Summer is here and big fights are already aligned to take place throughout the season.
June 20 marked the official start of summer and currently the promotion has 11 events on the docket for the 14-week seasonal stretch. The summer calendar kicked off Saturday with UFC on ABC 6 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Events in Las Vegas, Denver, Manchester, Abu Dhabi and Perth are currently on the agenda.
Scroll below to see what fight cards are upcoming and who will be fighting.
June 22: UFC on ABC 6 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Robert Whittaker def. Ikram Aliskerov via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 1:49
- Alexander Volkov def. Sergei Pavlovich via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Kelvin Gastelum def. Daniel Rodriguez via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
- Shara Magomedov def. Antonio Trocoli via knockout (punches) – Round 3, 2:27
- Volkan Oezdemir def. Johnny Walker via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:28
- Nasrat Haqparast def. Jared Gordon via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Felipe Lima def. Muhammad Naimov via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 1:15
- Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Nicolas Dalby via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Muin Gafurov def. Kyung Ho Kang via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Magomed Gadzhiyasulov def. Brendson Ribeiro via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)
- ChangHo Lee def. Xiao Long via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Saturday: UFC 303 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
- Champion Alex Pereira vs. Jiri Prochazka – for light heavyweight title
- Diego Lopes vs. Brian Ortega
- Roman Dolidze vs. Anthony Smith
- Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Macy Chiasson
- Ian Machado Garry vs. Michael Page
- Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Joe Pyfer
- Andre Fili vs. Cub Swanson
- Charles Jourdain vs. Jean Silva
- Yanis Ghemmouri vs. Payton Talbott
- Gillian Robertson vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez
- Andrei Arlovski vs. Martin Buday
- Carlos Hernandez vs. Rei Tsuruya
- Vinicius Oliveira vs. Ricky Simon
July 13: UFC on ESPN 59 at Ball Arena in Denver
- Maycee Barber vs. Rose Namajunas
- Drew Dober vs. TBA
- Gregory Rodriges vs. TBA
- Mike Malott vs. Gilbert Urbina
- Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Muslim Salikhov
- Gabriel Bonfim vs. Ange Loosa
- Mariya Agapova vs. Luana Santos
- Viviane Araujo vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
- Cody Brundage vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan
- Julian Erosa vs. Christian Rodriguez
- Josh Fremd vs. Andre Petroski
- MarQuel Mederos vs. Nazim Sadykhov
July 20: UFC on ESPN 60 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas
- Virna Jandiroba vs. Amanda Lemos
- Dan Ige vs. TBA
- Tracy Cortez vs. Miranda Maverick
- Bill Algeo vs. Doo Ho Choi
- Brad Tavares vs. Jun Yong Park
- Trey Ogden vs. Loik Radzhabov
- Kurt Holobaugh vs. Kaynan Kruschewsky
- Cody Gibson vs. Brian Kelleher
- Luana Carolina vs. Lucie Pudilova
- Steve Garcia vs. Suengwoo Choi
- Cody Durden vs. Bruno Silva
- Hyder Amil vs. Jeong Yeong Lee
- Thomas Petersen vs. Mohammed Usman
July 27: UFC 304 at Co-op Live in Manchester, England
- Champ Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad – for welterweight title
- Interim champ Tom Aspinall vs. Curtis Blaydes – for interim heavyweight title
- Bobby Green vs. Paddy Pimblett
- Manel Kape vs. Muhammad Mokaev
- Arnold Allen vs. Giga Chikadze
- Daniel Pineda vs. Nathaniel Wood
- Oban Elliott vs. Preston Parsons
- Shauna Bannon vs. Ravena Oliveira
- Bruna Brasil vs. Molly McCann
- Caolan Loughran vs. Ramon Taveras
- Lukasz Brzeski vs. Mick Parkin
- Modestas Bukauskas vs. Marcin Prachnio
- Kiefer Crosbie vs. Sam Patterson
- Robert Bryczek vs. Christian Leroy Duncan
Aug. 3: UFC on ABC 7 at Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi
- Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Cory Sandhagen
- Nick Diaz vs. Vicente Luque
- Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Marlon Vera
- Michael Chiesa vs. Tony Ferguson
- Mackenzie Dern vs. Loopy Godinez
- Javid Basharat vs. Chris Gutierrez
- Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs. Guram Kutateladze
- Alonzo Menifield vs. Azamat Murzakanov
- Victoria Dudakova vs. Sam Hughes
- Azat Maksum vs. CJ Vergara
- Rolando Bedoya vs. Jai Herbert
- Sedriques Dumas vs. Denis Tiuliulin
Aug. 10: UFC Fight Night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas
Yana Santos
- Jarno Errens vs. Youssef Zalal
- Serghei Spivac vs. Marcin Tybura
- Chelsea Chandler vs. Yana Santos
- Jhonata Diniz vs. Karl Williams
- Jafel Filho vs. Allan Nasicmento
- Danny Barlow vs. Uros Medic
- Yusaku Kinoshita vs. Jonny Parsons
Aug 17: UFC 305 at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia
- Champion Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya – for middleweight title
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Tai Tuivasa
- Tom Nolan vs. Alex Reyes
- Tereza Bleda vs. Casey O’Neill
Aug. 24: UFC Fight Night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas
Aug 5, 2023; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Dennis Buzukja (blue gloves) reacts to the loss to Sean Woodson (red gloves)during UFC Fight Night at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
- Dennis Buzukja vs. Danny Silva
- Jose Medina vs. Zach Reese
Sept. 7: UFC Fight Night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas
- Sean Brady vs. Gilbert Burns
- Calvin Kattar vs. Kyle Nelson
UFC 306: Sept. 14 at Sphere in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 29: Sphere lights up during the venue’s grand opening on September 29, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
No fights for the UFC’s highly-anticipated Sphere event have been reported.
Looking beyond summer
Sep 2, 2023; Paris, France; Benoit Saint-Denis (red gloves) fights Thiago Moises (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Accor Arena. Mandatory Credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports
- Sept. 28: UFC Fight Night at Accor Arena in Paris
- Oct. 26: UFC 308 at Etihad Arena on Yas Island Abu Dhabi
- TBA: UFC PPV at Madison Square Garden in New York
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