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The UFC continues to roll on by way of the primary two months of the 12 months with one other occasion on Saturday night time on the Apex facility in Las Vegas. February kicked into excessive gear with Islam Makhachev turned away featherweight king Alexander Volkanovski’s bid to grow to be a two-division champion in Australia. Then, Erin Blanchfield made her presence identified within the ladies’s flyweight division with a shocking submission of Jessica Andrade.
Now, we transfer on to a lightweight heavyweight important occasion when Ryan Spann takes on Nikita Krylov. Spann, 31, has received three of his final 4 since 2021. Krylov, in the meantime, received his remaining two bouts of 2022.
Things proceed to warmth up in March. First, the vacant heavyweight title is on the road when Jon Jones makes his long-awaited debut within the division towards Ciryl Gane at UFC 285. The matchup comes because it was introduced that Francis Ngannou has been stripped of his title and launched from his contract. Jones will make the stroll to the Octagon for the primary time since February 2020. Two weeks later, an epic trilogy involves a head in London when welterweight champion Leon Edwards takes on Kamaru Usman at UFC 286.
The newest UFC PPV introduced is a rematch between Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya for the UFC middleweight championship in Miami on April 8. That card can even function a much-anticipated rivalry conflict between Gilbert Burns and Jorge Masvidal.
Take a glance under on the present UFC occasion schedule for 2023. Be positive to test again in on this web page when we now have extra info on upcoming UFC occasions all year long.
Upcoming UFC Schedule
UFC Fight Night
Feb. 25
Nikita Krylov vs. Ryan Spann
Light heavyweight
Las Vegas
ESPN+
UFC 285March 4Jon Jones vs. Ciryl GaneHeavyweight titleLas VegasESPN+ PPVUFC Fight Night
March 11
Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili
Bantamweight
Las Vegas
ESPN+UFC 286March 18Leon Edwards (c) vs. Kamaru Usman 3
Welterweight titleLondonESPN+ PPVUFC Fight Night
March 25
Marlon Vera vs. Cory Sandhagen
Bantamweight
San Antonio
ESPN+
UFC 287
April 8
Alex Pereira (c) vs. Israel Adesanya 2
Middleweight title
Miami
ESPN+ PPV
UFC Fight Night
April 15
Max Holloway vs. Arnold Allen
Featherweight
Kansas City
ESPN+