Heading into 2023, fight fans are hoping for the return of Jon Jones. What they will see is Alexander Volkanovski attempting to become a double champion, while the last fight of Fedor Emelianenko’s legendary career will take place.
Which fights are you looking forward to the most? What are you hoping gets booked in 2023?
The Sporting News has you covered with a full 2023 MMA schedule that will be updated frequently!
You can click each month to skip to scheduled fights!
January | February | March | April | May
MORE: MMA scoring, explained
January
January 14: UFC Vegas 67 - UFC APEX Center - Las Vegas (ESPN+) Kelvin Gastelum vs. Nassourdine Imavov; Middleweights
January 14: ONE on Prime Video 6 - Axiata Arena - Bangkok, Thailand (Prime Video) Superbon Singha Mawynn (c) vs. Chingiz Allazov for the ONE Kickboxing featherweight title
January 21: UFC 283 - Jeunesse Arena - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (ESPN+ PPV) Glover Teixeira vs. Jamahal Hill for the vacant UFC light heavyweight title Deiveson Figueiredo (c) vs. Brandon Moreno (ic) 4 for the UFC flyweight title
February
February 4: UFC Vegas 68 - UFC APEX Center - Las Vegas (ESPN+) Derrick Lewis vs. Sergey Spivak; Heavyweights
February 4: Bellator 290 - Kia Forum - Englewood, California (CBS) Ryan Bader (c) vs. Fedor Emelianenko for the Bellator heavyweight title Vadim Nemkov (c) vs. Yoel Romero for the Bellator light heavyweight title
February 10: ONE on Prime Video 7 - Jakarta Convention Center - Jakarta, Indonesia (Prime Video) John Lineker vs. Fabricio Andrade for the ONE bantamweight title
February 12: UFC 284 - RAC Arena - Perth, Australia (ESPN+ PPV) Islam Makhachev (c) vs. Alexander Volkanovski for the UFC lightweight title Yair Rodríguez vs. Josh Emmett for the interim UFC featherweight title
February 18: UFC Vegas 69 - UFC APEX Center - Las Vegas (ESPN+) Marlon Vera vs. Cory Sandhagen; Middleweights
February 25: UFC Vegas 70 (ESPN+) Nikita Krylov vs. Ryan Spann; Light Heavyweights
February 25: Bellator 291 - 3Arena - Dublin, Ireland (Showtime) Yaroslav Amosov (c) vs. Logan Storley (ic) for the Bellator welterweight title
March
March 4: UFC 285 - T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas (ESPN+ PPV) Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane for the UFC heavyweight title Valentina Schevchenko (c) vs. Alexa Grasso for the UFC flyweight title
March 10: Bellator 292 - SAP Center - San Jose, California (Showtime) Usman Nurmagomedov (c) vs. Benson Henderson for the Bellator lightweight title (Lightweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal) Tofiq Musayev vs. Alexander Shabliy - Lightweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal
March 11: UFC Fight Night - The Theater at Virgin Hotels - Las Vegas (ESPN+) Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili; Bantamweights
March 18: UFC 286 - O2 Arena - London (ESPN+ PPV) Leon Edwards (c) vs. Kamaru Usman 3 for the UFC welterweight title
March 25: UFC on ESPN - AT&T Center - San Antonio, Texas (ESPN)
April
April 8: UFC 287 - Barclays Center - Brooklyn, NY (ESPN+ PPV) Alex Pereira (c) vs. Israel Adesanya 2 for the UFC middleweight title Gilbert Burns vs. Jorge Masvidal
April 15: UFC Fight Night (ESPN+) Max Holloway vs. Arnold Allen; Featherweights
May
May 5: ONE on Prime Video 10 - 1STBANK Center - Broomfield, CO (Prime Video) Demetrious Johnson (c) vs. Adriano Moraes 3 for the ONE flyweight title
May 12: Bellator Paris - Accor Arena - Paris (Showtime) Gegard Mousasi vs. Fabian Edwards; Middleweights Sidney Outlaw vs. Mansour Barnaoui - Lightweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal
