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UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov
A middleweight bout between former interim UFC Middleweight Championship challenger and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen middleweight winner Kelvin Gastelum and Nassourdine Imavov was scheduled to headline the event. The pair was previously scheduled to meet at UFC 273, but Imavov was forced to withdraw due to visa issues. However, the week of the event, Gastelum withdrew due to a mouth injury and was replaced by Sean Strickland, with the bout taking place at light heavyweight.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.


 * Performance of the Night: Dan Ige, Roman Kopylov, Umar Nurmagomedov, and Allan Nascimento

UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill
When the event was originally announced, it was announced that it would be headlined by a UFC Flyweight Championship unification tetralogy bout between current two-time champion Deiveson Figueiredo and former champion/current interim title holder Brandon Moreno as it would be the first time in UFC history that two fighters would meet for a fourth time. The pairing first met at UFC 256 in December 2020 which ended in a majority draw (Figueiredo retained the title). Their second meeting took place at UFC 263 in June 2021 where Moreno captured the title by submission in the third round. Their third meeting took place at UFC 270 in January 2022 where Figueiredo regained the title by unanimous decision. It was also announced that Alexandre Pantoja would serve as backup replacement for this fight.

After the controversial Draw in the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout at UFC 282 between former champion Jan Błachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev, Dana White announced during the post-fight press conference that former champion Glover Teixeira and Jamahal Hill would compete for the vacant title at UFC 283. Teixeira was originally expected to compete at UFC 282 as a challenger in a rematch against then-champion Jiří Procházka, but Procházka pulled out and vacated the title after a serious shoulder injury. Teixeira was offered the fight for the vacant title against Ankalaev at the event, but turned it down and instead asked for the bout to be moved to this event so he could compete in his home country, but the promotion wanted to keep the fight at that event. It was announced that the fight would serve as the main event, moving the Figueiredo-Moreno bout to the co-main event.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.
 * Fight of the Night: Jamahal Hill vs. Glover Teixeira
 * Performance of the Night: Jailton Almeida and Ismael Bonfim

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak
The organization originally targeted a return to Seoul, South Korea to host the event. Not officially announced by the organization, the promotion booked a Featherweight bout between former two-time UFC Featherweight Championship challenger Chan Sung Jung "The Korean Zombie" and Giga Chikadze, however Zombie was unable to compete due to a shoulder injury and thus the event was moved to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Derrick Lewis and Sergey Spivak headlined the event. The two were originally scheduled to meet at UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba, but Lewis was forced to withdraw hours before the event due to illness.

The event also featured the Road to UFC Finals in the Lightweight, Featherweight, Bantamweight, and Flyweight divisions.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.


 * Performance of the Night: Sergey Spivak, Anshul Jubli, Rinya Nakamura, and Tatsuro Taira

UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
A UFC Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Islam Makhachev and current UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski headlined the event. This was the eighth time in UFC history that champions in different divisions will fight for the same title, following UFC 94, UFC 205, UFC 226, UFC 232, UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw, UFC 259, and UFC 277. If successful, Volkanovski will become the fourth man to be champion in two divisions simultaneously and fifth fighter overall (after Conor McGregor at UFC 205, Daniel Cormier at UFC 226, Amanda Nunes at UFC 232 and UFC 277, and Henry Cejudo at UFC 238), as well as the eighth person overall to win a title in different divisions. It was the first time in the organization's history that the number 1 pound-for-pound fighter (Volkanovski) fought the number 2 fighter (Makhachev) for a championship.

An interim UFC Featherweight Championship bout between The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America featherweight winner Yair Rodríguez and Josh Emmett took place at the event.

At the weigh-ins, Kleydson Rodrigues and Zubaira Tukhugov missed weight and both had to forfeit 20% of their fight purse to their respective opponents.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.


 * Fight of the Night: Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski
 * Performance of the Night: Yair Rodríguez and Jack Maddalena

UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield
A bantamweight bout between Marlon Vera and former interim UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Cory Sandhagen was expected to headline the event. On February 6, it was announced that the bout would be moved to headline UFC on ESPN: Chito vs. Sandhagen.

A women's flyweight bout between former UFC Women's Flyweight Championship challenger Taila Santos and Erin Blanchfield was promoted to main event status and changed from a three-round to five-round bout. However a week before the event, Santos pulled out due to visa issues and was replaced by former UFC Women's Strawweight Champion and former flyweight title challenger Jéssica Andrade.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.


 * Fight of the Night: Nazim Sadykhov vs. Evan Elder
 * Performance of the Night: Erin Blanchfield and Mayra Silva

UFC Fight Night: Muniz vs. Allen
A light heavyweight bout between Nikita Krylov and former LFA Light Heavyweight Champion Ryan Spann is expected to headline the event.

As the event began, it was announced that Krylov had pulled out of the bout due to illness and the bout was canceled.

The middleweight bout between André Muniz and Brendan Allen was then bumped to the main event.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.


 * Performance of the Night: Brendan Allen, Tatiana Suarez, Michael Malott, Trevor Peek, Jordan Leavitt and Joe Solecki

UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane
A vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between former two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones and former interim champion Ciryl Gane headlined the event.

A UFC Women's Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Valentina Shevchenko and Alexa Grasso took place at the event.

At the weigh-ins, Geoff Neal and Leomana Martinez missed weight and both had to forfeit a percentage of their fight purse to their respective opponents.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.


 * Fight of the Night: Shavkat Rakhmanov vs. Geoff Neal


 * Performance of the Night: Jon Jones, Alexa Grasso, and Bo Nickal

UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
The event was scheduled to be headlined by a light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Anthony Smith and Jamahal Hill. However in mid-December, Hill was pulled from the contest in order to headline UFC 283 against former champion Glover Teixeira for the vacant title. Smith was later pulled from the card and scheduled for a different event.

Instead, a bantamweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Champion Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili headlined the event.

At the weigh-ins, Jared Gooden failed to make weight and had to forfeit a percentage of his fight purse to his opponent Carlston Harris.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.


 * Fight of the Night: Vitor Petrino vs. Anton Terkalj


 * Performance of the Night: Davey Grant and Bruno Silva

UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
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.

At the weigh-ins, Malcolm Gordon missed weight and had to forfeit 30% of his fight purse to his opponent Jake Hadley.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.


 * Fight of the Night: Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev
 * Performance of the Night: Gunnar Nelson and Jake Hadley

UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen
The event marked the promotion's third visit to San Antonio following UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens in June 2014 and UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards in July 2019.

Although it was not announced by the promotion, a rematch between Irene Aldana and former UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship challenger Raquel Pennington was originally rumored to headline this event. The pair previously met at UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards, where Pennington won by a split decision.

However on February 6, it was announced by the promotion that a bantamweight bout between Marlon Vera and former interim UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Cory Sandhagen would headlined the event. They were previously expected to headline UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield, but were rescheduled to this event for unknown reasons.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.


 * Fight of the Night: CJ Vergara vs. Daniel Lacerda da Silva


 * Performance of the Night: Nate Landwehr and Daniel Pineda

UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
A UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between current champion Alex Pereira (also former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) and former champion Israel Adesanya headlined the event. The two previously met twice in kickboxing matchups. The first in April 2016 which Pereira won by unanimous decision and the second at Glory of Heroes 7 in March 2017 which Pereira won by third round knockout. The pairing previously met again, this time in MMA, at UFC 281 in November 2022 in which Pereira captured the title by fifth round TKO.

At the weigh-ins, Christian Rodriguez failed to make weight and had to forfeit 20% of his fight purse to his opponent Raul Rosas.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.


 * Fight of the Night: Kelvin Gastelum vs. Christopher Curtis
 * Performance of the Night: Israel Adesanya and Rob Font

UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen
This marked the promotion's second trip to Kansas City after UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis in April 2017.

A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway and Arnold Allen, who was on an 12-fight win streak (10-0 in UFC), headlined the event.

A the weigh-ins, Joselyne Edwards failed to make weight and had to forfeit 20% of her fight purse to her opponent Lucie Pudilová.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.


 * Fight of the Night: Bill Algeo vs. TJ Brown and Zak Cummings vs. Ed Herman
 * Performance of the Night: Edson Barboza, Brandon Royval,  and Gillian Robertson

UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes
The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Sergei Pavlovich and Curtis Blaydes.

At the weigh-ins, Priscila Cachoeira missed weight and then her bout with Karine Silva was canceled.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.


 * Performance of the Night: Sergei Pavlovich, Bruno Silva,  Christos Giagos, and Montel Jackson

UFC on ESPN: Yadong vs. Simón
A lightweight bout between Arman Tsarukyan (#8) and Renato Moicano (#13) was scheduled to headline the event. On April 13, Moicano pulled out due to injury and the bout was canceled.

On April 17, it was announced that an already scheduled bantamweight bout between Song Yadong (No. 8) and Ricky Simón (No. 10) was pulled from UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes the previous week to headline this event.

At the weigh-ins, Irina Alekseeva and Hailey Cowan failed to make weight and both had to forfeit 20% (Cowan) and 30% (Alekseeva) to their respective opponents.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.


 * Performance of the Night: Song Yadong, Caio Borralho,  Rodolfo Vieira, and Marcus McGhee

UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
The event was headlined by a UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between the champion Aljamain Sterling and former champion (also former UFC Flyweight Champion Henry Cejudo. Cejudo vacanted the title when he announced his retirement in May 2020.

A lightweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush was scheduled for the event. On April 14, it was announced that the bout would be rescheduled after Oliveira suffered a minor injury in training. The bout was rescheduled the following month at UFC 289.

On April 20, it was announced that a five-round welterweight bout between Belal Muhammad (#4) and former title challenger Gilbert Burns (#5) would instead take place as the new co-main event.

At the weigh-ins, Joseph Holmes missed weight and will forfeit 20% of his fight purse to his opponent Claudio Riberio. Also, Rafael Estavam didn't weigh in and thus his bout with Zhalgas Zhumagulov was canceled.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.


 * Fight of the Night: Movsar Evloev vs. Diego Lopes
 * Performance of the Night: Yan Xiaonan and Matt Frevola

UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida
This will mark the promotion's sixth trip to North Carolina and the first since UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos in January 2020 and the first in Charlotte since UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2 in January 2018.

The event was expected to be headlined by a light heavyweight bout between former title challenger Anthony Smith and Johnny Walker. However on April 4, the promotion announced that a heavyweight bout between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Jailton Almeida would serve as the event's headliner while moving Smith-Walker to the co-main.

At the weigh-ins, Bryan Battle failed to make weight and had to forfeit 20% of his fight purse to Gabriel Green. Also, Pete Rodriguez failed to weigh in due to weight cutting issues and his bout against Natan Levy was canceled.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.


 * Performance of the Night: Jailton Almeida, Ian Garry, Carlos Ulberg, Matt Brown, and Bryan Battle

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
The event was scheduled to be headlined by a bantamweight rematch between former UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship challenger Raquel Pennington and Irene Aldana. The pair previously met at UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards, where Pennington won by a split decision. The two was then scheduled to rematch at UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen, but the promotion decided on a different main event. On May 2, it was announced that Aldana was pulled from the bout to replace an injured Julianna Peña against Amanda Nunes for the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship at UFC 289 and the bout was canceled.

On May 8, it was announced that a strawweight bout between Mackenzie Dern (#7) and former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Angela Hill (#14) was pulled from UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida the previous week to headline the event.

