In 2022, several titles changed hands via upsets, and stars emerged out of nowhere to become major players. Can those same stars make an impact in 2023?
Fight fans have already seen the return of Jon Jones and the retirement of Fedor Emelianenko. With Conor McGregor coaching The Ultimate Fighter against Michael Chandler, when can we expect the "Notorious" one back in the octagon?
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!
September | October | November
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September
- September 2: UFC Fight Night - Paris, France (ESPN+)
- Ciryl Gane vs. Sergey Spivak; Heavyweights
- September 9: UFC 293 - Qudos Bank Arena - Sydney, Australia (ESPN+ PPV)
- Israel Adesaya (c) vs. Sean Strickland for the UFC middleweight title
- September 16: UFC Fight Night - T-Mobile Arena - Las Vegas (ESPN+)
- Alexa Grasso (c) vs. Valentina Shevchenko 2 for the UFC flyweight title
- September 23: Bellator 299 - 3Arena - Dublin, Ireland (Showtime)
- Johnny Eblen (c) vs. Fabian Edwards for the Bellator middleweight title
- September 23: UFC Fight Night - UFC APEX - Las Vegas (ESPN+)
- Rafael Fiziev vs. Mateusz Gamrot; Lightweights
- September 30: PFL Europe Playoffs - Zenith Paris - La Villette - Paris, France (DAZN)
- Cedric Doumbe vs. Jordan Zebo
- Abdoul Abdouraguimov vs. Quemuel Ottoni
October
- October 7: Bellator 300 - Pechanga Arena - San Diego, CA (Showtime)
- Ryan Bader (c) vs. Linton Vassell for the Bellator heavyweight title
- Cris Cyborg (c) vs. Cat Zingano for the Bellator lightweight title
- Usman Nurmagomedov (c) vs. Brent Primus for the Bellator lightweight title
- Liz Carmouche (c) vs. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane for the Bellator flyweight title
- October 7: UFC Fight Night - UFC APEX - Las Vegas (ESPN+)
- October 14: UFC Fight Night - UFC APEX - Las Vegas (ESPN+)
- October 21: UFC 294 - Etihad Arena - Abu Dhabi (ESPN+ PPV)
- Islam Makhachev (c) vs. Charles Oliveira 2 for the UFC lightweight title
November
- November 4: UFC Fight Night - Ibirapuera Gymnasium - Brazil (ESPN+)
- Curtis Blaydes vs. Jailton Almeida; Heavyweights
- November 11: UFC 295 - Madison Square Garden - New York (EPSN+ PPV)
- Jon Jones (c) vs. Stipe Miocic for the UFC heavyweight title
- November 18: UFC Fight Night - UFC APEX - Las Vegas (ESPN+)
- November 24: PFL Championship Finals (ESPN+)