A look ahead at some of the already scheduled UFC events of 2024
The list of UFC events for calendar year 2024 continues to grow day by day as CEO Dana White is dropping fight announcements almost daily.
Whether you are looking for action this weekend with the promotion’s first pay-per-view of the new calendar year at UFC 297 or marking your calendar for Conor McGregor’s highly anticipated return, there is plenty to be excited about.
The UFC’s popularity in the U.S. continues to soar, and with online sports betting growing traction in recent years, the number of people tuning in has never been greater.
Bookies such as Fanatics sportsbook in Virginia have lines on most every bout the promotion puts together, making it easier than ever to get in on the action.
“According to the American Gaming Association, 39.2 million people placed a traditional sports bet in the last 12 months. A Harris Poll from November 2022 revealed that 71% of sports gamblers bet on sports at least once a week, with 20% of people betting on sports at least once a day.”
So now that you know about the popularity of the sport and sports betting, let’s take a closer look at some of the upcoming pay-per-view events where you can shoot your shot.
UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland will defend his title for the first time when he meets Dricus Du Plessis in the UFC 297 main event this Saturday in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
In the evening’s co-main event slot, Mayra Bueno Silva will meet Raquel Pennington for the promotion’s vacant bantamweight title. Two title fights in one night. You can’t ask for much more than that.
UFC 297
Sean Strickland vs. Dricus Du Plessis – 185 lbs – UFC middleweight title
Raquel Pennington vs. Mayra Bueno Silva – 135 lbs – UFC vacant women’s bantamweight title
Neil Magny vs. Mike Malott – 170 lbs
Chris Curtis vs. M. Barriault – 185 lbs
Arnold Allen vs. Movsar Evloev – 145 lbs
Brad Katona vs. Garrett Armfield – 135 lbs
Charles Jourdain vs. Sean Woodson – 145 lbs
Serhiy Sidey vs. Ramon Taveras – 135 lbs
Gillian Robertson vs. Polyana Viana – 115 lbs
Yohan Lainesse vs. Sam Patterson – 170 lbs
J. Jasudavicius vs. P. Cachoeira – 125 lbs
Malcolm Gordon vs. Jimmy Flick – 125 lbs
Less than a month later at UFC 298, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski puts his strap on the line in a bout to determine the top 145-pounder on the planet when he meets Ilia Topuria in Anaheim, California.
UFC 298
Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria – 145 lbs – UFC featherweight title
Robert Whittaker vs. Paulo Costa – 185 lbs
Anthony Hernandez vs. Ikram Aliskerov – 185 lbs
Merab Dvalishvili vs. Henry Cejudo – 135 lbs
Geoff Neal vs. Ian Machado Garry – 170 lbs
M. Rogério de Lima vs. Justin Tafa – 265 lbs
Mingyang Zhang vs. Brendson Ribeiro – 205 lbs
Andrea Lee vs. Miranda Maverick – 125 lbs
Val Woodburn vs. Oban Elliott – 170 lbs
AJ Dobson vs. Tresean Gore – 185 lbs
Josh Quinlan vs. Danny Barlow – 170 lbs
Amanda Lemos vs. Mackenzie Dern – 115 lbs
On March 9, the UFC heads to Miami, Florida with UFC 299 as bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley defends against the only man to defeat him, Marlon Vera.
UFC 299
Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera – 135 lbs – UFC bantamweight title
Dustin Poirier vs. B. Saint-Denis – 155 lbs
Gilbert Burns vs. J. Maddalena – 170 lbs
Curtis Blaydes vs. Jailton Almeida – 265 lbs
Kevin Holland vs. Michael Page – 170 lbs
Pedro Munhoz vs. Kyler Phillips – 135 lbs
CJ Vergara vs. Asu Almabaev – 125 lbs
Katlyn Chookagian vs. Maycee Barber – 125 lbs
Mateusz Gamrot vs. Rafael dos Anjos – 155 lbs
Petr Yan vs. Yadong Song – 135 lbs
Michel Pereira vs. M. Oleksiejczuk – 185 lbs
Robelis Despaigne vs. Josh Parisian – 265 lbs
On April 13, the promotion that started in November 1993 will celebrate with its historic 300th major event. UFC 300 is currently headlined by a welterweight title bout between champion Leon Edwards and challenger Belal Muhammad.
Also, Justin Gaethje puts his BMF title on the line against former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway.
UFC women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang defends against Xiaonan Yan in a battle of China vs. China.
UFC 300
Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad – 170 lbs – UFC welterweight title
Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway – 155 lbs – BMF title
Jiří Procházka vs. Aleksandar Rakić – 205 lbs
Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan – 155 lbs
Weili Zhang vs. Xiaonan Yan – 115 lbs – UFC strawweight title
Calvin Kattar vs. Aljamain Sterling – 145 lbs
Bo Nickal vs. Cody Brundage – 185 lbs
D. Figueiredo vs. Cody Garbrandt – 135 lbs
Bobby Green vs. Jim Miller – 155 lbs
Return of Conor McGregor
Lastly, “Mystic Mac” is scheduled to return during International Fight Week as he meets Michael Chandler at middleweight.
