a 2019 Fight of the Night that served as Tsarukyan's short-notice UFC debut. It was a competitive showcase for two young athletes who would later become elite lightweights.
A quality main card further elevates the terrific main event. UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili fights top contender Umar Nurmagomdov, and former light heavyweight champions Jamahal Hill and Jiri Prochazka collide. Ranked lightweights Beneil Dariush vs. Renato Moicano, and Kevin Holland vs. Reiner de Ridder round out the five-fight main card.
Take a look below at the current UFC event schedule for 2025. Be sure to check back on this page when we have more information on upcoming UFC events throughout the year.
Upcoming UFC Schedule
| Event | Date | Main event | Weight class | Location | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UFC Fight Night | Jan. 11 | Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas 2 | Women's strawweight | Las Vegas | ESPN+ |
| UFC 311 | Jan. 18 | Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan 2 | Lightweight title | Inglewood, California | ESPN+ PPV |
| UFC Fight Night | Feb. 1 | Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov | Middleweights | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ESPN+ |
| UFC 312 | Feb. 8 | Dricus du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland 2 | Middleweight title | Sydney | ESPN+ PPV |
| UFC Fight Night | Feb. 15 | Jared Cannonier vs. Gregory Rodrigues | Middleweights | Las Vegas | ESPN+ |
| UFC Fight Night | Feb. 22 | TBA | TBA | Seattle | ESPN+ |
| UFC Fight Night | March 1 | TBA | TBA | Las Vegas | ESPN+ |
| UFC 313 | March 8 | TBA | TBA | Las Vegas | ESPN+ PPV |
| UFC Fight Night | March 15 | TBA | TBA | Las Vegas | ESPN+ |
| UFC Fight Night | March 22 | TBA | TBA | London | ESPN+ |
| UFC Fight Night | March 29 | TBA | TBA | Mexico City | ESPN+ |