At the weigh-ins, Vanessa Demopoulos and Takashi Sato failed to make and both had to forfeit 20% of their fight purse to their respective opponents.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.


 * Fight of the Night: Mackenzie Dern vs. Angela Hill


 * Performance of the Night: Diego Ferreira and Viacheslav Borshchev

Road to UFC 2, Episode 1
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Road to UFC 2, Episode 2
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Road to UFC 2, Episode 3
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Road to UFC 2, Episode 4
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UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi
The event was scheduled to be headlined by a middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson (#10) and Brendan Allen (#13). On April 27, Hermansson was forced to withdraw from the bout due to injury. Allen was then pulled from the card entirely.

Instead, an already scheduled flyweight bout between former title challenger Kai Kara-France (#3) and Amir Albazi (#7) was moved to five rounds and was bumped to the main event.

A women's bantmweight bout forever Strikeforce and UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate and Mayra Silva was scheduled for event however Tate pulled out on May 10 due to undisclosed reasons and Silva was moved to a different event.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters earned $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Alex Caceres vs. Daniel Pineda
 * Performance of the Night: Jim Miller and Muhammadjon Naimov

UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana
The was the fifth UFC event held in Vancouver and the first since UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje in September 2019.

The event was scheduled to be headlined by a UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship trilogy bout between the champion (also current UFC Women's Featherweight Champion) Amanda Nunes and former champion Julianna Peña (#1). The two are 1-1 going into the fight with Pena winning by second-round submission at UFC 269 in December 2021 and Nunes winning the rematch by unanimous decision at UFC 277 in July 2022. On May 2, Peña pulled out due to a broken rib and was replaced by Irene Aldana (#5).

A welterweight bout between former title challenger Stephen Thompson and Michel Pereira was scheduled for the event. On May 2 it was announced that the bout would be postponed to a different event.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters earned $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: André Barriault vs. Eryk Anders
 * Performance of the Night: Charles Oliviera, Michael Malott, and Stephen Erceg

UFC on ESPN: Vettori vs. Cannonier
A featherweight bout between former interim title challenger Josh Emmett (#5) and undefeated contender Ilia Topuria (#9) wasscheduled to headline the event, however it was move to headline a different card the week later.

The event is now set to be headlined by a middleweight bout between former title challengers Marvin Vettori (#3) and Jared Cannonier (#4).

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:

Fight of the Night: Jared Cannonier vs. Marvin Vettori

Performance of the Night: Manuel Torres and Alessandro Costa

UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria
This will mark the promotion's sixth trip to Jacksonville and first since UFC 273 in April 2022.

A featherweight bout between former interim title challenger Josh Emmett (#5) and undefeated contender Ilia Topuria (#9) is headlined the event.

At the weigh-ins, Loik Radzhabov and Kleydson Rodrigues missed weight and both had to forfeit 20% of their fight purse to their respective opponents. A few hours later, Rodrigues was pulled due to issues with his weight cut and his bout against Tatsuro Taira was canceled.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Ilia Topuria vs. Josh Emmett


 * Performance of the Night: Maycee Barber and David Onama

UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov
A middleweight bout between Sean Strickland (#7) and Abusupiyan Magomedov is scheduled to headline the event.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Elves Brener vs. Guram Kutateladze


 * Performance of the Night: Sean Strickland and Nursaulton Ruziboev

UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
The event took place during the UFC's International Fight Week.

A Undisputed UFC Featherweight Championship between the champion Alexander Volkanovski and interim champion Yair Rodriguez is scheduled for the event. Volkanovski has been the champion since December 2019. Rodriguez became the interim champion earlier in the year at UFC 284 by defeating Josh Emmett while Volkanovski unsuccessfully challenged Islam Makhachev for the UFC Lightweight Championship on the same card.

A UFC Flyweight Championship bout with a rematch between the champion Brandon Moreno and top contender Alexandre Pantoja will take place at the event. The previously met at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman in May 2018 where Pantoja won by unanimous decision. The two also met in an exhibition bout during The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions in Round of 16 where Pantoja won by submission in the second round. Brandon Royval was announced as the back-up for the fight in case of a fallout between the two competitors.

A welterweight bout between Jack Maddalena and Sean Brady was scheduled to take place at the event. Brady was forced to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by undefeated newcomer Josiah Harrell. A day before the event, Harrell was pulled due to a medical issue, which would later be diagnosed as "Moyamoya Syndrome", a rare disease that results in blocked arteries at the base of the brain. Because of this, Maddelena was pulled from the card entirely.

At the weigh-ins, Jalin Turner missed weight and had to forfeit 20% of his fight purse to his opponent Dan Hooker.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Moreno


 * Performance of the Night: Dricus du Plessis and Denise Gomes

UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Silva
A welterweight bout between Vicente Luque (#10) and former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos (#9-Lightweight) was expected to headline the event, however the bout was moved to a different event.

A women's bantamweight between former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm (#3) and Mayra Silva (#10) instead headlined the event.

On August 29, it was announced that Silva failed a post-fight drug test by USADA. October 17, her win was overturned to a no contest and she was suspended for 4 months retroactive to the fight date and is free to return to competition on November 15.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Jack Maddalena vs. Bassil Hafez


 * Performance of the Night: Mayra Silva and Francisco Prado

UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura
This will mark the promotion second trip to London in 2023 after UFC 286 in March.

A heavyweight bout between Tom Aspinall (#5) and Marcin Tybura (#10) headlined the event.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Jonathan Parsons vs. Danny Roberts


 * Performance of the Night: Tom Aspinall and Paul Craig

UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
This the marks the promotion's third trip to Salt Cake City after UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Caceres in August 2016 and UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 in August 2023.

The event will be headlined by a lightweight rematch between former interim champions Dustin Poirier (#2) and Justin Gaethje (#3) and the fight will be for the symbolic "BMF" Championship. The two previously met at UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje in April 2018 where Poirier won by TKO in the fourth round.

A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Błachowicz and former UFC Middleweight Champion Alex Pereira is scheduled to take place at the event.

At the weigh-ins, Vinicius Salvador failed to make weight and had to forfeit 20% of his fight purse to his opponent C.J. Vergara. Also, Michel Pereira missed weight, but because of medical issue, his bout with Stephen Thompson was canceled.

Results

Bonus Awards


 * Performance of the Night: Justin Gaethje, Derrick Lewis, Bobby Green, and Kevin Holland,

UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font
This was the fourth time the promotion hosted an event in Nashville and the first since UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis in March 2019.

The event was scheduled to be headlined by a bantamweight bout between former interim title challenger Cory Sandhagen (#4) and undefeated contender Umar Nurmagomedov (#11). However, Nurmagomedov pulled out on July 19 due to a town shoulder. Meanwhile, Rob Font (#7) and Song Yadong (#8) was scheduled for UFC 292. Yadong pulled out on July 20 due to injury. The promotion decided to book Sandhagen and Font for the main event of this event. Because of the short notice change, the bout was changed to a Catchweight of 140 lbs.

Sean Woodson was scheduled to face Steve Garcia however Garcia pulled out due to injury and was replaced by Jesse Butler. Butler was pulled out after he was not medically cleared by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and was replaced by promotional newcomer Mairon Santos, but Santos was pulled due to visa issues and was replaced by promotional newcomer Dennis Buzukja. At the weigh-ins, Buzukja failed to make weight and had to forfeit 20% of his fight purse to Woodson.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:

Performance of the Night: Tatiana Suárez, Dustin Jacoby, Diego Lopes, Carlston Harris, and Assu Almabayev

2023 DWCS Week 1: Almeida vs. Fernando
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Contract Winners

The following fighters received a UFC contract for their performance:


 * Contract Winners: César Almeida, Tommy Nolan, Caio Machado, Payton Talbott, and Kevin Borjas

UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos
A welterweight bout between Vicente Luque (#10) and former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos (#9-Lightweight) is expected to headline the event.

At the weigh-ins, Tafon Nchukwi and Joshua Fremd both failed to make weight and had to forfeit 30%of their fight purse to their respective opponents.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Performance of the Night: Khalil Rountree, Iasmin Lucindo, Marcus McGhee, and Da'Mon Blackshear

2023 DWCS Week 2: Hardwick vs. Al-Selwady
At the weigh-ins, Emrah Sonmez failed to make weight and the bout proceeded as scheduled.

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Contract Winners

The following fight received UFC contracts for their performance:


 * Contract Winners: Abdul Al-Selwady, Ibo Aslan, Hyder Amil, Eduarda Moura, and Charalampos Grigoriou

UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between the champion Aljamain Sterling and top contender Sean O'Malley (#2) headlined the event.

A UFC Women's Strawweight Championship bout between the champion Zhang Weili and top contender Amanda Lemos (#5) took place at the event.

The event also featured The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Chandler finales in the Bantamweight and Lightweight divisions.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Brad Katona vs. Cody Gibson
 * Performance of the Night: Sean O'Malley and Zhang Weili

2023 DWCS 3: Aronov vs. Reese
At the weigh-ins, Luciano Pereira didn't weigh in because of weight management issues and thus his bout against Felipe dos Santos was canceled.

Results

Contract Winners

The following fighters received a UFC contract for their performance:


 * Contract Winners: Zachary Reese, Oban Elliott, and Luis Pajuelo

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
This event marked the promotion's sixth event in Singapore, the fifth from Kallang and the first since UFC 275 in June 2022.

The event was headlined by a featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway (#1) and former title challenger Chan Sung Jung "The Korean Zombie" (#8).

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters recieved $50,000 bonuses:

Fight of the Night: Max Holloway vs. Chan Sung Jung "The Korean Zombie

Performance of the Night: Junior Tafa and Michał Oleksiejczuk

2023 DWCS 4: Ramirez vs. Prates
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Contract Winners

The following fighters received a UFC contact for their performance:


 * Contract Winners: Carlos Prates, Thomas Petersen, and Bolaji Oki

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivak
This event marked the promotion's second event in Paris after UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa in September 2022.

The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between former interim champion Ciryl Gane (#2) and Sergey Spivak (#7).

Three bouts that were scheduled for the event underwent several changes:


 * A bantamweight bout between Taylor Lapilus and Muin Gufarov. The week of the event, Gufarov pulled out due to visa issues.
 * A featherweight bout between William Gomis and Lucas Almeida. The week of the event, Almeida pulled out due to injury.
 * A bantamweight bout between promotional newcomers Yanis Ghemmouri and Caolan Loughran. The bout was canceled after they replaced the withdrawn fighters as Loughran faced Lapilus at bantamweight while Ghemmouri faced Gomis at featherweight.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Benoît Saint-Denis vs. Thiago Moises
 * Performance of the Night: Ciryl Gane and Morgan Charrière

2023 DWCS 5: Lopes vs. Riberio
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Contract Winners

The following fighters received a UFC contract for their performance:

Contract Winners: Brendson Ribeiro Serhiy Sidey, Dylan Budka, Jean Silva, and Dione Barbosa

UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
The event is scheduled to be headlined by a UFC Middleweight Championship bout between the champion Israel Adesanya and top contender Sean Strickland (#5).

At the weigh-Ins, Shane Young missed weight and had to forfeit 30% of his fight purse to his opponent Gabriel Miranda.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Manel Kape vs. Felipe dos Santos
 * Performance of the Night: Sean Strickland and Justin Tafa

2023 DWCS 6: Llontop vs. Lewis
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Contract Winners

The following fighters received a UFC contract for their performance:

Contract Winners: James Llontop, Jhonata Diniz, Steven Nguyen, Julia Polastri, and Jean Matsumoto

UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2
The event was held on Mexican Independence Day with several Mexican fighters being featured on the card.

