ESPN UFC & MMA Schedule

There is no UFC on ESPN tonight, the next live show is on Thursday, 12 June 2025.

Thursday, 12 June 2025

Saturday, 14 June 2025

Friday, 20 June 2025

Saturday, 21 June 2025

Friday, 27 June 2025

Saturday, 28 June 2025

Saturday, 12 July 2025

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Saturday, 26 July 2025

Friday, 1 August 2025

Saturday, 2 August 2025

Saturday, 9 August 2025

Friday, 15 August 2025

Saturday, 16 August 2025

Thursday, 21 August 2025

Saturday, 23 August 2025

Saturday, 6 September 2025

Tuesday, 9 September 2025

Saturday, 13 September 2025

Tuesday, 16 September 2025

Is there UFC on ESPN Tonight?

There is no UFC on ESPN tonight, the next card will be on Thursday 12th June when Jason Jackson will square off against Thad Jean in the main event of PFL 2025 World Tournament, live on ESPN. ESPN will start showing the main card in the US from 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. The fighters are expected to cage walk at around 11:40 PM EST / 8:40 PM PST at Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, United States, which is around 4:40 AM BST in the UK. In the co-main event, Jesus Pinedo is set to face Gabriel Alves Braga in their Featherweight contest. On the main card, Logan Storley will square off against Masayuki Kikuiri in a Welterweight bout, and Movlid Khaybulaev will fight Tae Kyun Kim at Featherweight. On the prelim card, Jeremy Kennedy will square off against Adam Borics in a Featherweight bout, Joseph Luciano will fight Sarek Shields at Welterweight, and Mukhamed Berkhamov is set to face Kendly St. Louis in their Welterweight contest. ESPN+ will be broadcasting the prelims from 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST.

What time does the fight start on ESPN Tonight?

The broadcast of main card events of PFL 2025 World Tournament: Semifinals 1 will begin on ESPN at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST on Thursday.

What are some fights on ESPN’s mma schedule?

Kamaru Usman will square off against Joaquin Buckley in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday at State Farm Arena in Atlanta live on ESPN+ on US TV. In the co-main event, Rose Namajunas is set to face Miranda Maverick in their Women’s Flyweight contest. On the main card, Edmen Shahbazyan will square off against Andre Petroski in a Middleweight bout, Cody Garbrandt will fight Raoni Barcelos at Bantamweight, Cody Brundage is set to face Mansur Abdul-Malik in their Middleweight contest, and Alonzo Menifield will take on Oumar Sy in a Light Heavyweight fight. On the prelim card, Paul Craig will square off against Rodolfo Bellato in a Middleweight bout, Michael Chiesa will fight Court McGee at Welterweight, and Malcolm Wellmaker is set to face Kris Moutinho in their Bantamweight contest. UFC Fight will be broadcasting the prelims.

Kevin Lee is set to face the challenge of Gadzhi Rabadanov in the main event of PFL 2025 World Tournament on Friday 20th June at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita live on ESPN. In the co-main event, Liz Carmouche is set to face Elora Dana in their Women’s Flyweight contest. On the main card, Justin Wetzell will square off against in a Bantamweight bout, and Marciley Alves will fight Jake Hadley at Bantamweight. On the prelim card, Jena Bishop will square off against Ekaterina Shakalova in a Women’s Flyweight bout, Brent Primus will fight Alfie Davis at Lightweight, and Magomed Magomedov is set to face Sarvadzhon Khamidov in their Bantamweight contest.

Jamahal Hill is set to square off against Khalil Rountree in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday 21st June at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku live on ESPN+. ESPN+ will start showing the main card in the US from 3:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST. In the co-main event, Rafael Fiziev is set to face Ignacio Bahamondes in their Lightweight contest. On the main card, Curtis Blaydes will square off against Rizvan Kuniev in a Heavyweight bout, Nazim Sadykhov will fight Nikolas Motta at Lightweight, Muhammadjon Naimov is set to face Bogdan Grad in their Featherweight contest, and Myktybek Orolbay Uulu will take on Tofiq Musayev in a Lightweight fight. On the prelim card, Ismail Naurdiev will square off against Jun Yong Park in a Middleweight bout, Mohammed Usman will fight Hamdy Abdelwahab at Heavyweight, and Irina Alekseeva is set to face Klaudia Syguła in their Bantamweight contest. UFC Fight will be broadcasting the prelims from 12:00 PM EST / 9:00 AM PST.

Fabian Edwards is set to face Joshua Silveira in the main event of PFL 2025 World Tournament on Friday 27th June at Wintrust Arena in Chicago live on ESPN. In the co-main event, Phil Davis is set to face Sullivan Cauley in their Light Heavyweight contest. On the main card, Dalton Rosta will square off against Aaron Jeffery in a Middleweight bout, Ant nio Carlos J nior will fight Simeon Powell at Light Heavyweight, and Sergio Pettis is set to face Raufeon Stots in their Bantamweight contest. On the prelim card, Valentin Moldavsky will square off against Alexander Romanov in a Heavyweight bout, Rodrigo Nascimento will fight Oleg Popov at Heavyweight, and Biaggio Ali Walsh is set to face Ronnie Gibbs in their Lightweight contest.

