2025 UFC event schedule: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Alex Pereira 2, Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane on tap
Written by CBS SPORTS ALL RIGHTS RESERVED on September 30, 2025
Alex Pereira wants his UFC light heavyweight championship back. To do so, Pereira must beat Magomed Ankalaev, the man who took the title from him. The 205-pound rivals run it back at UFC 320 on Saturday.
Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 headlines T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the same venue they fought in seven months ago. Ankalaev nullified Pereira’s world-class striking last time, ending a four-fight title run that saw “Poatan” knock out every opponent. Saturday’s double-headliner also features bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili vs. Cory Sandhagen, plus main card violence between Jiri Prochazka and Khalil Rountree Jr.
UFC returns to pay-per-view on Oct. 25 with a heavyweight title fight. Tom Aspinall makes his first undisputed title defense after Jon Jones vacated the title and retired. He’ll fight arguably the division’s second-best active fighter, former interim champion Ciryl Gane. Supporting the card is a vacant women’s strawweight title fight between Virna Jandiroba and Mackenzi Dern, which was booked after Zhang Weili vacated the title to fight women’s flyweight champ Valentina Shevchenko, and the return of Umar Nurmagomedov.
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Take a look below at the current UFC event schedule for 2025. Be sure to check back on this page for more information on upcoming UFC events throughout the year.
Upcoming UFC Schedule
| Event | Date | Main event | Weight class | Location | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UFC 320 | Oct. 4 | Magomed Ankalaev vs. Alex Pereira 2 | Light heavyweight title | Las Vegas | ESPN+ PPV |
| UFC Fight Night | Oct. 11 | Charles Oliveira vs. Rafael Fiziev | Lightweights | Rio de Janeiro | ESPN+ |
| UFC Fight Night | Oct. 18 | Reinier de Ridder vs. Brendan Allen | Middleweight | Vancouver | ESPN+ |
| UFC 321 | Oct. 25 | Tom Aspinall (c) vs. Ciryl Gane | Heavyweight title | Abu Dhabi | ESPN+ PPV |
| UFC Fight Night | Nov. 1 | Steve Garcia vs. David Onama | Featherweights | Las Vegas | ESPN+ |
| UFC Fight Night | Nov. 8 | Ismael Bonfim vs. Randy Brown | Welterweights | Las Vegas | ESPN+ |
| UFC 322 | Nov. 15 | Jack Della Maddalena (c) vs. Islam Makhachev | Welterweight title | New York City | ESPN+ PPV |
| UFC Fight Night | Nov. 22 | TBA | TBA | Doha, Qatar | ESPN+ |
| UFC Fight Night | Dec. 13 | Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape | Flyweights | Las Vegas | ESPN+ |
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