The event was headlined by a UFC Women's Flyweight Championship rematch between the champion Alexa Grasso and former champion Valentina Shevchenko (#1). The two met earlier in the year at UFC 285 where Grasso won by submission in the fourth round.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters recieved $50,000 bonuses:


 * Performance of the Night: Raul Rosas, Daniel Zellhuber, Lupita Godinez, Roman Kopylov, and Charlie Campbell

2023 DWCS 7: Gaziev vs. Velasco
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Contract Winners

The following fighters received UFC contracts for their performance:


 * Contract Winners: Shamil Gaziev, Stephanie Bruna, Kaynan Kruschewsky, and Igor da Silva

UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot
The event is scheduled to be headlined by a lightweight bout between Rafael Fiziev (#6) and Mateusz Gamrot (#7).

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Tim Means vs. Andre Fialho
 * Performance of the Night: Marina Rodriguez and Charles Jourdain

2023 DWCS 8: Barlow vs. Forest
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Contract Winners

The following fighters received a UFC contract for their performance:


 * Contract Winners: Danny Barlow, Daniel Silva, Angel Pacheco, Ernesta Kareckaite, Carli Judice, and Vinicius Oliveira

2023 DWCS 9: Talha vs. Bellato
At the weigh-ins, Lucas Rocha missed weight and then his bout Davi Bittencourt was postponed to the following week at Bantamweight.

Results

Contract Winners

The following fighters recieved a UFC contact for their performance:


 * Contract Winners: Rodolfo Bellato, Victor Silva, Magomed Gadzhiyasulov, José Medina, and Mauricio Ruffy

UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green
The event is scheduled to be headlined by a lightweight bout between Grant Dawson (#10) and Bobby Green.

As the event started, it was announced that the light heavyweight bout between Philipe Lins and Ion Cutelaba was canceled due to undisclosed reasons.

Results

Bonus Awards


 * Performance of the Night: Bobby Green, Joe Pyfer, Drew Dober, and Nathan Maness

2023 DWCS 10: Tavares vs. Romious
Results

Contract Winners

The following fighters received UFC contracts for their performance:


 * Contract Winners: Ramon Taveras, Connor Matthews, Torrez Finney, Marquel Mederos, and Lucas Rocha

UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza
The event is scheduled to be headlined for a featherweight bout between Sodiq Yusuff and Edson Barboza.

At the weigh-ins, Christian Rodriguez missed weight and had to forfeit 25% of his fight purse to his opponent Cameron Saaiman. Also, a 130 lb Catchweight rematch between Edgar Cháirez and Daniel Lacerda da Silva was canceled due to a medical issue for da Silva. The met a few weeks prior at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 where the bout ended in a submission win for Cháirez, but was overturned due to a referee error.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Edson Barboza vs. Sodiq Yusuff
 * Performance of the Night: Jonathan Martinez and Michel Pereira

UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
The event was scheduled to be headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship rematch between the champion Islam Makhachev and former champion Charles Oliveira. The two previous met at the same venue at UFC 280 where Makhachev won by submission in the second round. On October 10, it was announced that Oliveira was forced to withdraw from the bout after suffering a massive cut above his left eye. He was replaced by UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski. Makhachev and Volkanovski met earlier in the year at UFC 284 where Makhachev won by unanimous decision. Mateusz Gamrot will weigh-in as a back-up for the fight.

A middleweight bout between former title challenger Paulo Costa and undefeated Khamzat Chimaev was scheduled for the event. On October 11, Costa was forced to withdraw from the bout after having several elbow surgeries due to an infection. He would be replaced by former UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman. It was announced by UFC Chief Content Officer Dana White that the winner would receive a title shot against UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland.

At the weigh-ins, Michael Breeden and Victoriia Dudakova missed weight. Breeden had to forfeit 30% of his fight purse while Dudakova had to forfeit 20% of her fight purse.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters recieved $50,000 bonuses:


 * Performance of the Night: Islam Makhachev, Ikram Aliskerov, Said Nurmagomedov, and Muhammad Mokaev

UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis
The event was expected to be headlined by a heavyweight bout between Curtis Blaydes (#5) and Jailton Almeida (#9). On October 9, Blaydes was forced to withdraw from the bout due to a double ankle injury. He would be replaced by Derrick Lewis (#10).

At the weigh-ins, Ismael Bonfim, Victor Silva, and Eduarda Moura all missed weight. Moura had to forfeit 30% of her fight to to her opponent Monserrat Ruiz. Both Bonfim and Silva were pulled from the card because of a medical issue and their respective bouts against Vinc Pichel and Daniel Marcos were canceled.

During the event, a middleweight bout between Rodolfo Vieira and Armen Petrosyan was canceled due to Petrosyan suffering an illness.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Nicolas Dalby vs. Gabriel Bonfim
 * Performance of the Night: Elves Brener and Vitor Petrino

UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira
The event was scheduled to be headlined by a UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between the champion Jon Jones and former two-time champion Stipe Miocic. Meanwhile the title Jones held for most of his career, the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, which became vacant after champion Jamahal Hill suffered a torn Achilles tendon, would be on the line between former champion Jiří Procházka, who also had to vacate the title due to a severe shoulder injury, and former UFC Middleweight Champion Alex Pereira. On October 24, it was announced that the Procházka-Pereira bout would be bumped to the main event as Jones was forced to withdraw from the bout after tearing his pectoral muscle off the bone and Miocic was pulled from the card because he was only interested in fighting Jones. Because of this, an interim title bout between Sergei Pavlovich and Tom Aspinall was added to the card.

At the weigh-ins, Roosevelt Roberts and Jamall Emmers missed weight and both had to forfeit 20% of their fight purse to their respective opponents.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Nazim Sadykhov vs. Viacheslav Borshchev
 * Performance of the Night: Alex Pereira, Tom Aspinall, Jessica Andrade, Benoît Saint-Denis, and Diego Lopes

UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig
The event is scheduled to be headlined by a middleweight bout between Brendan Allen (#10) and Paul Craig (#13).

At the Weigh-Ins, Lucas Alexander and Rafael Estevem failed to make weight and both had to forfeit 20% of their fight purse to their respective opponents.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Performance of the Night: Brendan Allen, Amanda Ribas, Joanderson Brito, and Jeka Saragih

UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
The event will feature two five-round non-title bouts. The main event will feature a lightweight bout between Beneil Dariush (#4) and Arman Tsarukyan (#8).

The co-main event was scheduled feature a lightweight bout between Dan Hooker (#9) and Bobby Green (#13). On November 20, Hooker was forced to withdraw due to a broken arm and was replaced by Jalin Turner (#10).

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Rodolfo Bellato vs. Ihor Potieria
 * Performance of the Night: Arman Tsarukyan, Jalin Turner, Sean Brady, Dustin Stoltzfus, Miesha Tate, Cody Brundage, Drakkar Klose, and Jared Gooden

UFC Fight Night: Yadong vs. Gutiérrez
The event was originally scheduled to take place at the Shanghai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai, China, but on November 15 it was announced the event would be moved to Las Vegas for unknown reasons.

The event is scheduled to be headlined by a bantamweight bout between Song Yadong (#7) and Chris Gutiérrez (#14).

The Road to UFC Finals were scheduled to take place at the event however they were postponed due to the moving of the event.

At the Weigh-Ins, Luana Santos missed weight and had to forfeit 20% of her fight purse to her opponent Stephanie Egger.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Performance of the Night: Khalil Rountree, Nasrat Haqparast, Tim Elliott, and Hyun Sung Park

UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
A welterweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Champion and UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor and former three-time Bellator Lightweight World Champion Michael Chandler was in discussion to headline the event, however, the promotion was unable to get a deal done and the fight would be rescheduled for a later date.

A UFC Welterweight Championship bout between the champion Leon Edwards and former interim champion Colby Covington (#2) headlined the event. Belal Muhammad served as the backup for the bout.

A UFC Flyweight Championship bout between the champion Alexandre Pantoja and top contender Brandon Royval (#4) is scheduled to take place at the event. The two previously met at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum in August 2021 where Pantoja won by submission in the second round. Former two-time champion Brandon Moreno served as the backup for the bout.

The week of the event, two welterweight bouts were canceled due to illness:


 * Vicente Luque vs. Ian Garry
 * Randy Brown vs. Muslim Salikhov

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * '''Fight of the Night: Irene Aldana vs. Karol Rosa
 * Performance of the Night: Josh Emmett, Ariane Lipski, and Shamil Gaziev

The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Chandler
The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Chandler (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 31 and TUF 31) is a 2023 installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter on ESPN+. Former UFC Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor and former three-time Bellator Lightweight World Champion Michael Chandler (also former lightweight title challenger) will serve as head coaches for the season.

This season will feature male bantamweights and lightweights. Filming began in February in Las Vegas and the show debuted on May 30. The cast was officially announced on March 4, featuring 8 former UFC fighters (including The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated featherweight winner Brad Katona) and 8 promotional newcomers.

Cast Coaches

Team McGregor:
 * Conor McGregor, Head Coach
 * John Kavanagh, Assistant Coach
 * Owen Roddy, Striking/Boxing Coach

Team Chandler:
 * Michael Chandler, Head Coach
 * Ryan Bader, Assistant Coach
 * Robert Drysdale, Jiu Jitsu Coach
 * Jason Strout, Striking Coach
 * Greg Jones, Wrestling Coach

Fighters
 * Team McGregor
 * Bantamweights: Rico DiSciullo, Mando Gutierrez, Carlos Vera and Trevor Wells.
 * Lightweights: Lee Hammond, Nate Jennerman, Aaron McKenzie and Landon Quiñones


 * Team Chandler
 * Bantamweights: Hunter Azure, Cody Gibson, Brad Katona and Timur Valiev
 * Lightweights: Kurt Holobaugh, Austin Hubbard, Jason Knight and Roosevelt Roberts

Episodes

Episode 1 (May 30, 2023)

• Coaches Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler meet at the UFC Apex and discuss a potential fight that might happen soon between the two. The weight class is the principal subject of discussion, with McGregor suggesting that he will be the one deciding which weight class they will fight in.

• UFC president Dana White welcomes McGregor and Chandler as well as all the participants in the new season of TUF, composed of bantamweight and lightweight fighters.

• White explains that there will be a new format this year: fighters of each division are separated in two categories: veterans, composed of fighters who already fought in the UFC, and prospects. White then explains that there will be a coin toss to determine which coach will pick first. The winner of the toss will decide which division they will pick from, as well as if they pick veterans or prospects. The other coach gets the other pick, choosing if they pick veterans or prospects, this time in the other division.

• McGregor wins the coin toss, and picks the lightweight prospects, which leaves Chandler with the 155 veterans. Chandler proceeds to pick the bantamweight veterans, leaving McGregor with the 135 prospects.

• On the second day, McGregor and Chandler both hold training sessions to evaluate their fighters, since they will need to seed them from 1 to 4, in order to determine the matchups to start the tournament. Chandler opts for a calculated approach, mostly composed of drills, while McGregor opts for grueling sparring sessions.

• The coaches seed their fighters 1 to 4 with the first matchup being Roosevelt Roberts vs. Nate Jennerman.

• At the weigh-ins, McGregor doesn't show up and Chandler is upset saying that the weigh-ins are important and Conor should have been there.