Ilia Topuria will take on Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC 317 on Saturday 28th June at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas live on ESPN Pay Per View. ESPN Pay Per View will start showing the main card in the US from 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. In the co-main event, Alexandre Pantoja is set to face Kai Kara in their Flyweight contest. On the main card, Paulo Costa will square off against Roman Kopylov in a Middleweight bout, and Beneil Dariush will fight Renato Moicano at Lightweight. On the prelim card, Brandon Royval will square off against Manel Kape in a Flyweight bout, Jhonata Diniz will fight Justin Tafa at Heavyweight, and Viviane Araujo is set to face Tracy Cortez in their Women’s Flyweight contest.

Derrick Lewis will take on Talisson Teixeira in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday 12th July at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville live on ESPN+. Calvin Kattar will square off against Steve Garcia in a Featherweight bout, Jake Matthews will fight Chidi Njokuani at Welterweight, Chris Curtis is set to face Max Griffin in their Welterweight contest, and Stephen Thompson will take on Gabriel Bonfim in a Welterweight fight. Rounding off the main portion of the card, Kennedy Nzechukwu is set to face the challenge of Valter Walker in a Heavyweight bout. On the prelim card, Lauren Murphy will square off against Eduarda Moura in a Women’s Flyweight bout, Fatima Kline will fight Melissa Martinez at Women’s Strawweight, and Vitor Petrino is set to face Austen Lane in their Heavyweight contest.

Max Holloway will square off against Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 318 on Saturday 19th July at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans live on ESPN Pay Per View. Marvin Vettori will square off against Brendan Allen in a Middleweight bout, and Dan Ige will fight Patricio Pitbull at Featherweight. On the prelim card, Adam Fugitt will square off against Islam Dulatov in a Welterweight bout, Ikram Aliskerov will fight Brunno Ferreira at Middleweight, and Neil Magny is set to face Gunnar Nelson in their Welterweight contest.

Robert Whittaker will fight Reinier de Ridder in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday 26th July at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi live on ESPN+. ESPN+ will start showing the main card in the US from 3:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST. Nikita Krylov will square off against Bogdan Guskov in a Light Heavyweight bout, Shara Magomedov will fight Marc Andr Barriault at Middleweight, Amanda Ribas is set to face Tabatha Ricci in their Women’s Strawweight contest, and Bryce Mitchell will take on Said Nurmagomedov in a Bantamweight fight. On the prelim card, Asu Almabaev will square off against Ramazan Temurov in a Flyweight bout, and Ibo Aslan will fight Billy Elekana at Light Heavyweight.

PFL 2025 World Tournament is set to happen on Friday 1st August at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City live on ESPN. We don't currently have any card details for PFL 2025 World Tournament: Championships 1, please check back later.

Amir Albazi is set to face Tatsuro Taira in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday 2nd August at UFC Apex in Las Vegas live on ESPN+. In the co-main event, Karol Rosa is set to face Nora Cornolle in their Women’s Bantamweight contest. On the main card, Rodolfo Vieira will square off against Tresean Gore in a Middleweight bout. On the prelim card, Andre Lima will square off against Felipe Bunes in a Flyweight bout, Piera Rodriguez will fight Ketlen Souza at Women’s Strawweight, and Nick Klein is set to face Andrey Pulyaev in their Middleweight contest.

Roman Dolidze is set to face Anthony Hernandez in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday 9th August at UFC Apex in Las Vegas live on ESPN+. Eryk Anders will square off against Christian Leroy Duncan in a Middleweight bout, Iasmin Lucindo will fight Angela Hill at Women’s Strawweight, Mayra Bueno Silva is set to face Joselyne Edwards in their Women’s Bantamweight contest, and Alex Perez will take on Steve Erceg in a Flyweight fight. On the prelim card, Julius Walker will square off against Raffael Cerqueira in a Light Heavyweight bout, and Gabriella Hermogenes will fight Julija Stoliarenko at Women’s Flyweight.

PFL 2025 World Tournament is set to happen on Friday 15th August at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte live on ESPN. We don't currently have any card details for PFL 2025 World Tournament: Championships 2, please check back later.

Dricus Du Plessis is set to square off against Khamzat Chimaev in the main event of UFC 319 on Saturday 16th August at United Center in Chicago live on ESPN Pay Per View. Tim Elliott will square off against Kai Asakura in a Lightweight bout. On the prelim card, Karine Silva will square off against JJ Aldrich in a Women’s Flyweight bout, and Alexander Hernandez will fight Chase Hooper at Lightweight.

PFL 2025 World Tournament is set to happen on Thursday 21st August at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood live on ESPN. We don't currently have any card details for PFL 2025 World Tournament: Championships 3, please check back later.

UFC Fight Night Shanghai is set to happen on Saturday 23rd August in Shanghai live on ESPN+. Diyar Nurgozhay will square off against Uran Satybaldiev in a Light Heavyweight bout, and Lone’er Kavanagh will fight Charles Johnson at Flyweight.

