2025 in UFC

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2025 in UFC
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First dateJanuary 13, 2025 (2025-01-13)
Last dateTBD
Events
Total eventsTBD
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TUF Finale eventsTBD
Fights
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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.

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UFC in 2025

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 NameNicknameDivisionFromDurationTested positive for / InfoByEligible to
fight again		Ref.Notes
Flag of Armenia.svg Arman Tsarukyan AkhalkalaketsLightweightApril 13, 20249 monthsPre-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
Flag of Egypt.svg Hamdy Abdelwahab The HammerHeavyweightJuly 30, 20226 monthsExogenous testosteroneCSADJanuary 30, 2025 [2]
Flag of Brazil.svg José Henrique SouzaCanelaWelterweightMarch 8, 20232 years 19-Norandrosterone and 19-Noretiocholanolone USADA March 8, 2025 [3] Parted with UFC as of Spring 2023.
Flag of the United States.svg Braxton SmithThe Beautiful MonsterHeavyweightApril 19, 20232 yearsExogenous testosterone and/or its precursors USADA April 19, 2025 [4] Parted with UFC as of June 2023.
Flag of Russia.svg Khusein AskhabovLion'FeatherweightFebruary 8, 2024.2 years Methandienone (aka Dianabol or D-Bol) metabolitesCombat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD)February 8, 2026 [5] Askhabov was released by UFC
Flag of the United States.svg Walt Harris The Big TicketHeavyweightJuly 11, 20234 years Drostanolone and its metabolites, exogenous testosterone, and Anastrozole CSADJuly 11, 2027 [6]

The Ultimate Fighter

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

SeasonDivisionWinnerRunner-upRef
The Ultimate Fighter 33 [7] Flyweight
Welterweight

Title fights

Title fights in 2025
Weight classMethodRoundTimeEventNotes
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

Scheduled events

EventDateVenueCityCountryRef.
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, 2025ANB 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

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See also

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