Fight Result

Episode 2 (June 6, 2023)

• The next matchup is set as Timur Valiev faces Trevor Wells. Right before the fighters are about to make the walk, NSAC President Jeff Mullen pulls Chandler into the hallway and lets him know that Wells has not been medically cleared to compete and the fight must be postponed.

• Chandler lets Valiev know that the fight isn't happening and is impressed with Timur's response to the fight being canceled.

• UFC president Dana White speaks with McGregor and Chandler in the hallway that Wells was unable to compete because of a cold sore. White and the coaches believe that it is best for the fight to be postponed a few weeks and Dana believes that it is unfair that both fighters have to remake weight and will decide what they can do to make it fair to both fighters.

• At the TUF house, Roosevelt Roberts and Landon Quiñones have a verbal confrontation.

• The next fight up is Cody Gibson vs. Mando Gutierrez.

• McGregor visits the TUF house to hang out with the fighters. Gutierrez gives McGregor a haircut and the two discuss Gutierrez's upcoming fight against Gibson. McGregor breaks out the Proper 12 and he along with the fighters have a little fun. McGregor sits down with the fighters as they show him pictures of their families.

Fight Result

Episode 3 (June 12, 2023)

• The next fight is Austin Hubbard vs. Aaron McKenzie.

• Austin Hubbard reveals he lost his brother and that he and his wife lost their first baby. Life is very hard on him and believes that getting another shot in the UFC would be huge. He also shares with the other members of the TUF house that he carries some of his brother's ashes with him.

• At the UFC Apex, McGregor meets a young fan who makes action figures of various fighters including Conor. McGregor pays the fan $1000 for the figures of him.

Fight Result

Episode 4 (June 20, 2023)

• Next fight is Timur Valiev vs. Trevor Wells. After having to postpone their fight a few weeks due to Wells being not medically cleared to compete, it's time to decide what weight the fight will take place at. Chandler wants a Catchweight of 145 lbs (Featherweight), but McGregor and his team want the fight to stay at 135 in an attempt to make the cut worse on Timur.

• In the Team McGregor training session, McGregor brings in UFC Welterweight Stephen Thompson to help train the team on his karate style of fighting.

• Conor doesn't show up to discuss the weight with Chandler so he sends in his coach. Chandler says 144 while McGregor's team wants to stay at 135. UFC President Dana White phones Chandler that McGregor wants a Catchweight of 142 lbs, which Chandler agrees.

Fight Result

Episode 5 (June 27, 2023)

• McGregor visits The TUF House to get with his team to do a "McGregor Fast" workout session.

• The next fight is Brad Katona, Ultimate Fighter 27 winner, vs. Carlos Vera.

• Issues rise as Katona's loyalty to Team Chandler is put to the test as he is a training partner of McGregor's out of SBG Ireland, as he has issues with what Chandler wants him to train on.

• The rest of Team Chandler is on the fighter bus waiting on Katona as they agree that Katona should be in contact with the team despite his allegiance to McGregor.

• Katona plans on becoming the first two-time winner of the Ultimate Fighter and once he does that, he wants to have a rematch with Merab Dvalishvili, who he lost to at UFC 231 in December 2018.

• After the fight, McGregor is upset that the fight didn't go to a third round and wants the fights changed to three rounds.

Fight Result

Episode 6 (July 4, 2023)

• Next fight is Lee Hammond (Team McGregor #1), McGregor's friend and training partner, vs. Kurt Holobaugh (Team Chandler #4).

• At the weigh-ins, Chandler is once again agitated that Conor no-showed especially since his guy Hammond is fighting. Chandler says that Conor sets a bad example for his team by not showing up.

Fight Result

• After the fight, McGregor gets into Chandler's face and two begin to share insults. McGregor shoves Chandler by the face as Ryan Bader and UFC President Dana White try to defuse the situation. Chandler says that maybe if McGregor showed up for his team more than his fighters might actually win.

Episode 7 (July 12, 2023)

• Next fight is Landon Quiñones vs. `Jason Knight.

• McGregor shows up to train with his team and has a sparring session with Quiñones. McGregor actually catches Quiñones with a liver kick that drops him. Quiñones says he learned more sparring with Conor then he has in his entire training.

• While sparring with teammate Timur Valiev, Jason Knight gets a cut by his eye after an accidental clash of heads. Fortunately, the cut is not a factor.

• Cody Gibson is having knee pain so he has an MRI done that shows he has a Grade 1 MCL tear and is told not to train for 8 weeks. If he continues he could tear it further, but he decides to chance it as he made a promise to his wife and family to win.

Fight Result

Episode 8 (July 18, 2023)

• Next fight is Rico DiSciullo vs. Hunter Azure.

Fight Result

• UFC President Dana White calls the remaining fighters in and asks them who they would like to fight and then calls in McGregor and Chandler and ask them who should face who in the Semi-Finals.

• After his big win, Rico DiSciullo asks McGregor to take a ride in his Lamborghini, which McGregor gives him the keys and lets him drive the car instead.

Episode 9 (July 25, 2023)

• The semi-final fights are revealed and the Team Chandler fighters are not happy about the possibility of switching to Team McGregor, but are relived when UFC President Dana White allows them to only switch teams if they choose to.

• The fight semi-final matchup is Austin Hubbard vs. Roosevelt Roberts, who both decide to stay on Team Chandler.

• McGregor and his team visit The TUF House where Conor makes a traditional Irish stew for the fighters.

• As a reward for making the semi-finals, Dana allows the fighters to make a video call to their families at home for some added inspirations.

• At the weigh-ins, Roosevelt Roberts misses weight by a small margin and cuts her hair to make weight.

• Because both Austin and Roosevelt are his fighters, Chandler and his team decide not to do any coaching during the fight.

Fight Result

Episode 10 (August 1, 2023)

• The next semi-final matchup is Brad Katona vs. Timur Valiev.

• Katona decides to switch from Team Chandler to Team McGregor since he usually trains at McGregor's gym in Ireland.

• UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev pays a surprise visit to Timur during his training session.

Fight Result

Episode 11 (August 8, 2023)

• The next Semi-Final fight is Jason Knight vs. Kurt Holobaugh, where the winner meets Austin Hubbard in the Lightweight Finale.

• In the Coaches Challenge, McGregor and Chandler go head-to-head in UFC Trivia while sitting in ice baths. McGregor wins and gets $10,000 while his fighters get $1,500 each.

• Because both Jason and Kurt are his fighters, Chandler and his team decide not to do any coaching during the fight.

Fight Result

Episode 12 (August 15, 2023)

• The final semi-final matchup is Cody Gibson vs. Rico DiSciullo, where the winner meets Brad Katona in the Bantamweight Finale.

• Chandler comes to the TUF House to have a crawfish boil with the fighters. During the gathering, Katona and Gibson get into it where Gibson promises to make it to Finale and predicts a dominating performance against Brad.

• McGregor and his coaches take his team out for a steak dinner at a hotel owned by former UFC owner Lorenzo Fertita and gifts them poker chips to gamble with.

Fight Result

• McGregor and Chandler get into the octagon to do a face-off for their coaches fight that will take place in the near future.

Bellator 290: Bader vs. Fedor 2
The event was shown live on CBS and Paramount Plus, marking the first time the promotion has done so and the first time MMA has been broadcast live on the network since 2010.

A Bellator Heavyweight World Championship rematch between the champion Ryan Bader and Fedor Emelianenko headlined the event. The two previously met in January 2019 at Bellator 214 in the final the Heavyweight World Grand Prix where Bader by on knockout at 35 seconds into the first round. This was the final professional bout for Emelianenko who is considered the greatest heavyweight in MMA history. Fedor started his career in 2000. From 2001 to 2009 Fedor went undefeated, winning 27 professional bouts in a row. After he suffered his first fight in ten years in 2010, he lost two more before winning two in a row and retired in June 2012. Fedor came out of retirement in 2015 and won six of his next eight bouts heading to his retirement fight with Bader at this event.

A Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship bout between the champion Vadim Nemkov and former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Yoel Romero was scheduled for the event. On December 27, 2022 it was announced that Nemkov pulled out of the bout due to undisclosed reasons. The bout would be rescheduled for Bellator 297.

A Bellator Middleweight World Championship bout between the undefeated cahmpion Johnny Eblen and Anatoly Tokov was addded to the card following the cancellation of Nemkov vs. Romero.

Results

Bellator 291: Amosov vs. Storley 2
A Bellator Welterweight World Championship unification bout between current champion Yaroslav Amosov and interim champion Logan Storley headlined the event. Storley became the interim champion by defeating Michael "Venom" Page at Bellator 281 after Amosov decided to stay in his home country of Ukraine to protect it during it's war with Russia. The pair previously met at Bellator 252, where Amosov won via split decision.

Results

Bellator 292: Usman vs. Henderson
The event featured the beginning of the $1 Million Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix.

The featured bout was a Bellator Lightweight World Championship bout between the undefeated champion Usman Nurmagomedov and former WEC and UFC Lightweight Champion and former Bellator Lightweight World Title challenger Benson Henderson.

In another quarter-final bout, Tofiq Musayev faced Alexander Shabliy.

Results

Bellator 293: Golm vs. James
The event featured a heavyweight bout between Marcelo Golm and Daniel James.

Results

Bellator 294: Carmouche vs. Bennett 2
Bellator 294 will be dedicated for military and first responders meaning that there will be no tickets on sale to the general public.

The event featured a Bellator Women's Flyweight Championship rematch between the champion Liz Carmouche and top contender DeAnna Bennett. The two previous met at Bellator 246 where Carmouche won by submission in the third round.

At the weigh-ins, Bennett failed to make weight and because of it, Bennett would be ineligible to become champion with a win plus she had to forfeit a percentage of her fight purse to Carmouche. The title remained on the line meaning the title would become vacant if Carmouche loses. Also, Cris Lencioni missed weight and had to forfeit a percentage of his fight purse to his opponent Blake Smith.

Results

Bellator 295: Stots vs. Mix
The event featured the finals of the $1-million Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix for the Interim Bellator Bantamweight Championship between the interim champion Raufeon Stots and former title challenger Patrick Mix.

A flyweight bout between former Bellator Bantamweight Champion Kyoji Horiguchi and promotional newcomer (UFC and Eagle FC veteran Ray Borg was scheduled for this even. The day before the event, the bout was canceled after Borg withdrew due to weight cutting issues.

Also, the day before the event, a welterweight bout between Kaoni Diggs and Weber Almeida was canceled due to Diggs missing weight and not being medically cleared to compete.

Results

Bellator 296: Mousasi vs. Edwards
A middleweight title eliminator bout between former Bellator Middleweight Champion Gegard Mousasi and Fabian Edwards headlined the event

The event also featured a Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix quarterfinal bout between Sidney Outlaw and Mansour Barnaoui. On February 21, it was announced that Outlaw was pulled from the bout and the tournament due to being suspended for testing positive for three banned substances and was replaced by former Bellator Lightweight World Champion Brent Primus.

Results

Bellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero
A Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship bout between the champion Vadim Nemkov and former two-time UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Yoel Romero was announced as the event's headliner.

A Bellator Bantamweight Championship bout between the champion Sergio Pettis and current Bellator Featherweight World Champion and former Bellator Lightweight World Champion Patricio "Pitbull" Freire is scheduled to take place at the event. Pitbull will attempt to become the first three-division world champion in Bellator history.

Results

Bellator x RIZIN 2
The card was broken down to two portions, a Bellator portion and a RIZIN portion. The Bellator portion starts the card on Showtime. Following the Bellator portion, the cage will be replaced with the Rizin ring and the remainder of the card takes place via PPV on Fite TV.

