ESPN UFC & MMA Schedule

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Thursday, 21 August 2025

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Tuesday, 9 September 2025

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Saturday, 4 October 2025

Tuesday, 7 October 2025

Is there UFC on ESPN Tonight?

Patrick Habirora is set to face Danny Roberts in the main event of PFL Europe 2 live on ESPN+ on US TV. ESPN+ will start showing the main card in the US from 11:00 AM EST / 8:00 AM PST. In the co-main event, Taylor Lapilus is set to face Ali Taleb in their Bantamweight contest. On the main card, Gaetano Pirrello will square off against Salvatore Liga in a Featherweight bout, Boris Mbarga Atangana will fight Bruno Santos at Light Heavyweight, Khamzat Abaev is set to face Chequina Noso Pedro in their Welterweight contest, and Movsar Ibragimov will take on Gerardo Fanny in a Bantamweight fight. Rounding off the main portion of the card, Ibragim Ibragimov is set to face the challenge of Mathys Duragrin in a Featherweight bout.

What time does the fight start on ESPN Tonight?

The broadcast of main card events of PFL Europe 2: Brussels 2025 will begin on ESPN+ at around 11:00 AM EST / 8:00 AM PST on Saturday.

What are some upcoming fights on ESPN’s mma schedule?

Derrick Lewis will take on Talisson Teixeira in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville live on ESPN+ on US TV. In the co-main event, Stephen Thompson is set to face Gabriel Bonfim in their Welterweight contest. On the main card, Calvin Kattar will square off against Steve Garcia in a Featherweight bout, Nate Landwehr will fight Morgan Charriere at Featherweight, Vitor Petrino is set to face Austen Lane in their Heavyweight contest, and Junior Tafa will take on Tuco Tokkos in a Light Heavyweight fight. On the prelim card, Chris Curtis will square off against Max Griffin in a Welterweight bout, Jake Matthews will fight Chidi Njokuani at Welterweight, and Lauren Murphy is set to face Eduarda Moura in their Women’s Flyweight contest. UFC Fight Pass will be broadcasting the prelims.

Max Holloway will square off against Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 318 on Saturday 19th July at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans live on ESPN Pay Per View. ESPN Pay Per View will start showing the main card in the US from 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. The main event is expected to start at around 12:10 AM EST / 9:10 PM PST at Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, United States, which is around 5:10 AM BST in the UK. Michael Johnson will square off against Daniel Zellhuber in a Lightweight bout, Ateba Abega Gautier will fight Robert Valentin at Middleweight, Dan Ige is set to face Patricio Pitbull in their Featherweight contest, and Paulo Costa will take on Roman Kopylov in a Middleweight fight. On the prelim card, Marvin Vettori will square off against Brendan Allen in a Middleweight bout, Adam Fugitt will fight Islam Dulatov at Welterweight, and Neil Magny is set to face Gunnar Nelson in their Welterweight contest. UFC Fight Pass will be broadcasting the prelims from 6:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM PST.

Johnny Eblen is set to face Costello van Steenis in the main event of PFL Champions Series – Cape Town on Saturday 19th July at GrandWest Arena in Cape Town live on ESPN+. In the co-main event, Dakota Ditcheva is set to face Sumiko Inaba in their Women’s Flyweight contest. On the main card, Corey Anderson will square off against Denis Goltsov in a Heavyweight bout, Makkasharip Zaynukov will fight Takeshi Izumi at Lightweight, and AJ McKee Jr is set to face Akhmed Magomedov in their Featherweight contest. On the prelim card, Jashell Ticha Awa will square off against Justin Clarke in a Heavyweight bout, Abdoullah Kane will fight Mohammad Ben Yahia at Heavyweight, and Nkosi Ndebele is set to face Mahmoud Atef in their Bantamweight contest.

Robert Whittaker will fight Reinier de Ridder in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday 26th July at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi live on ESPN+. In the co-main event, Movsar Evloev is set to face Aaron Pico in their Featherweight contest. On the main card, Nikita Krylov will square off against Bogdan Guskov in a Light Heavyweight bout, Shara Magomedov will fight Marc Andr Barriault at Middleweight, Petr Yan is set to face Marcus McGhee in their Bantamweight contest, and Bryce Mitchell will take on Said Nurmagomedov in a Bantamweight fight. On the prelim card, Asu Almabaev will square off against Ramazan Temurov in a Flyweight bout, Ibo Aslan will fight Billy Elekana at Light Heavyweight, and Amanda Ribas is set to face Tabatha Ricci in their Women’s Strawweight contest. UFC Fight Pass will be broadcasting the prelims.

Thad Jean will take on Logan Storley in the main event of PFL 2025 World Tournament on Friday 1st August at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City live on ESPN. In the co-main event, Movlid Khaybulaev is set to face Jesus Pinedo in their Featherweight contest.

