2025 in UFC
2025 in UFC | ||||
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Information | ||||
First date | January 13, 2025 | |||
Last date | TBD | |||
Events | ||||
Total events | TBD | |||
UFC | TBD | |||
TUF Finale events | TBD | |||
Fights | ||||
Total fights | TBD | |||
Title fights | TBD | |||
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
[edit]Releases and retirements
[edit]These fighters have either been released from their UFC contracts, announced their retirement, or joined other promotions:
Debut UFC fighters
[edit]The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2025:
Suspended fighters
[edit]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 |
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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] | ||
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. | |
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. | |
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 | |
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
[edit]The following The Ultimate Fighter season is scheduled for broadcast in 2025:
Season | Division | Winner | Runner-up | Ref |
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The Ultimate Fighter 33[7] | Flyweight | |||
Welterweight |
Title fights
[edit]Title fights in 2025 | ||||||||
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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] |
- ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
Events list
[edit]Scheduled events
[edit]Event | Date | Venue | City | Country | Ref. |
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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 251 | 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 250 | Feb 1, 2025 | The Venue | 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
[edit]# | Event | Date | Venue | City | Country | Atten. | Ref. | Fight of the Night | Performance of the Night | Bonus | Ref. | |||
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See also
[edit]- List of UFC champions
- List of UFC events
- List of current UFC fighters
- 2025 in Bellator MMA
- 2025 in ONE Championship
- 2025 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
- 2025 in Legacy Fighting Alliance
References
[edit]- ^ "Arman Tsarukyan fined $25K, suspended nine months by NAC for UFC 300 fan altercation". MMA Junkie. 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "New UFC signee Jose Henrique suspended by USADA before promotional debut". MMA Junkie. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Braxton Smith Accepts Sanction for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy". USADA. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ Staff (2024-03-26). "Khusein Askhabov Saddled with Two Year Ban Following Doping Violation". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Midnight Mania! The Big Ticket's Big Suspension". MMAmania.com. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Mathew Riddle (2024-12-07). "UFC Announces 2 Huge Title Fights for UFC 312". si.com. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ Kyle Dimond (2024-11-21). "UFC's 2025 Plans For Mexico Reported, Including Noche UFC In Guadalajara". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ Farah Hannoun (2024-11-12). "UFC returns to London for Fight Night event on March 22". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ a b Nolan King (2024-11-16). "UFC announces 2025 schedule including slew of new events". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Tristen Critchfield (2024-12-08). "UFC's Return to Seattle Official for Feb. 22". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2024-11-05). "Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Julia Avila in the works for Feb. 15 UFC card". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ NSW Government (2024-10-16). "Return of UFC Octagon puts Sydney cage on the world stage". nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ Staff (2024-09-12). "A Professional Slap-Fighting Contest Heads to Riyadh Season". saudimoments.com. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ Drew Beaupre (2024-11-05). "Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan 2 Reportedly Booked for 2025". si.com. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ 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.