The card was scheduled to feature a Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout between former Bellator Featherweight World Champion A.J. McKee and former Bellator Lightweight World Champion Patricky "Pitbull" Freire. However, McKee was forced to withdraw the week of the event due to a medical issue and was replaced by RIZIN Lightweight Champion Roberto de Souza.

An inaugural Bellator Flyweight World Championship bout between former Bellator and RIZIN Bantamweight Champion Kyoji Horiguchi and Japanese finish sensation Makoto Takahashi took place at the event.

A vacant RIZIN Bantamweight World Championship bout between former champion Kai Asakura and former Bellator Bantamweight World Champion Juan Archuleta was scheduled to take place at the event. However, Asakura was forced to withdraw on July 17 due to a knee injury and was replaced by Hiromasa Ougikubo.

A RIZIN Women's Super Atomweight World Championship bout between the champion Seika Izawa and Claire Lopez was scheduled for the event.

A vacant RIZIN Featherweight World Championship bout between Mikuru Asakura and Vugar Karamov was scheduled for the event.

Results

Bellator 298: Storley vs. Ward
The event featured a welterweight bout between former Interim champion Logan Storley (#1) and Brennan Ward (#8).

At the weigh-ins, Diana Avsaragova missed weight and had to forfeit 20% of her fight purse to her opponent Justine Kish.

Results

Bellator 299: Eblen vs. Edwards
A Bellator Middleweight World Championship bout between the undefeated champion Johnny Eblen and Fabian Edwards is scheduled to headlined the event. Edwards secured the title shot with a win over former champion Gegard Mousasi at Bellator 296 in May.

At the weigh-ins, Piotr Niedzielski missed weight and had to forfeit 20% of his fight purse to his opponent Khasan Magomedsharipov.

Results

Bellator 300: Usman vs. Primus
The event marked Bellator's 300 event and the card will feature 3 title bouts on it's main card:

A Bellator Lightweight World Championship between the undefeated champion Usman Nurmagomedov and former champion Brent Primus (#4) and the bout was a Semi-Final bout in the $1 Million Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix.

A Bellator Women's Featherweight World Championship bout between the champion Cris Cyborg and top contender Cat Zingano (#1).

A Bellator Women's Flyweight World Championship bout between the champion Liz Carmouche and former champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (#2).

A fourth title fight, a Bellator Heavyweight World Championship bout in a rematch between the champion (also former Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion) Ryan Bader and Linton Vassell (#1) was scheduled for the event. The two previously met at Bellator 186 for the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship where Bader won by TKO in the second round. The week of the event, Vassell was forced to withdraw due to illness and the bout was canceled.

At the weigh-ins, Macfarlane failed to make weight and had to forfeit 20% of his fight purse to Carmouche. Because of the miss, Macfarlane would be ineligible for the title with a victory. Carmouche decided to keep the title on the line meaning if she loses the title would become vacant.

On November 11, it was announced that Usman Nurmagomedov failed a post-fight drug test and was suspended 6 months by the California State Athletic Commission. His win over Brent Primus was overturned to a No Contest and he was removed from the Lightweight World Grand Prix. He was not however stripped of the Bellator Lightweight World Championship.

Results

Bellator 301: Amosov vs. Jackson
The event is scheduled to be headlined by a Bellator Welterweight World Championship bout between the undefeated champion Yaroslav Amosov and top contender Jason Jackson.

An Undisputed Bellator Bantamweight World Championship bout between the champion Sergio Pettis and interim champion Patrick Mix is scheduled for the event.

A Semi-Final round bout in the $1 Million Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix between former champion Patricky "Pitbull" Freire and Alexander Shabily is scheduled for the event.

At the Weigh-Ins, Keri-Ann Melendez missed weight and had to forfeit 20% of her fight purse to her opponent Sabriye Şengül.

During the event, a heavyweight bout between Tyrell Fortune and Marcelo Golm was canceled due to undisclosed reasons.

Results

2023 PFL 1: Loughnane vs. Moraes
The event featured a featherweight bout between 2022 PFL Featherweight Champion Brendan Loughnane and former WSOF Bantamweight Champion Marlon Moraes and a light heavyweight bout between 2022 PFL Light Heavyweight Champion Rob Wilkinson and former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Thiago Santos.

Results

2023 PFL 2: Pacheco vs. Budd
The event featured fights in the Heavyweight and Women's Featherweight divisions.

The featured bout was scheduled at heavyweight between 2022 PFL Heavyweight Champion Ante Delja and Yorgan de Castro. Delja pulled out on March 22 due to injury and was replaced by Denis Goltsov. Michal Andryszak, Goltsov's original opponent, was booked against Patrick Brady. Then on April 5, Goltsov and Andryszak both pulled out due to undisclosed reasons. Goltsov was replaced by Danilo Marques then Goltsov was rescheduled against Brady the following week at 2023 PFL 3: Aubin-Mercier vs. Burgos.

A women's featherweight bout between 2022 PFL Women's Lightweight Champion Larissa Pacheco and former Bellator Women's Featherweight World Champion Julia Budd was bumped to the main event.

Results

2023 PFL 3: Aubin-Mercier vs. Burgos
The event featured bouts in the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions.

The featured bout was a lightweight bout between 2022 PFL Lightweight Champion Olivier Aubin-Mercier and Shane Burgos.

Also, featured was a welterweight bout between 2022 PFL Welterweight Champion Sadibou Sy and Jarrah Al-Silawi.

Results

2023 PFL 4: Loughnane vs. Pinedo
The event will feature fights in the Featherweight and Light Heavyweight divisions.

The event will feature a featherweight bout between 2022 PFL Featherweight Champion Brendan Loughnane and Jesús Pinedo.

On May 12, it was announced that 9 fighters failed drug tests from their previous fights and thus the card went under several changes. The following fights were changed or canceled due to the failures:


 * Thiago Santos and Mohammad Fakhreddine were scheduled to face each other, but the bout was canceled as both failed drug tests. They were replaced in the season by Taylor Johnson and Andrew Sanchez.


 * Movlid Khaybulaev was scheduled to face Daniel Torres. Torres was pulled out due to failed drug test and was replaced by Tyler Diamond.


 * Marlon Moraes was scheduled to face Alejandro Flores. Flores was pulled out due to a failed drug test and was replaced by Gabriel Braga.


 * Krzysztof Jotko and Will Fluery were scheduled to face Rob Wilkinson and Ty Flores respectively. They were pulled due to failed tests and were replaced in the season by Impa Kasanganay and Tim Caron. Their respective opponents Wilkinson and Flores were then booked against each other. However, Wilkinson was pulled on May 31 due to his own failed drug test and was replaced in the season by Daniel Spohn.

At the weigh-ins, Flores missed weight and will forfeit 20% of his fight purse to Spohn and will also be deducted 1 point in the standings.

Results

2023 PFL 5: Delja vs. Greene
The event will feature fights in the Heavyweight and Women's Featherweight divisions.

The event will feature a heavyweight bout between 2022 PFL Heavyweight Champion Ante Delja and Maurice Greene.

On May 12, it was announced that 9 fighters failed drug tests from their previous fights and thus the season went under several changes. Three fighters from the heavyweight division were suspended for failed drug tests; Rizvan Kuniev, Cezar Ferreira, and 2021 PFL Heavyweight Champion Bruno Cappeloza. They were replaced in the season by Patrick Brady and Jordan Heiderman.

At the weigh-ins, Evelyn Martins missed weight and had to forfeit 20% of her fight purse and was deducted 1 point in the standings.

Results

2023 PFL 6: Aubin-Mercier vs. Romero
The event will feature fights in the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions.

The event will feature a lightweight bout between 2022 PFL Lightweight Champion Olivier Aubin-Mercier and Anthony Romero.

At the weight-ins, Brahyan Zurcher failed to make weight and had to forfeit 20% of his fight purse to his opponent Michael Bardsley.

Results

2023 PFL 7: Jenkins vs. Pinedo
The event will feature the playoff fights in the Featherweight and Light Heavyweight divisions.

At the weigh-ins, Jesús Pinedo missed weight and had to forfeit 20% of his fight purse to his opponent Bubba Jenkins and also will be deducted 1 point in the scorecards for the weight miss. Keoni Diggs also missed weight and was fined 20% of his fight purse to his opponent Elvin Espinoza.

Results

2023 PFL 8: Ferreira vs. Greene
The event featured the playoff fights in the Heavyweight and Women's Featherweight divisions.

Renan Ferreira was scheduled to face Marcello Nunes in one of the heavyweight playoff fights. However, Nunes pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Maurice Greene.

At the weigh-ins, Olena Kolesynk missed weight and to forfeit 20% of his fight purse to Pacheco. She will also be deducted 1 point in the scorecards for the miss. Also, Daiqwon Buckley missed weight and the bout was changed to Super Heavyweight, but Buckley still had to forfeit 20% of his fight purse to Sutherland. The day of the event, Buckley was not medically cleared to compete and the bout was canceled.

Results

2023 PFL 9: Collard vs. Burgos
The event featured the playoff fights in the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions.

Magomed Magomedkerimov was scheduled for Magomed Umalatov in a Semi-Final of the PFL Welterweight Playoffs. Umalatov was forced to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by Solomon Renfro.

At the weigh-ins, Carlos Leal missed weight and had to forfeit 20% of his fight purse to his opponent Sadibou Sy and Leal will also be deducted 1 point on the scorecards due to the weight miss. Plus, John Caldone missed weight and had to forfeit 20% of his fight purse to his opponent Nathaniel Grimard.

Results

2023 PFL Championships
At the Weigh-Ins Ray Cooper, Chris Wade, and Joshua Blyden missed weight and all had to forfeit 20% of their fight purse to their respective opponents. Wade was then pulled from the card and thus his bout with Bubba Jenkins was canceled.

Results

Gamebred FC 4: Cleckler vs. Nelson
The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Dillon Cleckler and UFC veteran Roy Nelson.

Results

Gamebread FC 5: dos Santos vs. Werdum 2
The event was headlined by a heavyweight rematch between former UFC Heavyweight Champions Junior dos Santos and Fabricio Werdum. The two previously met at UFC 90 in October 2008 where dos Santos won by knockout in the first round.

Results

Gamebread FC 6: Belcher vs. Nelson
The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between former BKFC Heavyweight Champion Alan Belcher and UFC veteran Roy Nelson.

Results

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
The event was headlined by a light heavyweight rematch between Magomed Ankalaev (#2) and Johnny Walker (#7). The two previously met at UFC 294 where the bout ended in a controversial no contest when a doctor ruled Walker unable to continue due to an illegal knee even though Walker was able to continue.

At the weigh-ins, Manel Kape missed weight and would be fined 25% of his fight purse. However, the bout was canceled after his opponent Matheus Nicolau refused to take the fight due to the weight miss.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Performance of the Night: Magomed Ankalaev, Jim Miller, Brunno Ferreira, and Marcus McGhee

UFC 297: Strickland vs. du Plessis
This marked the promotion's first trip to Toronto since UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega in December 2018.

Not officially announced by the promotion, a UFC Lightweight Championship rematch between the champion Islam Makhachev and former champion Charles Oliveira (#1) was expected to headline the event. The two previously met at UFC 280 where Makhachev won by submission in the second round to win the title. The rematch was originally set for UFC 294 but a week before the event Oliveira was forced withdrawal from the bout after suffering a cut above his eye. The promotion later denied this, claiming that both fighters wouldn't be ready by the date.