Amir Albazi is set to face Tatsuro Taira in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday 2nd August at UFC Apex in Las Vegas live on ESPN+. ESPN+ will start showing the main card in the US from 6:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM PST. In the co-main event, Karol Rosa is set to face Nora Cornolle in their Women’s Bantamweight contest. On the main card, Rodolfo Vieira will square off against Tresean Gore in a Middleweight bout, and Esteban Ribovics will fight Elves Brenner at Lightweight. On the prelim card, Andre Lima will square off against Felipe Bunes in a Flyweight bout, Piera Rodriguez will fight Ketlen Souza at Women’s Strawweight, and Nick Klein is set to face Andrey Pulyaev in their Middleweight contest.

Roman Dolidze is set to face Anthony Hernandez in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday 9th August at UFC Apex in Las Vegas live on ESPN+. Eryk Anders will square off against Christian Leroy Duncan in a Middleweight bout, Iasmin Lucindo will fight Angela Hill at Women’s Strawweight, Mayra Bueno Silva is set to face Joselyne Edwards in their Women’s Bantamweight contest, and Alex Perez will take on Steve Erceg in a Flyweight fight. On the prelim card, Julius Walker will square off against Raffael Cerqueira in a Light Heavyweight bout, Gabriella Hermogenes will fight Julija Stoliarenko at Women’s Flyweight, and Miles Johns is set to face Jean Matsumoto in their Featherweight contest. UFC Fight Pass will be broadcasting the prelims.

Gadzhi Rabadanov is set to face the challenge of Alfie Davis in the main event of PFL 2025 World Tournament on Friday 15th August at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte live on ESPN. In the co-main event, Liz Carmouche is set to face Jena Bishop in their Women’s Flyweight contest. On the main card, Marciley Alves will square off against Justin Wetzell in a Bantamweight bout.

Dricus Du Plessis is set to square off against Khamzat Chimaev in the main event of UFC 319 on Saturday 16th August at United Center in Chicago live on ESPN Pay Per View. ESPN Pay Per View will start showing the main card in the US from 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. Tim Elliott will square off against Kai Asakura in a Lightweight bout, Jared Cannonier will fight Michael Page at Middleweight, and Edson Barboza is set to face Drakkar Klose in their Lightweight contest. On the prelim card, Karine Silva will square off against JJ Aldrich in a Women’s Flyweight bout, Alexander Hernandez will fight Chase Hooper at Lightweight, and Nursulton Ruziboev is set to face Bryan Battle in their Middleweight contest. UFC Fight Pass will be broadcasting the prelims from 6:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM PST.

PFL 2025 World Tournament is set to happen on Thursday 21st August at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood live on ESPN. Oleg Popov will square off against Alexander Romanov in a Heavyweight bout, Ant nio Carlos J nior will fight Sullivan Cauley at Light Heavyweight, and Fabian Edwards is set to face Dalton Rosta in their Middleweight contest.

Johnny Walker is set to square off against Mingyang Zhang in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday 23rd August at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai live on ESPN+. ESPN+ will start showing the main card in the US from 7:00 AM EST / 4:00 AM PST. In the co-main event, Brian Ortega is set to face Aljamain Sterling in their Featherweight contest. On the main card, Michel Pereira will square off against Marco Tulio Silva in a Middleweight bout, Sergei Pavlovich will fight Waldo Cortes-Acosta at Heavyweight, and Mudaerji Su is set to face Kevin Borjas in their Flyweight contest. On the prelim card, Diyar Nurgozhay will square off against Uran Satybaldiev in a Light Heavyweight bout, and Lone’er Kavanagh will fight Charles Johnson at Flyweight.

Nassourdine Imavov will face Caio Borralho in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday 6th September at Accor Arena in Paris live on ESPN+. ESPN+ will start showing the main card in the US from 3:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST. Marcin Tybura will square off against Ante Delija in a Heavyweight bout. On the prelim card, Bolaji Oki will square off against Mason Jones in a Lightweight bout, Rinat Fakhretdinov will fight Andreas Berg Gustafsson at Welterweight, and Oumar Sy is set to face Brendson Ribeiro in their Light Heavyweight contest.

Guilherme Pat is set to fight Anthony Guarascio in the main event of Contender Series 2025 on Tuesday 9th September at UFC Apex in Las Vegas live on ESPN+. Shanelle Dyer will square off against Carol Foro in a Flyweight bout, Ivan Gnizditskiy will fight Felipe Franco at Light Heavyweight, Cam Teague is set to face Lerryan Douglas in their Featherweight contest, and Chasen Blair will take on Samuel Sanches in a Lightweight fight.

Diego Lopes is set to fight Jean Silva in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday 13th September at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio live on ESPN+. ESPN+ will start showing the main card in the US from 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. Jared Gordon will square off against Rafa Garcia in a Lightweight bout.

Contender Series 2025 is set to happen on Tuesday 16th September at UFC Apex in Las Vegas live on ESPN+. In Soo Hwang will square off against Will Currie in a Middleweight bout.

Contender Series 2025 is set to happen on Tuesday 23rd September at UFC Apex in Las Vegas live on ESPN+. Rafael Tobias will square off against Jair de Oliveira in a Light Heavyweight bout, and Jeisla Chaves will fight Regina Tarin at Women’s Bantamweight.

Contender Series 2025 is set to happen on Tuesday 30th September at UFC Apex in Las Vegas live on ESPN+. Luis Felipe Dias will square off against Jonathan Figueroa in a Catchweight bout.

