2025 in UFC

2025 in UFC
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Information
First dateJanuary 13, 2025 (2025-01-13)
Last dateTBD
Events
Total eventsTBD
UFCTBD
TUF Finale eventsTBD
Fights
Total fightsTBD
Title fightsTBD
Chronology
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The year 2025 is the 33rd year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

UFC in 2025

Main article: Ultimate Fighting Championship

Releases and retirements

These fighters have either been released from their UFC contracts, announced their retirement, or joined other promotions:

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2025:

Suspended fighters

The list below is based on fighters suspended either by (1) United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) or World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for violation of taking prohibited substances or non-analytical incidents, (2) by local commissions on misconduct during the fights or at event venues, or (3) by the UFC for reasons also stated below.

ISO Name Nickname Division From Duration Tested positive for / Info By Eligible to
fight again 		Ref. Notes
Armenia Arman Tsarukyan Akhalkalakets Lightweight April 13, 2024 9 months Pre-fight altercation with spectator during UFC 300 NSAC January 12, 2025 [1] $25,000 fine; additionally, if he issues an anti-bullying public service announcement approved by NSAC, sentence can be reduced to six months with fight eligibility on October 12, 2024
Hamdy Abdelwahab The Hammer Heavyweight July 30, 2022 6 months Exogenous testosterone CSAD January 30, 2025 [2]
Brazil José Henrique Souza Canela Welterweight March 8, 2023 2 years 19-Norandrosterone and 19-Noretiocholanolone USADA March 8, 2025 [3] Parted with UFC as of Spring 2023.
United States Braxton Smith The Beautiful Monster Heavyweight April 19, 2023 2 years Exogenous testosterone and/or its precursors USADA April 19, 2025 [4] Parted with UFC as of June 2023.
Russia Khusein Askhabov Lion' Featherweight February 8, 2024. 2 years Methandienone (aka Dianabol or D-Bol) metabolites Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD) February 8, 2026 [5] Askhabov was released by UFC
United States Walt Harris The Big Ticket Heavyweight July 11, 2023 4 years Drostanolone and its metabolites, exogenous testosterone, and Anastrozole CSAD July 11, 2027 [6]

The Ultimate Fighter

The following The Ultimate Fighter season is scheduled for broadcast in 2025:

Season Division Winner Runner-up Ref
The Ultimate Fighter 33[7] Flyweight
Welterweight

Title fights

Title fights in 2025
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Lightweight Islam Makhachev (c) vs.[8] Arman Tsarukyan UFC 311 [a]
Bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili (c) vs.[9] Umar Nurmagomedov UFC 311 [b]
Middleweight Dricus du Plessis (c) vs.[10] Sean Strickland UFC 312 [c]
Women's Strawweight Zhang Weili (c) vs.[10] Tatiana Suarez UFC 312 [d]
  1. ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
  3. ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  4. ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.

Events list

Main article: List of UFC events

Scheduled events

Event Date Venue City Country Ref.
UFC on ESPN 64 Mar 29, 2025 Arena CDMX Mexico City Mexico [11]
UFC Fight Night 255 Mar 22, 2025 The O2 Arena London England [12]
UFC Fight Night 254 Mar 15, 2025 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States [13]
UFC 313 Mar 8, 2025 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada United States [13]
UFC Fight Night 253 Mar 1, 2025 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States [14]
UFC Fight Night 252 Feb 22, 2025 Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, Washington United States [15]
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues Feb 15, 2025 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States [16]
UFC 312: du Plessis vs Strickland 2 Feb 9, 2025 Qudos Bank Arena Sydney Australia [17]
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov Feb 1, 2025 ANB Arena Riyadh Saudi Arabia [18]
UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2 Jan 18, 2025 Intuit Dome Inglewood, California United States [19]
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 Jan 11, 2025 UFC Apex Las Vegas, Nevada United States [20]

Past events

# Event Date Venue City Country Atten. Ref. Fight of the Night Performance of the Night Bonus Ref.

See also

References

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  2. ^ Matthew Wells and Nolan King (2024-07-31). "UFC suspends Hamdy Abdelwahab six months for second drug test failure, points to supplement". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  3. ^ "New UFC signee Jose Henrique suspended by USADA before promotional debut". MMA Junkie. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Braxton Smith Accepts Sanction for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy". USADA. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  5. ^ Staff (2024-03-26). "Khusein Askhabov Saddled with Two Year Ban Following Doping Violation". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  6. ^ "Midnight Mania! The Big Ticket's Big Suspension". MMAmania.com. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  7. ^ Holland, Jesse (2024-11-01). "How to become a UFC fighter: TUF 33 open casting call, weight classes and application details". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  8. ^ Evanoff, Josh (2024-11-04). "REPORT | Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan 2 official for UFC 311 in Los Angeles | BJPenn.com". | BJPenn.com. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  9. ^ Matthew Wells (2024-12-04). "UFC 311 news: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov announced as co-main title fight". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  10. ^ a b Mathew Riddle (2024-12-07). "UFC Announces 2 Huge Title Fights for UFC 312". si.com. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  11. ^ Kyle Dimond (2024-11-21). "UFC's 2025 Plans For Mexico Reported, Including Noche UFC In Guadalajara". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  12. ^ Farah Hannoun (2024-11-12). "UFC returns to London for Fight Night event on March 22". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  13. ^ a b Nolan King (2024-11-16). "UFC announces 2025 schedule including slew of new events". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  14. ^ Diego Ribas (2024-11-06). "UFC encaminha Luana Dread vs Montana de La Rosa para março, em Las Vegas" (in Spanish). agfight.com. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  15. ^ Tristen Critchfield (2024-12-08). "UFC's Return to Seattle Official for Feb. 22". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  16. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2024-11-05). "Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Julia Avila in the works for Feb. 15 UFC card". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  17. ^ NSW Government (2024-10-16). "Return of UFC Octagon puts Sydney cage on the world stage". nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  18. ^ Staff (2024-09-12). "A Professional Slap-Fighting Contest Heads to Riyadh Season". saudimoments.com. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  19. ^ Drew Beaupre (2024-11-05). "Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan 2 Reportedly Booked for 2025". si.com. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  20. ^ Nolan King (2024-10-07). "Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (Sept. 30-Oct. 6)". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-10-07.