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+.
Later in the year, the UFC will head to the White House in what should be a historic event.
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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.
Conor McGregor and Francis Ngannou will compete in a cage in 2026. Will we see Jon Jones or 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.
August | September | October | November | December
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August
- August 29: UFC Shanghai - SPD Bank Oriental Sports Center - Shanghai, China (Paramount+)
- Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Song Yadong; Bantamweights
September
- September 5: UFC Paris - Accor Arena (Paramount+)
- Salahdine Parnasse vs. Dan Hooker; Lightweights
- September 10: Super RIZIN 5 - Kyosera Dome Osaka - Osaka, Japan
- Razhabali Shaidulloev (c) vs. AJ McKee for the RIZIN and PFL featherweight titles
- September 12: Noche UFC - Desert Diamond Arena - Glendale, Arizona (Paramount+)
- September 19: UFC 331 - Crypto.com Arena - Los Angeles, California
- Joshua Van (c) vs. Alexandre Pantoja 2 for the UFC flyweight title
- September 26: UFC Vegas 121 - Meta Apex - Las Vegas (Paramount+)
- Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Raoni Barcelos; Bantamweights
October
- October 3: UFC 332 - Delta Center - Salt Lake City, Utah (Paramount+)
- October 10: UFC Vegas 122 - Meta Apex - Las Vegas (Paramount+)
- October 16: PFL Chicago - Wintrust Arena - Chicago, Illinois (ESPN+)
- Liz Carmouche vs. Jena Bishop 2 for the PFL flyweight title
- October 17: UFC Edmonton - Rogers Place - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Paramount+)
- Joaquin Buckley vs. Mike Malott; Welterweights
- October 24: UFC 333 - Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi (Paramount+)
- Alexander Volkanovski (c) vs. Movsar Evloev for the UFC featherweight title
- Petr Yan (c) vs. Merab Dvalishvili 3 for the UFC bantamweight title
- October 31: UFC Vegas 123 - Meta Apex - Las Vegas (Paramount+)
November
- November 7: UFC Vegas 124 - Meta Apex - Las Vegas (Paramount+)
- November 14: UFC 334 - Madison Square Garden - New York (Paramount+)
December
- December 12: UFC 335 - T-Mobile Arena - Las Vegas (Paramount+)