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The year '''2018''' will be the 25th year in the history of the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] (UFC), a [[mixed martial arts]] promotion based in the United States, founded in November 1993.
The year '''2018''' will be the 25th year in the history of the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] (UFC), a [[mixed martial arts]] promotion based in the United States and founded in November 1993.


==Title fights==
==Title fights==

Revision as of 11:27, 8 March 2018

2018 in UFC
A poster or logo for 2018 in UFC.
Information
First dateJanuary 14
Last dateTBD
Events
Total eventsTBD
UFCTBD
UFC on FoxTBD
TUF Finale eventsTBD
Fights
Total fightsTBD
Title fightsTBD
Chronology
2017 in UFC 2018 in UFC 2019 in UFC

The year 2018 will be the 25th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States and founded in November 1993.

Title fights

Title fights in 2018
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Light Heavyweight Daniel Cormier (c) def. Volkan Oezdemir TKO (punches) 2 2:00 UFC 220 [a]
Heavyweight Stipe Miocic (c) def. Francis Ngannou Decision (unanimous) (50-44, 50-44, 50-44) 5 5:00 UFC 220 [b]
Middleweight Yoel Romero def. Luke Rockhold KO (punches) 3 1:48 UFC 221 [c]
Women's Featherweight Cris Cyborg (c) def Yana Kunitskaya TKO (punches) 1 3:25 UFC 222 [d]
Women's Straweight Rose Namajunas (c) vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk UFC 223 [e]
Lightweight Tony Ferguson (c) vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov UFC 223 [f]
Heavyweight Stipe Miocic (c) vs. Daniel Cormier UFC 226 [g]
  1. ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
  3. ^ For the vacant interim UFC Middleweight Championship (as Romero missed weight, only Rockhold was eligible).
  4. ^ For the UFC Women’s Featherweight Championship.
  5. ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
  6. ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
  7. ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.

The Ultimate Fighter

The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2018:

Season Finale Division Winner Runner-up
TUF 27: Battle of the Undefeated July 6, 2018

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2018:



Events List

Main article: List of UFC events

Scheduled events

Event Date Venue Location
UFC 225 June 9, 2018 United Center Chicago, Illinois, U.S.[1]
UFC Fight Night 131 June 1, 2018 Adirondack Bank Center Utica, New York, U.S.[2]
UFC Fight Night 130 May 27, 2018 3Arena Dublin, Ireland[3]
UFC Fight Night 129 May 19, 2018 Movistar Arena Santiago, Chile[4][5]
UFC 224 May 12, 2018 Jeunesse Arena Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[4]
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee April 21, 2018 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.[6]
UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje April 14, 2018 Gila River Arena Glendale, Arizona
UFC 223: Ferguson vs. Khabib April 7, 2018 Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York, U.S.[7]
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov March 17, 2018 The O2 Arena London, England, U.K.[8]

Past events

# Event Date Venue Location Attendance
432 UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya March 3, 2018 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.[9] 12,041[10]
431 UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens February 24, 2018 Amway Center Orlando, Florida, U.S. 10,124[11]
430 UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros February 18, 2018 Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas, U.S. 10,502[12]
429 UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold February 11, 2018 Perth Arena Perth, Australia 12,437[13]
428 UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders February 3, 2018 Arena Guilherme Paraense Belém, Brazil 10,144[14]
427 UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2 January 27, 2018 Spectrum Center Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. 10,249[15]
426 UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou January 20, 2018 TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. 16,015[16]
425 UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi January 14, 2018 Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. 10,052[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2018-02-03). "UFC heads to Rio and Chicago for big spring shows". ufc.com. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  2. ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2018-02-03). "AC and Utica get Fight Night events". ufc.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  3. ^ Peter Carroll (2018-02-23). "UFC planning return to Dublin". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  4. ^ a b Marcelo Barone, Marcelo Russio and Raphael Marinho (2018-01-31). "Ultimate sets May 12 as date for UFC 224 in Rio de Janeiro". sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  5. ^ Felipe Kaponi (2017-12-19). "Fight! UFC has reserved the Movistar Arena to present on May 19 in Chile". redgol.cl. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  6. ^ Jordan Breen (2018-02-01). "UFC announces April 21 return to Atlantic City, its first card at Boardwalk Hall in 13 years". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  7. ^ Staff (2018-01-18). "Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov official as UFC 223 headliner; title stakes unclear". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  8. ^ Bruce Archer (2017-11-02). "UFC London: English capital to host 10th event in 2018 - ticket details out now". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  9. ^ Staff (2017-11-04). "UFC announces Q1 event schedule". ufc.com. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  10. ^ "UFC 222 draws announced 12,041 attendance for $1,367,672 live gate in Las Vegas". MMAjunkie. 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  11. ^ "UFC on FOX 28 draws reported 10,124 attendance for $1.064 million live gate in Orlando". MMAjunkie. 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  12. ^ "UFC Fight Night 126 draws announced 10,502 fans for $794,350 live gate in Austin". MMAjunkie. 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  13. ^ "UFC 221 attendance: Perth debut reportedly draws highest sporting gross in venue history". MMAjunkie. 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  14. ^ "UFC Fight Night 125 draws announced 10,144 attendance in Belem, Brazil". MMAjunkie. 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  15. ^ "UFC on FOX 27 draws announced 10,249 attendance for $944,000 gate in Charlotte". MMAjunkie. 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  16. ^ "UFC 220 draws announced 16,015 attendance for $2.45 million gate in Boston". MMAjunkie. 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  17. ^ "UFC Fight Night 124 draws announced attendance of 10,052 for $812,995 live gate in St. Louis". MMAjunkie. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
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