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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 |
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. |
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==Title fights== |
==Title fights== |
Revision as of 11:27, 8 March 2018
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First date | January 14 | |||
Last date | TBD | |||
Events | ||||
Total events | TBD | |||
UFC | TBD | |||
UFC on Fox | TBD | |||
TUF Finale events | TBD | |||
Fights | ||||
Total fights | TBD | |||
Title fights | TBD | |||
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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 and founded in November 1993.
Title fights
Title fights in 2018 | ||||||||
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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] |
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the vacant interim UFC Middleweight Championship (as Romero missed weight, only Rockhold was eligible).
- ^ For the UFC Women’s Featherweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
- ^ 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 |
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TUF 27: Battle of the Undefeated | July 6, 2018 |
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2018:
- Alexander Hernandez - UFC 222
- Austin Arnett - UFC on Fox 27
- Brandon Davis - UFC 220
- Cory Sandhagen - UFC on Fox 27
- Curtis Millender - UFC Fight Night 126
- Dan Ige - UFC 220
- Israel Adesanya - UFC 221
- Geoff Neal - UFC Fight Night 126
- Julio Arce - UFC 220
- Mackenzie Dern - UFC 222
- Maia Stevenson - UFC Fight Night 125
- Manny Bermudez UFC on Fox 28
- Matt Bessette - UFC 220
- Matt Frevola - UFC Fight Night 124
- Polyana Viana - UFC Fight Night 125
- Priscila Cachoeira - UFC Fight Night 125
- Steveen Peterson - UFC Fight Night 126
- Tim Williams - UFC Fight Night 126
- Yana Kunitskaya - UFC 222
Events List
Scheduled events
Event | Date | Venue | Location |
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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 |
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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
- ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2018-02-03). "UFC heads to Rio and Chicago for big spring shows". ufc.com. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2018-02-03). "AC and Utica get Fight Night events". ufc.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ Peter Carroll (2018-02-23). "UFC planning return to Dublin". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Staff (2018-01-18). "Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov official as UFC 223 headliner; title stakes unclear". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Staff (2017-11-04). "UFC announces Q1 event schedule". ufc.com. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
- ^ "UFC 222 draws announced 12,041 attendance for $1,367,672 live gate in Las Vegas". MMAjunkie. 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 126 draws announced 10,502 fans for $794,350 live gate in Austin". MMAjunkie. 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- ^ "UFC 221 attendance: Perth debut reportedly draws highest sporting gross in venue history". MMAjunkie. 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 125 draws announced 10,144 attendance in Belem, Brazil". MMAjunkie. 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ "UFC on FOX 27 draws announced 10,249 attendance for $944,000 gate in Charlotte". MMAjunkie. 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ^ "UFC 220 draws announced 16,015 attendance for $2.45 million gate in Boston". MMAjunkie. 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
- ^ "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.