It was announced by the promotion that the event would be headlined by a UFC Middleweight Championship bout between the champion Sean Strickland and top contender Dricus du Plessis (#2).

The event will also feature a bout between former bantamweight title challenger Raquel Pennington and Mayra Silva and the bout would be for the vacant UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship. The title was vacated by Amanda Nunes following her successful defense against Irene Aldana at UFC 289 in June 2023, which took place in Vancouver.

Two days before the event, Priscila Cachoeira notified the promotion that she would not make the flyweight weight limit for her bout against Jasmine Jasudavicius. The bout was changed to a Catchweight of 130 lbs and then was changed to a bantamweight bout. Because of this, Cachoeira had to forfeit 30% of her fight purse to Jasudavicius.

At the weigh-ins, Ramon Tavaras and Malcolm Gordon missed weight and both forfeited a percentage of their fight purse to their respective opponents (30% Tavaras and 20% Gordon).

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses for their performance:


 * Fight of the Night: Dricus du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland
 * Performance of the Night: Gillian Robertson and Jasmine Jasudavicius

UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov
The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between Roman Dolidze (#8) and Nassourdine Imavov (#11).

At the Weigh-Ins, Luana Carolina missed weight and had to forfeit 20% of her fight purse to Julija Stoliarenko.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Charles Johnson vs. Azat Maksum
 * Performance of the Night: Randy Brown and Molly McCann

Road to UFC 2 Finals
The Road to UFC Finals were expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Yadong vs. Gutierrez, but were postponed to this date due to that event moving from Shanghai, China to Las Vegas.

The Bantamweight Finale between Xiao Long and Chang Ho Lee was scheduled to take place at the event however on January 22 it was announced that the bout would be postponed as due to an undisclosed injury.

Results

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer
The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson (#11) and Joe Pyfer.

A middleweight bout between Robert Bryczek and Albert Duraev was scheduled for the event, however Duraev pulled out a week before the event due to visa issues and was replaced by Ihor Potieria. At the weigh-ins, Potieria missed weight and had to forfeit 20% of his fight purse to Bryczek.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Performance of the Night: Dan Ige, Rodolfo Vieira, Carlos Prates, and Bogdan Guskov

UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
This was the fourth event the promotion held in Anaheim and the first since UFC 270 in January 2022.

The event was headlined by a UFC Featherweight Championship bout between the champion Alexander Volkanovski and undefeated contender Ilia Topuria (#3).

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Amanda Lemos vs. Mackenzie Dern
 * Performance of the Night: Ilia Topuria, Anthony Hernandez, and Zhang Mingyang

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
The event will mark the promotion's sixth visit to Mexico City and first since UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens in September 2019.

The event will feature two five-round bouts:

A flyweight bout between former two-time UFC Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno (#1) and Amir Albazi (#2) was scheduled to headline the event. On January 11, Albazi was forced to withdraw due to a neck injury and was replaced by former title challenger Brandon Royval (#3). Moreno and Royval previously met at UFC 255 where Moreno won by TKO in the first round.

A featherweight rematch between former interim champion Yair Rodriguez (#2) and former title challenger Brian Ortega (#3) will also take place. The two previously met at UFC on ABC: Rodriguez vs. Ortega where Rodriguez won by TKO in the first round due to injury to Ortega.

At the Weigh-Ins, opponents Edgar Cháirez and Daniel Lecerda da Silva both missed weight and were fined a percentage of the fight purse by the promotion.

During the main card, it was announced that the bantamweight bout between Raul Rosas and Ricky Turcios was canceled as Rosas fell ill porior to the walkouts. The bout was pushed back the following week to UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Daniel Zellhuber vs. Francisco Prado
 * Performance of the Night: Brian Ortega and Manuel Torres

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev
This was expected to mark the promotion's first ever trip to Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. However on January 15 it was announced that the event would be moved to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The event is scheduled to be headlined by a heavyweight bout between Jairzinho Rozenstruik (#12) and Shamil Gaziev.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Vinicius Oliveira vs. Bernardo Sopaj
 * Performance of the Night: Stephen Erceg and Vinicius Oliveira

UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Chito 2
This marked the promotion's third trip to Maimi after UFC 42 in April 2003 and UFC 287 in April 2023.

The event was headlined by a UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between the champion Sean O'Malley and top contender Marlon "Chito" Vera (#6). The two previously met at UFC 252 in August 2020 were Vera won by TKO in the first round, handing O'Malley his first professional loss.

A five-round co-main event lightweight bout will take place at the event between former title challenger and interim champion Dustin Poirier (#3) and Benoît Saint-Denis (#12).

At the Weigh-Ins, C.J. Vergara failed to make weight and had to forfeit 20% of his fight purse to his opponent Assu Almabayev.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighter received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Dustin Poirier vs. Benoît Saint-Denis
 * Performance of the Night: Sean O'Malley, Jack Maddalena, Curtis Blaydes, Michel Pereira, and Robelis Despaigne

UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura
The event is expected to be headlined by a heavyweight bout between Tai Tuivasa (#9) and Marcin Tybura (#10). The two were expected to meet at UFC 298 however the bout was moved to his event due to undisclosed reasons.

At the weigh-ins Natan Levy, Chelsea Chandler, and Daniel Silva missed weight and all had to forfeit 20% of their fight purse to their respective opponents.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighter received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Performance of the Night: Marcin Tybura, Macy Chiasson, Jafel Filho, and Jacqueline Amorim

UFC on ESPN: Ribas vs. Namajunas
The event was headlined by a flyweight bout between Amanda Ribas (#8) and former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighter received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Jarno Errens vs. Steven Nguyen
 * Performance of the Night: Payton Talbott, Fernando Padilla, and André Lima ($25,000)

UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
This marked the promotion's tenth trip to Atlantic City and its fifth at Boardwalk Hall, the first since UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee in April 2018.

The event was expected headlined by a welterweight bout between Sean Brady (#7) and Vicente Luque (#11). On January 31, Brady was forced to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by Joaquin Buckley. Due to the change in fights, the already scheduled flyweight title eliminator bout between Erin Blanchfield (#2) and Manon Fiorot (#3) was changed to 5-rounds and was bumped to the main event.

At the Weigh-Ins, Julio Arce missed weight and had to forfeit 20% of his fight purse to his opponent Herbert Burns.

Moments before their walkouts, the flyweight bout between Viktoriia Dudakova and Melissa Gatto was canceled due to as medical issue for Dudakova.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighter received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Ibo Aslan vs. Anton Turkalj
 * Performance of the Night: Nate Landwehr and Dennis Buzukja

UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2
The event was scheduled to be headlined by a middleweight bout between former title challenger Marvin Vettori (#5) and Brendan Allen (#9). On March 14, Vettori was forced to withdraw from the bout due to injury and was replaced by Christopher Curtis (#14). Allen and Curtis previously met at UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo in December 2021 where Curtis won by TKO in the second round.

At the Weigh-Ins, 4 fighters missed weight for their respective bouts:


 * Alexander Hernandez missed weight (148 lbs) and forfeited 20% of his fight purse to his opponent Damon Jackson.


 * Cynthia Calvillo missed weight (119 lbs), however she was not medically cleared to compete and thus her bout against Peira Rodriguez was canceled.


 * Opponents Melissa Dixon and Nora Cornolle missed weight (138 lbs) and both were fined 20% of their respective fight purses to the promotion.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: José Mariscal vs. Morgan Charrière
 * Performance of the Night: Ignacio Bahamondes and Cesar Almeida

UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill
The event was headlinbed by a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between the champion (also former UFC Middleweight Champion) Alex Pereira and former champion Jamahal Hill (#1).

A BMF Championship bout between the titleholder and former interim UFC Lightweight Champion Justin Gaethje and former UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway took place at the event.

A UFC Women's Strawweight Championship bout between the champion Zhang Weili and top contender Yan Xiaonan (#3) to place at the event.

Not officially announced by the promotion, a UFC Lightweight Championship rematch between the champion Islam Makhachev and former champion Charles Oliveira (#1) was expected to take place at the event. The two previously met at UFC 280 where Makhachev won by submission in the second round to win the title. The rematch was originally set for UFC 294 but a week before the event Oliveira was forced withdrawal from the bout after suffering a cut above his eye. On January 8, UFC President Dana White confirmed that the bout was going to happen at the event, but Makhachev would be unable to compete due to injury. White announced that Oliveira would instead face Arman Tsarukyan in a title eliminator.

Jim Miller competed at the event. Miller will become the only fighter to have competed at all three milestone events for the organization, previously competing at UFC 100 and UFC 200. He is scheduled to face Bobby Green. The duo was previously booked thrice, but canceled all three times due to Green withdrawals: first at UFC 172 in April 2014, due to an elbow injury; the second booking at UFC 258 in February 2021, when he collapsed after the weigh-ins and was deemed unfit to compete; and the third time at UFC 276 in July 2022, when Green withdrew for unknown reasons.

The event featured the promotional debut for 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medalist in judo (also two-time PFL women's lightweight tournament champion) Kayla Harrison as she is expected to face former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm.

During the UFC 300 pre-fight press conference, UFC President Dana White announced that the bonuses for the event would increase to $300,000 and that UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman would award the BMF Championship to the winner of Gaethje vs. Holloway.

Result

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $300,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Max Holloway vs. Justin Gaethje
 * Performance of the Night: Max Holloway and Jiri Procházka

UFC on ESPN: Nicolau vs. Perez
The event was expected to be headlined by a flyweight rematch between Matheus Nicolau (#5) and former Rizin Bantamweight Champion Manel Kape (#6). The pairing previously met at UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad in March 2021 which Nicolau won by controversial split decision. They were previously scheduled to rematch earlier in the year at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 but Kape missed weight and the bout was subsequently cancelled. On April 3, Kape was forced to withdraw from the bout due to a broken rib and was replaced by former title challenger Alex Perez (#8).

At the Weigh-Ins, David Onama and James Llontop missed weight and both forfeited 20% of their fight purse to their respective opponents.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighter received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Performance of the Night: Alex Perez, Bogdan Guskov, Jhonata Diniz, and Uroš Medić

UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
The event is scheduled to be headlined by a UFC Flyweight Championship bout between the champion Alexandre Pantoja and top contender Stephen Erceg (#10).

After the Weigh-Ins were complete, it was announced that William Gomis was not medically cleared to compete and thus his featherweight bout against Jean Silva was canceled.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Performance of the Night: Michel Perreira, Caio Borralho, Mauricio Ruffy, and Alessandro Costa

UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento
The marked the promotion's second trip to St. Louis after UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi in January 2018.

The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between former title challenger Derrick Lewis (#12) and Rodrigo Nascimento (#15).

At the Weigh-Ins, Jared Gooden failed to weigh in due to a medical issue and thus his bout against Kevin Jousset was canceled.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Trey Waters vs. Billy Goff
 * Performance of the Night: Carlos Ulberg and Diego Ferreira

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy
The event was headlined by a featherweight bout between Edson Barboza (#12) and undefeated contender Lerone Murphy.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Lerone Murphy vs. Edson Barboza


 * Performance of the Night: Kalinn "Khaos" Williams and Angela Hill

UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
This markes the promotion's tenth trip to Newark with the lastest being UFC 288 in May 2023.

The event was headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship bout between the champion Islam Makhachev and former interim champion Dustin Poirier (#4).

A five-round middleweight co-main event between former UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland (#1) and Paulo Costa (#7) took place at the event.