UFC 320 is set to happen on Saturday 4th October at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas live on ESPN Pay Per View. We don't currently have any card details for UFC 320, please check back later.

Contender Series 2025 is set to happen on Tuesday 7th October at UFC Apex in Las Vegas live on ESPN+. We don't currently have any card details for Contender Series 2025, please check back later.

Contender Series 2025 is set to happen on Tuesday 14th October at UFC Apex in Las Vegas live on ESPN+. We don't currently have any card details for Contender Series 2025, please check back later.

UFC Fight Night Vancouver is set to happen on Saturday 18th October at Rogers Arena in Vancouver live on ESPN+. We don't currently have any card details for UFC Fight Night Vancouver, please check back later.

UFC 321 is set to happen on Saturday 25th October at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi live on ESPN Pay Per View. We don't currently have any card details for UFC 321, please check back later.

What MMA is on ESPN?

Date	Event	Venue	Main Event	Program Start	Main card fights
Saturday, 5 July 2025	PFL Europe 2: Brussels 2025	ING Arena, Brussels, Belgium	Habirora vs Roberts	11:00 AM EST / 08:00 AM PST	Lapilus vs Taleb Pirrello vs Liga Atangana vs Santos Abaev vs Pedro Ibragimov vs Fanny Ibragimov vs Duragrin Garnett vs Gronvall Campanella vs Zaharovs Franco vs Safta Azizoun vs Oliveira Lopez vs Cieplowski Wisniewska vs Cunha Meskini vs Ferranti Khaled vs Batchelor Giudice vs Belghazi
Saturday, 12 July 2025	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira	Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, United States	Lewis vs Teixeira	09:00 PM EST / 06:00 PM PST	Thompson vs Bonfim Kattar vs Garcia Landwehr vs Charriere Petrino vs Lane Tafa vs Tokkos
Saturday, 19 July 2025	UFC 318	Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States	Holloway vs Poirier	10:00 PM EST / 07:00 PM PST	Johnson vs Zellhuber Gautier vs Valentin Ige vs Pitbull Costa vs Kopylov
Saturday, 19 July 2025	PFL Champions Series – Cape Town	GrandWest Arena, Cape Town, South Africa	Eblen vs Steenis	TBC	Ditcheva vs Inaba Anderson vs Goltsov Zaynukov vs Izumi McKee Jr. vs Magomedov
Saturday, 26 July 2025	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder	Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Whittaker vs Ridder	03:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST	Evloev vs Pico Krylov vs Guskov Magomedov vs Barriault Yan vs McGhee Mitchell vs Nurmagomedov
Friday, 1 August 2025	PFL 2025 World Tournament: Championships 1	Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Jean vs Storley	TBC	Khaybulaev vs Pinedo
Saturday, 2 August 2025	UFC Fight Night: Albazi vs. Taira	UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Albazi vs Taira	06:00 PM EST / 03:00 PM PST	Rosa vs Cornolle Vieira vs Gore Ribovics vs Brener
Saturday, 9 August 2025	UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Hernandez	UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Dolidze vs Hernandez	09:00 PM EST / 06:00 PM PST	Anders vs Duncan Lucindo vs Hill Silva vs Edwards Perez vs Erceg
Friday, 15 August 2025	PFL 2025 World Tournament: Championships 2	Bojangles Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States	Rabadanov vs Davis	TBC	Carmouche vs Bishop Alves vs Wetzell
Saturday, 16 August 2025	UFC 319	United Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States	Plessis vs Chimaev	10:00 PM EST / 07:00 PM PST	Elliott vs Asakura Cannonier vs Page Barboza vs Klose
Thursday, 21 August 2025	PFL 2025 World Tournament: Championships 3	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, United States	TBA	TBC	Popov vs Romanov Carlos Jr. vs Cauley Edwards vs Rosta
Saturday, 23 August 2025	UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang	Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai, China	Walker vs Zhang	07:00 AM EST / 04:00 AM PST	Ortega vs Sterling Pereira vs Tulio Pavlovich vs Cortes-Acosta Sumudaerji vs Borjas
Saturday, 6 September 2025	UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho	Accor Arena, Paris, France	Imavov vs Borralho	03:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST	Tybura vs Delija
Tuesday, 9 September 2025	Contender Series 2025	UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Pat vs Guarascio	TBC	Dyer vs Foro Gnizditskiy vs Franco Teague vs Douglas Blair vs Sanches
Saturday, 13 September 2025	UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva	Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States	Lopes vs Silva	10:00 PM EST / 07:00 PM PST
Tuesday, 16 September 2025	Contender Series 2025	UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	TBA	TBC	Hwang vs Currie
Tuesday, 23 September 2025	Contender Series 2025	UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	TBA	TBC	Tobias vs Oliveira Chaves vs Tarin
Tuesday, 30 September 2025	Contender Series 2025	UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	TBA	TBC	Dias vs Figueroa
Saturday, 4 October 2025	UFC 320	T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	TBA	TBC
Tuesday, 7 October 2025	Contender Series 2025	UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	TBA	TBC