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An unexpected middleweight tilt headlines UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday. Abus Magomedov is not ranked in the UFC’s top 15, but he draws Sean Strickland (No. 7) in his second Octagon appearance.
Strickland continues to find himself fighting backward. The controversial fighter is coming off a win against Nassourdine Imavov (No. 13) yet finds himself competing against a foe completely absent from the UFC’s official rankings. Magomedov has a wealth of experience despite his recent introduction to UFC fans. Magomedov made a tremendous splash in his 30th professional fight, stamping his UFC debut with a 19-second front-kick knockout of Dustin Stoltzfus.
UFC returns to pay-per-view on July 8 for the annual International Fight Week. Headlining UFC 290 is a featherweight title unifier between champion Alexander Volkanovski and interim titleholder Rodriguez. The co-main event sees UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno attempt to avenge prior losses to challenger Alexandre Pantoja. Other fighters on the main card include Robert Whittaker and Bo Nickal.
Take a look below at the current UFC event schedule for 2023. Be sure to check back in on this page when we have more information on upcoming UFC events throughout the year.
Upcoming UFC Schedule
| Event | Date | Main event | Weight class | Location | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UFC Fight Night | July 1 | Sean Strickland vs. Abus Magomedov | Middleweight | Las Vegas | ESPN+ |
| UFC 290 | July 8 | Alexander Volkanovski (c) vs. Yair Rodriguez (ic) | Featherweight title | Las Vegas | ESPN+ PPV |
| UFC Fight Night | July 15 | Holly Holm vs. Mayra Bueno Silva | Women’s bantamweight | Las Vegas | ESPN+ |
| UFC Fight Night | July 22 | Tom Aspinall vs. Marcin Tybura | Heavyweight | London | ESPN+ |
| UFC 291 | July 29 | Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje 2 | Lightweight | Salt Lake City | ESPN+ PPV |
| UFC Fight Night | Aug. 5 | Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov | Bantamweight | Nashville | ESPN+ |
| UFC Fight Night | Aug. 12 | Vicente Luque vs. Rafael dos Anjos | Welterweight | Las Vegas | ESPN+ |
| UFC 292 | Aug. 19 | Aljamain Sterling (c) vs. Sean O’Malley | Bantamweight | Boston | ESPN+ PPV |
| UFC Fight Night | Aug. 26 | Max Holloway vs. Chan Sung Jung | Featherweight | Singapore | ESPN+ |
| UFC Fight Night | Sept. 2 | Ciryl Gane vs. Serghei Spivac | Heavyweight | Paris, France | ESPN+ |
| UFC 293 | Sept. 9 | TBD | TBD | Sydney, Australia | ESPN+ PPV |
| UFC 294 | Oct. 21 | TBD | TBD | Abu Dhabi | ESPN+ PPV |