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2026 UFC event schedule: Israel Adesanya vs. Joe Pyfer, Jiri Prochazka vs. Carlos Ulberg on tap for spring

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2026 UFC event schedule: Israel Adesanya vs. Joe Pyfer, Jiri Prochazka vs. Carlos Ulberg on tap for spring
2026 UFC event schedule: Israel Adesanya vs. Joe Pyfer, Jiri Prochazka vs. Carlos Ulberg on tap for spring By Mar 24, 2026 at 2:43 pm ET • 1 min read jiri-prochazka-point-320.jpg Getty Images

Israel Adesanya is back. Arguably the second-best UFC middleweight champion of all-time, Adesanya must stop the bleeding amid his first losing streak. Rising contender Joe Pyfer smells blood in the water.

Adesanys vs. Pyfer headlines UFC Fight Night in Seattle. Saturday's main event is a great crossroads fight. For Adesanya, it's a more favorable chance to recover from his worst career skid. For Pyfer, the opportunity to leapfrog his fellow middleweight contenders. 

The co-main event shares some resemblance to the marquee. Former UFC women's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso is winless in three fights, including her title loss to Valentina Shevchenko. Maycee Barber looks to finally assert herself as a legitimate title challenger after years of being labeled the next big thing. Also on the card is Michael Chiesa, the longtime veteran embarking on his retirement fight in his home state.

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Next month, UFC returns to Miami for arguably its strongest numbered event this year. A vacant light heavyweight title fight between former champion Jiri Prochazka and rising contender Carlos Ulberg headlines the card. In the co-main event, UFC flyweight champion Joshua Van defends his newly won title against Tatsuro Taira. The April 11 card also features a long-overdue fight between Bellator alums Patricio Pitbull and Aaron Pico.

Take a look below at the current UFC event schedule for 2026. Be sure to check back on this page for more information on upcoming UFC events throughout the year.

Upcoming UFC Schedule

EventDateMain eventWeight classLocationTVUFC Fight Night March 28Israel Adesanya vs. Joe PyferMiddleweightSeattleParamount+UFC Fight Night April 4 Renato Moicano vs. Chris DuncanLightweight Las VegasParamount+ UFC 327April 11Jiri Prochazka vs. Carlos UlbergLight heavyweight titleMiamiParamount+ UFC Fight NightApril 18Gilbert Burns vs. Mike MalottWelterweightWinnipeg, CanadaParamount+ UFC Fight NightApril 25Aljamain Sterling vs. Youseff ZalalFeatherweightLas VegasParamount+UFC Fight NightMay 2Jack Della Maddalena vs. Carlos PratesWelterweightPerth, AustraliaParamount+ UFC 328 May 9 Khamzat Chimaev (c) vs. Sean Strickland Middleweight titleNewark, New JerseyParamount+ UFC Fight Night May 16Arnold Allen vs. Melquizael CostaFeatherweightLas VegasParamount+ UFC Fight NightMay 30Song Yadong vs. Deiveson FigueiredoBantamweightMacao, ChinaParamount+ UFC Fight NightJune 6Belal Muhammad vs. Gabriel BonfimWelterweightLas VegasParamount+ Freedom 250June 14Ilia Topuria (c) vs. Justin Gaethje (ic)Lightweight titleWashington D.C.Paramount+ Join the Conversation comments

Originally reported by CBS Sports