UFC Fight Night Paris is set to happen on Saturday 6th September at Accor Arena in Paris live on ESPN+. We don't currently have any card details for UFC Fight Night Paris, please check back later.

Contender Series 2025 is set to happen on Tuesday 9th September at UFC Apex in Las Vegas live on ESPN+. Shanelle Dyer will square off against Carol Foro in a Flyweight bout, Ivan Gnizditskiy will fight Felipe Franco at Light Heavyweight, and Cam Teague is set to face Lerryan Douglas in their Featherweight contest.

UFC 320 is set to happen on Saturday 13th September at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio live on ESPN+. We don't currently have any card details for UFC 320, please check back later.

Contender Series 2025 is set to happen on Tuesday 16th September at UFC Apex in Las Vegas live on ESPN+. In Soo Hwang will square off against Will Currie in a Middleweight bout.

Contender Series 2025 is set to happen on Tuesday 23rd September at UFC Apex in Las Vegas live on ESPN+. We don't currently have any card details for Contender Series 2025, please check back later.

Contender Series 2025 is set to happen on Tuesday 30th September at UFC Apex in Las Vegas live on ESPN+. We don't currently have any card details for Contender Series 2025, please check back later.

Contender Series 2025 is set to happen on Tuesday 7th October at UFC Apex in Las Vegas live on ESPN+. We don't currently have any card details for Contender Series 2025, please check back later.

Contender Series 2025 is set to happen on Tuesday 14th October at UFC Apex in Las Vegas live on ESPN+. We don't currently have any card details for Contender Series 2025, please check back later.

What MMA is on ESPN?

Date	Event	Venue	Main Event	Program Start	Main card fights
Friday, 13 June 2025	PFL 2025 World Tournament: Semifinals 1	Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, United States	Jackson vs Jean	10:00 PM EST / 07:00 PM PST	Pinedo vs Braga III Storley vs Kikuiri Khaybulaev vs Kim
Saturday, 14 June 2025	UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley	State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, United States	Usman vs Buckley	10:00 PM EST / 07:00 PM PST	Namajunas vs Maverick Shahbazyan vs Petroski Garbrandt vs Barcelos Brundage vs Abdul-Malik Menifield vs Sy
Friday, 20 June 2025	PFL 2025 World Tournament: Semifinals 2	INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita, Kansas, United States	Lee vs Rabadanov	TBC	Carmouche vs Dana Wetzell vs Gutierrez Alves vs Hadley
Saturday, 21 June 2025	UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree	Baku Crystal Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan	Hill vs Rountree Jr.	03:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST	Fiziev vs Bahamondes Blaydes vs Kuniev Sadykhov vs Motta Naimov vs Grad Orolbai vs Musayev
Friday, 27 June 2025	PFL 2025 World Tournament: Semifinals 3	Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States	Edwards vs Silveira	TBC	Davis vs Cauley Rosta vs Jeffery Carlos Jr. vs Powell Pettis vs Stots
Saturday, 28 June 2025	UFC 317	T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Topuria vs Oliveira	10:00 PM EST / 07:00 PM PST	Pantoja vs Kara- Costa vs Kopylov Dariush vs Moicano
Saturday, 12 July 2025	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira	Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, United States	Lewis vs Teixeira	TBC	Kattar vs Garcia Matthews vs Njokuani Curtis vs Griffin Thompson vs Bonfim Nzechukwu vs Walker
Saturday, 19 July 2025	UFC 318	Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States	Holloway vs Poirier	10:00 PM EST / 07:00 PM PST	Vettori vs Allen Ige vs Pitbull
Saturday, 26 July 2025	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder	Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Whittaker vs Ridder	03:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST	Krylov vs Guskov Magomedov vs Barriault Ribas vs Ricci Mitchell vs Nurmagomedov
Friday, 1 August 2025	PFL 2025 World Tournament: Championships 1	Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	TBA	TBC
Saturday, 2 August 2025	UFC Fight Night	UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Albazi vs Taira	TBC	Rosa vs Cornolle Vieira vs Gore
Saturday, 9 August 2025	UFC Fight Night	UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Dolidze vs Hernandez	TBC	Anders vs Duncan Lucindo vs Hill Silva vs Edwards Perez vs Erceg
Friday, 15 August 2025	PFL 2025 World Tournament: Championships 2	Bojangles Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States	TBA	TBC
Saturday, 16 August 2025	UFC 319	United Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States	Plessis vs Chimaev	10:00 PM EST / 07:00 PM PST	Elliott vs Asakura
Thursday, 21 August 2025	PFL 2025 World Tournament: Championships 3	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, United States	TBA	TBC
Saturday, 23 August 2025	UFC Fight Night Shanghai	Shanghai, China	TBA	TBC
Saturday, 6 September 2025	UFC Fight Night Paris	Accor Arena, Paris,	TBA	TBC
Tuesday, 9 September 2025	Contender Series 2025	UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	TBA	TBC	Dyer vs Foro Gnizditskiy vs Franco Teague vs Douglas
Saturday, 13 September 2025	UFC 320	Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States	TBA	TBC
Tuesday, 16 September 2025	Contender Series 2025	UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	TBA	TBC	Hwang vs Currie