Hyun Sung Park was forced to withdraw from his flyweight bout against André Lima due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Nyamjargal Tumendemberel. Tumendemberel was then forced to withdraw due to visa issues and was replaced by The Ultimate Fighter 29 contestent Mitchel Raposo. At the weigh-ins, Lima missed weight and had to forfeit 30% of his fight purse to Raposo.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier
 * Performance of the Night: Islam Makhachev and Kevin Holland

UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Imavov
This marked the promotion's second trip to Louisville with the first being UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann in March 2011.

The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between former title challenger Jared Cannonier (#4) and Nassourdine Imavov (#8).

At the Weigh-Ins, Eduarda Moura missed weight and had to forfeit 20% of her fight purse to her opponent Denise Gomes.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Performance of the Night: Dominick Reyes, Raul Rosas, Brunno Ferreira, Zachary Reese, and Carlos Prates

UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira
This was the 100th event held at the UFC Apex since UFC held events there since May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A flyweight bout between former title challenger Alex Perez (#5) and Tagir Ulanbekov (#12) was scheduled for this event. It was announced that the two would not be fighting each other and would be facing different opponents. Meanwhile, Tatsuro Taira (#13) was scheduled to face Matt Schnell (#11) at UFC 302, but Schnell pulled out due to injury and was replaced by Joshua Van. On May 13, it was announced that the bout between Taira and Van was pulled from UFC 302 and the two would move to this event with Van facing Ulanbekov and Taira facing Perez in the main event. At the weigh ins, Ulanbekov missed weight and had to forfeit 20% of his fight purse to Van. However, Ulanbekov was not medically cleared to compete and the bout was canceled.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Gabriella Fernandes vs. Carli Judice
 * Performance of the Night: Tatsuro Taira and Brady Hiestand

UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
This marked the promotion's first ever trip to Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The promotion originally scheduled the event earlier in the year on March 2, however on January 15 it was announced that event would be moved to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and became UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev.

The event was expected to be headlined by a middleweight bout between UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker (#3) and undefeated contender Khamzat Chimaev (#11). On June 13, Chimaev was forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed severe illness and was replaced by Ikram Aliskerov.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Performance of the Night: Robert Whittaker, Sharabutdin Magomedov, Volkan Oezdemir, and Felipe Lima

UFC 303: Pereira vs. Procházka 2
This event will take place during "International Fight Week".

The event was scheduled to be headlined by a welterweight bout between former UFC Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor and former three-time Bellator Lightweight World Champion Michael Chandler. The two were in discussion to take place at UFC 296 in December 2023, but the bout eventually postponed. On June 13, McGregor was forced to withdraw due to injury, the first time in his pro career he was forced to withdraw from a bout. The bout will be postponed and will be rescheduled for a different event.

On June 13, it was announced that the event would instead be headlined by a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship rematch between the champion (also former UFC Middleweight Champion) Alex Pereira and former champion Jiří Procházka (#2). The two previously met at UFC 295 in November 2023 where Pereira won by knockout in the second round.

A light heavyweight bout between former champion Jamahal Hill (#2) and Khalil Rountree (#8) was scheduled to take place at the event. On May 17, Rountree announced that he withdrew from the bout due to a failed drug test and he notified the promotion about accidently taking a tainted supplement that included something that was prohibited in the UFC's ani-doping policy. After the supplement company took fault, Rountree had his suspension reduced to 2 months. He was replaced by Carlos Ulberg (#11). On June 13, Hill was forced to withdraw due to a knee injury and was replaced by Anthony Smith (#10). Then on June 21, Ulberg was forced to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by Roman Dolidze (#12).

The new co-main event was announced to be a featherweight bout between former title challenger Brian Ortega (#3) and Diego Lopes (#14). On the day of the weigh-ins, Ortega and his team contacted the promotion and asked to change the bout to lightweight due to Ortega having issues cutting weight. The new weight was agreed on, but Ortega had to forfeit 30% of his fight purse to Lopes because of the change.

At the weigh-ins, Jean Silva missed weight and had to forfeit 20% of his fight purse to his opponent Charles Jourdain.

A few minutes prior to the Pay-Per-View portion of the card, Ortega withdrew from the bout against Lopes after he fell ill with a high fever. Dan Ige offered to step in on hours notice. After passing all the physical and medical tests and since he was licensed in the state of Nevada (since he fought at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer in February and was scheduled to fight at UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba in July), the bout was cleared to take place and was held at a Catchweight of 165 lbs (both made the weight limit). This was the first time in UFC history that this type of situation took place.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Andre Fili vs. Cub Swanson
 * Performance of the Night: Alex Pereira, Macy Chiasson, Joe Pyfer, and Payton Talbott

UFC on ESPN: Namajunas vs. Cortez
The event was originally expected to be held at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida however the event was later moved to Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. The event will mark the promotion's 7th visit to Denver and first since UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez in November 2018.

The event was expected to be headlined by a flyweight bout between Maycee Barber (#4) and former UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas (#6). On June 25, Barber was forced to withdraw due to health issues and was replaced by Tracy Cortez (#11).

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Fight of the Night: Drew Dober vs. Jean Silva
 * Performance of the Night: Charles Johnson and Montel Jackson

UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba
The event was headlined by a strawweight bout between former title challenger Amanda Lemos (#3) and Virna Jandiroba (#5).

At the weight-ins, it was announced that Jun Yong Park was not medically cleared to compete and thus his bout with Brad Tavares was canceled.

Results

Bonus Awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:


 * Performance of the Night: Virna Jandiroba, Steve Garcia, Bruno Silva, and Hyder Amil

UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
This will mark the promotion's second trip to Manchester, the first since UFC 204 in October 2016.

The event is scheduled to be headlined by a welterweight rematch between Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad. The two previously met at UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad in March 2021 where the bout ended in a no contest after Edwards inadvertently poked Muhammad in the eye in the second round. This was Edwards' second defense of the UFC Welterweight Championship after defending against former champion Kamaru Usman and former interim champion Colby Covington.

The event will also feature a heavyweight rematch between Tom Aspinall and Curtis Blaydes. The two previously met at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall in July 2022 where Blaydes won 15 seconds into the first round after Aspinall suffered a knee injury. This will be Aspinall's first defense of the Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship after winning the title by defeating Sergei Pavlovich by knockout in the first round at UFC 295 in November 2023. Aspinall became only the second interim champion in history to defend the interim title during the absence of the champion after Renan Barao.

Fight Card

UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
The event is scheduled to be headlined by a UFC Bantamweight Championship title eliminator bout between former interim title challenger Cory Sandhagen (#2) and undefeated contender Umar Nurmagomedov (#9). The two were originally scheduled for UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font in August 2023, but Nurmagomedov was forced to withdraw due to injury.

On May 19, the following bouts were announced for the event:


 * A five-round welterweight bout between Vicente Luque (14) and former Strikeforce and WEC Welterweight Champion and former UFC title challenger Nick Diaz. On July 20, it was announced that the bout was postponed due to visa issues for Diaz.


 * A bantamweight bout between former title challenger Marlon "Chito" Vera (#4) and former UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo (#6).


 * A strawweight bout between Mackenzie Dern (#7) and Lupita Godinez (#10).


 * A welterweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter 13 winner Tony Ferguson and The Ultimate Fighter: Live winner Michael Chiesa. The two were originally scheduled to meet at UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker in July 2016 but was canceled after Chiesa was forced to withdraw due to injury.

Fight Card

UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2
The event is expected to be headlined by a heavyweight rematch between Marcin Tybura (#8) and Serghei Spivac (#9). The two previously met at UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo in February 2020 where Tybura won by unanimous decision.

Fight Card

2024 DWCS 1: Malik vs. Schultz
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UFC 305: du Plessis vs. Adesanya
This will mark the promotion's third trip to Perth after UFC 221 in February 2018 and UFC 284 in February 2023.

The event was expected to be headlined by a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship rematch between the champion (also former UFC Middleweight Champion) Alex Pereira and former champion Jiří Procházka (#3). The two previously met at UFC 295 in November 2023 where Pereira won by knockout in the second round. However on June 13, the bout was moved to UFC 303 due to its original main event falling out.

On June 17, it was announced that the event would instead be headlined by a UFC Middleweight Championship bout between the champion Dricus du Plessis and former champion Israel Adesanya (#2).

Fight Card

2024 DWCS 1: Gustafsson vs. Pytlik
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UFC Fight Night
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UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady
The event is scheduled to be headlined by a welterweight bout between former title challenger Gilbert Burns (#6) and Sean Brady (#8).

Fight Card

UFC 306
This event is also referred to as "Noche UFC" and is held in observance of Mexican Independence Day and it is sponsored by Riyadh Season. According to UFC President Dana White, it will be the first and only fight card held at The Sphere and the promotion spent $16 million on the event.

Fight Card

UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint-Denis
This will mark the promotion's third trip to Paris after UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa in September 2022 and UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac in September 2023.

The event is expected to be headlined by a lightweight bout between Renato Moicano (#10) and Benoît Saint-Denis (#12).

Fight Card

UFC 307
The event is expected to take place at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah

Fight Card

UFC Fight Night
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UFC 308
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The Ultimate Fighter: Team Grasso vs. Team Shevchenko
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Grasso vs. Team Shevchenko (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 32 and TUF 32) is a 2024 installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter on ESPN+. UFC Flyweight Champion and Alexa Grasso and former champion Valentina Shevchenko will serve as head coaches for the season.

This season will feature male featherweight and middleweights. Filming began in February in Las Vegas and the show debuted on June 4 The cast was officially announced on March 4, featuring 16 fighters from 14 different countries.

Cast Coaches

Team Grasso:
 * Alexa Grasso, Head Coach
 * John Wood, Assistant Coach
 * Diego Lopes

Team Shevchenko:
 * Valentina Shevchenko, Head Coach

Fighters
 * Team Grasso
 * Featherweights: Marion Santos, Guillermo Torres, Kaan Ofli and Bekhzod Usmanov
 * Middleweights: Robert Valentin, Omran Chaaban, Paddy McCorry and Tom Theocharis


 * Team Shevchenko
 * Featherweights: Edwin Cooper, Nathaniel Fletcher, Roedie Roets, and Zygimantas Ramaska
 * Middleweights: Giannis Bachar, Mark Hulme, Ryan Loder, and Shamidkhan Magomedov

Episodes

Episode 1 (June 4, 2024)

• UFC president Dana White welcomes Grasso and Shevchenko as well as all the participants in the new season of TUF, composed of featherweights and middleweight fighters.

• Grasso and Shevchenko scout the fighters during the fighter training session to evaluate the fighters to pick their teams and seed them from 1 to 4, in order to determine the matchups to start the tournament.

• Grasso wins the coin toss and gets to pick the first fighter while Shevchenko will get to pick the first fight. After the teams are picked, Shevchenko gifts her fighters (and Dana) with a bullet (her nickname and symbol) as a good luck charm.

• Shevchenko picks the first fight at featherweight between Guillermo Torres and Roedie Roets.

• During the Shevchenko training session, the team finds out that Valentina is gonna be a strict coach when she tells the team that they will not be drinking water during training.

Fight Result

Episode 2 (June 11, 2024)

• The next fight is at middleweight between Omran Chaaban and Shamidkhan Magomedov.

• Prior to the fight, Chaaban is pulled from the fight as he was not medically cleared to compete due to a cold sore and because of this, the bout has to be postponed. The same thing happened last season when Trevor Wells got a cold sore prior to his fight with Timur Valiev.

