Figure 1 The top fighters in UFC will be preparing for title fights in the months ahead – Source: Unsplash
Two months into 2026, and we have already witnessed some incredible bouts in UFC. Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett headlined the first big show of the year, with the American fighter claiming the interim lightweight title thanks to a unanimous decision after five rounds of the headline bout of UFC 324.
That event was swiftly followed by UFC’s eighth visit to Australia, where local favorite Alexander Volkanovski retained his featherweight belt thanks to another unanimous decision against Diego Lopes. More recently, there have been some high-octane Fight Nights in Las Vegas and Houston to round off February’s UFC schedule.
Now, our attention turns to yet another star-studded event at the home of UFC, the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. All the best UFC betting online sites will already be doing brisk business as fans back their favorites ahead of the big show. The next few months promise to be some of the most explosive yet in mixed martial arts. Here’s what’s coming up in the world of UFC.
UFC 326 in Vegas
Some of the biggest fighters in UFC descend on Las Vegas on March 7th, as UFC 326 boasts an intriguing-looking card, with the main event being the battle for the symbolic BMF title between Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira. If you don’t know, we’ll let you work out what “BMF” stands for.
It is now almost 11 years since these two fighters last met in the octagon, when Holloway won by a technical knockout after Oliveira suffered a neck injury in round one and was forced to concede the bout. Holloway went on to become one of the most feared fighters in UFC, before a series of featherweight title defeats at the hands of Alexander Volkanovski slowed down his ascent. He has come back from those disappointments, however, and most recently beat Dustin Poirier on his permanent return to the lightweight division.
Holloway’s decision to concentrate on lightweight bouts has given Charles Oliveira the chance for some revenge for that earlier loss. The Brazilian is ranked one place above his opponent at the current time, off the back of his victory over Mateusz Gamrot in October. He had previously lost a title fight against Ilia Topuria and will see this bout against Holloway as an opportunity to prove that he should be given another chance soon.
There are a host of other interesting fights on the card for UFC 326. Rob Font and Raul Rosas Jr. will come together in a bantamweight matchup, while Ciao Barralho will fight Reinier de Ridder in a middleweight bout.
Florida Welcomes UFC 327
There is another stacked night of UFC action coming up just over a month later, when UFC heads to Florida. The Kaseya Center in Miami will host UFC 327, with another collection of top fights in prospect.
Top of the bill will be the UFC flyweight championship fight between Joshua Van and Tatsuro Taira. This bout was supposed to go ahead two years ago before being shunted from the schedule, but now is the perfect time for the two to meet, with so much on the line.
Van claimed the flyweight title last December when he beat Alexander Patoka by TKO in the first round. That victory took his record to a very impressive 16-2, with his last defeat coming almost two years ago. The Burmese American champ will face Tatsuro Taira, who has just one loss on his pro career record and has won both of his last two bouts under the UFC banner. Taira has worked himself up the flyweight rankings and will now believe that he has a chance of taking down the best fighter in the division. One of the other highlights on the evening’s card is the heavyweight matchup between Curtis Blaydes and Josh Hokit.
Fight Night Specials
In between those two special UFC events will be the regular Fight Night bouts. The second half of March and the beginning of April takes in Seattle, Washington and London, England, as well as the regular nights in Las Vegas, with one of the biggest names in recent UFC history returning to the octagon.
Israel Adesanya hasn’t fought since his TKO defeat at the hands of Nassourdine Imavov in Saudi Arabia in February of last year. That came after a string of title fight defeats in the years before, and there is no doubt that The Last Stylebender will be keen to get back to winning ways.
There are actually four Fight Nights between UFC 326 and UFC 327, so fight fans will not have to wait too long for their next fix.
Figure 2 UFC returns to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in March – Source: Unsplash
Looking Forward to UFC White House
Although there will be other big UFC events in the months ahead aside from the nights already mentioned, many fans – and fighters – will have one eye on what promises to be one of the most spectacular MMA events of all time later in the year.
To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States, UFC will host an event on the South Lawn of the White House on June 14th. Although there is no news of which fighters will be involved as yet, it is thought that there will be six or seven bouts. As that date just happens to be the current President’s birthday, we imagine it will prove to be a very special event.