Overview
- UFC 324 in Las Vegas on January 24 launches the Paramount+ era with Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett for interim lightweight gold, with Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes also scheduled.
- UFC 325 is slated for February 1 in Sydney, headlined by Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes 2 for the featherweight title.
- UFC 326 lands March 7 in Las Vegas with Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira for the BMF belt.
- On January 1, the UFC’s Instagram featured fighters’ 2026 dream matchups, including Islam Makhachev highlighting Holloway vs. Oliveira and multiple stars calling for Jon Jones vs. Alex Pereira.
- The Sporting News’ published schedule maps a busy 2026, listing PFL Champions Series title bouts on February 7 in Dubai (Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Alfie Davis) and March 20 in Madrid (Costello van Steenis vs. Fabian Edwards), plus a June 14 UFC event at the White House noted as developing.