• Coaches Grasso and Shevchenko talk in the hallway about the bout postponement and both understand the situation and wish their fighters luck.

• The next fight is at middleweight between Robert Valentin and Giannis Bachar.

• Valentin gets ready for his fight. He decides to sleep one night outside, saying that sleeping outside sometimes allows him to sleep good and helps his conditioning.

• During the Team Shevchenko training session, Valentina takes her fighters to train in the dessert, telling them that training in a beautiful environment helps them train better.

Fight Result

PFL x Bellator: Champions vs. Champions
In January 2023, it was announced that Paramount Global was putting the american mixed martial arts company Bellator MMA on sale. In late November 2023, The Professional Fighters League (PFL) purchased Bellator, creating a "Global MMA Powerhouse".

On January 16, 2024, it was announced that a mega event would take place, pitting PFL Champions against Bellator Champions in different weight classes. It was announced that the event would be the first event to take place in the PFL Superfight Series and the event would air on pay-per-view on both ESPN+ and DAZN in the United States.

The champions in the Lightweight division wouldn't compete at the event due different reasons (PFL Lightweight Champion Olivier Aubin-Mercier retired follow the 2023 PFL Season and Bellator Lightweight Champion Usman Nurmagomedov was serving a suspension due to a failed drug test.) The champions in the women's featherweight divisions (PFL Women's Featherweight Champion Larissa Pacheco and Bellator Women's Featherweight Champion Cris Cyborg) wouldn't face off at the event due to undisclosed seasons.

Vadim Nemkov vacated the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship. Because of this, (PFL Light Heavyweight Champion Impa Kasanganay moved down to middleweight to compete against Bellator Middleweight World Champion Johnny Eblen. Nemkov would move to heavyweight and face 2021 PFL Heavyweight Champion Bruno Cappelozza at the event.

Multiple weight boxing two-title holder Claressa Shields would compete in her third MMA fight at the event against Kelsey DeSantis. The bout was later changed to a catchweight of 165 lbs.

On January 22, PFL Welterweight Champion Magomed Magomedkerimov was forced to pull out of his champion vs. champion bout against Bellator Welterweight World Champion Jason Jackson. He was replaced by 2019 and 2021 PFL Welterweight Champion Ray Cooper. The bout was changed to a catchweight of 182 lbs.

The fights will be three-round five-minute bouts. The championships from each organization won't be on the line however the winners of the Champions vs. Champions bouts would be awarded a special title to commemorate their victory. The event will also allow elbow strikes, marking the first time PFL allowed elbow strikes in fights.

On February 17, it was announced that PFL Featherweight Champion Jesus Pinedo was forced to withdraw from his Champion vs. Champion bout against Bellator Featherweight World Champion Patricio "Pitbull" Freire and was replaced by Gabriel Braga. Braga's original opponent Aaron Pico would instead face Henry Corrales. The two previously met at Bellator 214 in January 2019 where Corrales won by knockout in the first round. The was changed from featherweight to lightweight.

On February 21, it was announced that the winner of the bout between Renan Ferreira and Ryan Bader would face former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou in the latter's PFL debut later in the year.

A the weigh-ins, Gabriel Braga and Vinicius Pereira missed weight. Pereira had to forfeit 20% of his fight purse to his opponent Malik Basahel. Braga however was not cleared to compete and thus his bout against Pitbull was canceled.

Results

Bellator 302: Anderson vs. Moore
On November 19, 2023, Bellator was purchased by the Professional Fighters League (PFL), making the promotion a "Global MMA Powerhouse". Bellator MMA became the "Bellator Champions Series" with 8 events across the world with each card featuring two title fights.

The event was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between former title challenger Corey Anderson and Karl Moore for the vacant Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship, which was vacated when champion Vadim Nemkov moved to heavyweight.

The co-main event was expected to feature a women's featherweight rematch between Leah McCourt and former title challenger Sinead Kavanagh. The two previously met at Bellator 275 in February 2022 where McCourt won by split decision. On February 20, McCourt was forced to withdraw from the bout due to a broken rib and torn oblique muscle and the bout was canceled.

On February 29, it was announced that a Bellator Featherweight World Championship bout between the champion Patricio "Pitbull" Freire and top contender Jeremy Kennedy would be added to the card.

Kennedy was originally scheduled to face James Gallagher on the card in a featherweight bout and because of his withdraw for the title fight, he was replaced by former bantamweight title challenger Leandro Higo. Gallagher and Higo were scheduled to meet in March 2023 at Bellator 292, but Gallagher withdrew due to injury.

On March 19, it was announced that all Bellator events would air live on HBO Max in the United States and DAZN outside of the US.

At the Weigh-Ins, Vikas Ruhil missed weight and had to forfeit 20% of his fight purse to his opponent Nathaniel Kelly.

Results

2024 PFL 1: Delija vs. Moldavsky
The event featured fights in the Heavyweight and Women's Flyweight divisions.

The event featured a heavyweight bout between 2022 PFL Heavyweight Champion Ante Delija and former Interim Bellator Heavyweight World Champion Valentin Moldavsky and a women's flyweight trilogy bout between Bellator Women's Flyweight World Champion Liz Carmouche and former champion Juliana Velasquez. The two previouly met twice before, at Bellator 278 in April 2022 and at Bellator 289 in December 2022 with Carmouche winning both bouts.

At the Weigh-Ins, Daniel James and Shanna Young missed weight and both forfeited 20% of their fight purse to their respective opponents and both were deducted 1 point in the standings due to the miss.

Results

2024 PFL 2: Kasanganay vs. Polizzi
The event featured fights in the Light Heavyweight and Lightweight divisions.

The featured fight was a light heavyweight bout between former Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion Phil Davis and 2022 PFL Light Heavyweight Champion Rob Wilkinson and a lightweight bout between Clay Collard and former Bellator Lightweight World Champion Patricky "Pitbull" Freire. On March 27, Davis pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by UFC veteran Tom Breese. The bout between 2023 PFL Light Heavyweight Champion Impa Kasanganay and Alex Polizzi was moved to the featured bout.

The card also featured 2023 PFL Welterweight Champion Sadibou Sy moving up to light heavyweight for the season, facing Joshua Silveira and 2021 PFL Light Heavyweight Champion Antonio Carlos Jr., facing Simon Biyong.

Results

2024 PFL 3: Umalatov vs. Koreshkov
The event featured fights in the Welterweight and Featherweight divisions.

The featured fights are a welterweight bout between former Bellator Welterweight World Champion Andrey Koreshkov and undefeated prospect Magomed Umalatov and a featherweight bout between 2022 PFL Featherweight Champion Brendan Loughnane and Pedro Carvalho.

The event also featured a welterweight rematch between Goiti Yamauchi and Neiman Gracie. The two previouly met at Bellator 284 where Yamauchi won by knockout in the second round.

At the weigh-Ins, Laureano Staropoli missed weight and had to forfeit 20% of his fight purse and was deducted 1 point in the standings.

Results

Bellator 303: Mix vs. Magomedov 2
The event was scheduled to be headlined by a Bellator Lightweight World Championship bout between the undefeated champion Usman Nurmagomedov and top contender Alexander Shabily. On April 22, it was announced that the bout would be postponed due to an injury for Usman.

A Bellator Bantamweight World Championship bout in a rematch between the champion Patrick Mix and top contender Magomed Magomedov is expected to take place at the event. The two previously met at Bellator 289 in December 2022 during the Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix where Mix won by submission in the second round. The bout was moved to the main event due to the cancellation of the lightweight title bout.

French PFL standout Cédric Doumbé was added to the card, making his debut under the Bellator banner and was scheduled against Bellator veteran Derek Anderson. However the following day, Anderson withdrew due to a gruesome foot injury and was replaced by Jaleel Willis.

Results

2024 PFL 4: Moldavsky vs. Vassell 3
The event featured fights in the Heavyweight and Women's Flyweight divisions.

The heavyweight featured bout will be a trilogy bout between former Interim Bellator Heavyweight World Champion Valentin Moldavsky and Linton Vassell. The two previously met twice before; at Bellator 218 in March 2019 with Moldavsky winning by unanimous decision and at Bellator 292 in March 2023 with Vassell winning by knockout in the first round. The women's flyweight featured bout will be between 2023 PFL Europe Women's Flyweight Champion Dakota Ditcheva and Chelsea Hackett.

At the weigh-ins, Davion Franklin missed weight and had to forfeit 20% of his fight purse to Oleg Popov and was deducted 1 point in the standings due to the miss.

Results

2024 PFL 5: Collard vs. Burnell
The event featured fights in the Light Heavyweight and Lightweight divisions.

The lightweight featured bout will be between Clay Collard and Mads Burnell. The light heavyweight featured bout will be 2023 PFL Light Heavyweight Champion Impa Kasanganay face 2023 PFL Europe Light Heavyweight Champion Jacub Nedoh.

At the Weigh-Ins, Solomon Renfro missed weight and had to forfeit 20% of his fight purse to his opponent Brent Primus and was deducted 1 point in the standings due to the miss.

Prior to the start of the event, it was announced that Tom Breese had withdrawn from his bout against Sadibou Si due to unknown reasons. Andrew Sanchez would compete against Breese while Sanchez's opponent Karl Albrektsson would be pulled from the card.

Results

Bellator 304: Jackson vs. Kuramagomedov
The event was headlined by a Bellator Welterweight World Championship bout between the champion Jason Jackson and undefeated contender Ramazan Kuramagomedov.

Results

2024 PFL 6: Loughnane vs. Gonzales
The event featured fights in the Welterweight and Featherweight divisions.

The featured fights are a featherweight bout between former 2022 PFL Featherweight Champion Brendan Loughnane and Justin Gonzales and a welterweight bout between former interim Bellator Welterweight World Champion Logan Storley and Laureano Staropoli. On June 24, Staropoli pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Luca Poclit. Poclit's origional opponent Zachary Juusola was pulled from the card.

At the weigh-ins, Gabriel Braga missed weight and forfeited 20% of his fight purse to Bubba Jenkins and was deducted 1 point in the standings for the miss.

Results

2024 PFL 7: Goltsov vs. Johnson
The event will feature playoff bouts in the Heavyweight and Women's Flyweight divisions.

Fight Card

2024 PFL 8: Kasanganay vs. Silveira 2
The event will feature playoff bouts in the Lightweight and Light Heavyweight divisions.

Fight Card

2024 PFL 9: Loughnane vs. Kamaka
The event will feature playoff bouts in the Featherweight and Welterweight divisions.

Fight Card

Bellator 305: Usman vs. Shabliy
The event is scheduled to be headlined by a Bellator Lightweight World Championship bout between the undefeated champion Usman Nurmagomedov and Alexandr Shabliy. The two were scheduled to meet twice before, first at Bellator 300 in October 2023 with Usman pulling out due to a suspension due to a failed drug test and then again at Bellator 303 in May 2024 with Usman pulling out due to injury.

Fight Card

Bellator 306: Eblen vs. Edwards 2
The event is scheduled to be headlined by a Bellator Middleweight World Championship rematch between the champion Johnny Eblen and former title challenger Fabian Edwards. The two previously met at Bellator 299 in September 2023 where Amosov won by knockout in the third round.

Fight Card

Gamebread FC 7: dos Santos vs. Belcher
The event will be headlined by a heavyweight bout to crown the inaugural Gamebred FC Heavyweight Champion between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos and BKFC Heavyweight Champion Alan Belcher.

Results