2026 UFC schedule: What's coming up in January
The UFC is gearing up for 43 events to be held in 2026. Here's what's on tap for January.
After a six-week hiatus, the 2026 UFC schedule of 43 planned events kicks off in January with two cards that feature two championship fights and a host of others with major implications across its 11 divisions.
Below is a look at what's on tap for January.
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
- Date: Saturday, January 24
- Location: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
- Start time: 5 p.m. ET
- Live stream:Paramount+, included with subscription
UFC 324 fight card, start time, how to watch
MAIN CARD (Paramount+, 9 p.m. ET)
- Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett – for interim lightweight title
- Sean O'Malley vs. Song Yadong
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Derrick Lewis
- Natalia Silva vs. Natalia Silva
- Arnold Allen vs. Jean Silva
PRELIMS (Paramount+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
- Ateba Gautier vs. Andrey Pulyaev
- Modestas Bukauskas vs. Nikita Krylov
EARLY PRELIMS (Paramount+, 5 p.m. ET)
- Charles Johnson vs. Alex Perez
- Alexander Hernandez vs. Michael Johnson
- Denzel Freeman vs. Josh Hokit
- Cameron Smotherman vs. Ricky Turcios
- Adam Fugitt vs. Ty Miller
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
- Date: Saturday, January 31 (February 1 locally)
- Location: Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia
- Start time: 5 p.m. ET
- Live stream:Paramount+, included with subscription
UFC 325 fight card, start time, how to watch
MAIN CARD (Paramount+, 9 p.m. ET)
- Champ Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes – for featherweight title
- Dan Hooker vs. Benoit Saint Denis
- Rafael Fiziev vs. Mauricio Ruffy
- Tallison Teixeira vs. Tai Tuivasa
- Quillan Salkilld vs. Rong Zhu
PRELIMS (Paramount+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Billy Elekana vs. Junior Tafa
- Cody Brundage vs. Cam Rowston
- Torrez Finney vs. Jacob Malkoun
- Oban Elliott vs. Jonathan Micallef
EARLY PRELIMS (Paramount+, 5 p.m. ET)
- Kaan Ofli vs. Yi Zha
- DomMar Fan vs. Sung Wook Kim
- Keiichiro Nakamura vs. Sebastian Szalay
- Lawrence Lui vs. Sulang Rangbo
- Namsrai Batbayar vs. Aaron Tau
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC schedule 2026: What's on tap for January
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