UFC schedule 2020: Every upcoming event including UFC 255 this weekend and Conor McGregor v Dustin Poirier

It’s been a strange year to say the least, but despite the restrictions a global pandemic has placed on sport, mixed martial arts has continued to flourish.

The premier promoter of the sport, the UFC, has been seriously impacted like others, with their events taking place behind closed doors.

But UFC supremo Dana White has been determined to keep the action going and has put on some truly memorable events this year.

Kamaru Usman beat Jorge Masvidal at UFC 251 on ‘Fight Island’ in July and the company was back in Abu Dhabi in the autumn as Israel Adeasanya defended his middleweight title against Paulo Costa.

In October, Khabib Nurmagomedov claimed a stunning win over Justin Gaethje in the headline bout of UFC 254 before the legendary Russian retired from the sport.

We are now gearing up to Conor McGregor’s comeback to the Octagon as the former two-weight champion gets set to take on Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 in January.

And so as this weekend’s UFC 255 approaches, here’s the latest schedule for all the upcoming MMA fights…

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UFC 255 – November 21, 2020 – UFC APEX Centre, Las Vegas, NV

Event behind closed doors

• Deiveson Figueiredo (c) vs. Alex Perez
• Valentina Shevchenko (c) vs. Jennifer Maia
• Mike Perry vs. Tim Means
• Katlyn Chookagian vs. Cynthia Calvillo
• Mauricio Rua vs. Paul Craig

UFC Fight Night 184 – November 28, 2020 – UFC APEX Centre, Las Vegas, NV

Event behind closed doors

• Derrick Lewis vs. Curtis Blaydes
• Miguel Baeza vs. Takashi Sato
• Su Mudaerji vs. Malcolm Gordon

UFC Fight Night 185 – December 5, 2020 – TBC

• Kevin Holland vs. Jack Hermansson
• Bethe Correia vs. Wu Yanan
• Gian Villante vs. Jake Collier

UFC 256 – December 12, 2020 – TBC

• Petr Yan (c) vs. Aljamain Sterling
• Ronaldo Souza vs. Marvin Vettori
• Li Jingliang vs. Dwight Grant
• Mackenzie Dern vs. Virna Jandiroba
• Tecia Torres vs. Angela Hill

UFC Fight Night 186 – December 19, 2020 – TBC

• Leon Edwards vs. Khamzat Chimaev
• Deron Winn vs. Antonio Braga
• Belal Muhammad vs. Sean Brady
• Jamie Pickett vs. Tafon Nchukwi

UFC Fight Night 187 – January 16, 2021 – TBC

• Ricky Simon vs. Brian Kelleher
• Justin Tafa vs. Carlos Felipe
• Tim Elliott vs. Jordan Espinosa

UFC 257 – January 23, 2021 – TBC

• Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier
• Jessica Eye vs. Joanne Calderwood
• Brad Tavares vs. Antonio Carlos Junior
• Michelle Waterson vs. Amanda Ribas

UFC Fight Night 188 – January 30, 2021 – TBC

• Roxanne Modafferi vs. Viviane Araujo
• Vinicius Moreira vs. Isaac Villanueva
• Ode Osbourne vs. Jerome Rivera

UFC Fight Night 189 – February 6, 2021 – TBC

• Alistair Overeem vs. Alexander Volkov
• Nicco Montano vs. Karol Rosa
• Molly McCann vs. Lara Procopi

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RESULTS IN 2020

UFC Fight Night 183 – November 14, 2020 – UFC APEX Centre, Las Vegas, NV

Event behind closed doors

• Rafael dos Anjos def. Paul Felder, Decision (split)
• Khaos Williams def. Abdul Razak Alhassan, KO (punch)
• Ashley Yoder def. Miranda Granger, Decision (unanimous)
• Sean Strickland def. Brendan Allen, TKO (punches)
• Cory McKenna def. Kay Hansen, Decision (unanimous)

UFC Fight Night 182 – November 7, 2020 – UFC APEX Centre, Las Vegas, NV

Event behind closed doors

• Glover Teixeira def. Thiago Santos, Submission (rear-naked choke)
• Andrei Arlovski def. Tanner Boser, Decision (unanimous)
• Raoni Barcelos def. Khalid Taha, Decision (unanimous)
• Giga Chikadze def. Jamey Simmons, TKO (head kick and punches)
• Yan Xiaonan def. Claudia Gadelha, Decision (unanimous)

UFC Fight Night 181 – October 31, 2020 – UFC APEX Centre, Las Vegas, NV

Event behind closed doors

• Uriah Hall def. Anderson Silva, (TKO (punches)
• Bryce Mitchell def. Andre Fili, Decision (unanimous)
• Greg Hardy def. Maurice Greene, (TKO (punches)
• Kevin Holland def. Charlie Ontiveros, (TKO (Submission to slam)

UFC 254 – October 25, 2020 – Flash Forum, Abu Dhabi

Event behind closed doors

• Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Justin Gaethje, Technical Submission (triangle choke)
• Robert Whittaker def. Jared Cannonier, Decision (unanimous)
• Alexander Volkov def. Walt Harris, TKO (body kick and punches)
• Phil Hawes def. Jacob Malkoun, KO (punches)
• Lauren Murphy def. Liliya Shakirova, Submission (rear-naked choke)

UFC Fight Night 180 – October 18, 2020 – Flash Forum, Abu Dhabi

Event behind closed doors

• Brian Ortega def. ‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung, Decision (unanimous)
• Jessica Andrade def. Katlyn Chookagian, TKO (punches)
• Jimmy Crute def. Modestas Bukauskas, TKO (punches)
• James Kraus def. Claudio Silva, Decision (unanimous)
• Jonathan Martinez def. Thomas Almeida, Decision (unanimous)

UFC Fight Night 179 – October 11, 2020 – Flash Forum, Abu Dhabi

Event behind closed doors

• Cory Sandhagen def. Marlon Moraes, TKO (spinning wheel kick and punches)
• Edson Barboza def. Makwan Amirkhani, Decision (unanimous)
• Marcin Tybura def. Ben Rothwell, Decision (unanimous)
• Dricus du Plessis def. Markus Perez, KO (punches)

UFC Fight Night – October 4, 2020 – Flash Forum, Abu Dhabi

Event behind closed doors

• Holly Holm def. Irene Aldana, Decision (unanimous)
• Carlos Felipe def. Yorgan De Castro, Decision (unanimous)
• Germaine de Randamie def. Julianna Pena, Technical Submission (guillotine choke)
• Kyler Phillips def. Cameron Else, TKO (punches)

UFC 253 – September 27, 2020 – Flash Forum, Abu Dhabi

Event behind closed doors

• Israel Adesanya def. Paulo Costa, TKO (punch)
• Jan Blachowicz def. Dominick Reyes, TKO (punch)
• Hakeem Dawodu def. Zubaira Tukhugov, Decision (split)
• Brandon Rovyal def. Kai Kara-France, Submission (guillotine choke)
• Ketlen Vieira def. Sijara Eubanks, Decision (unanimous)

UFC Fight Night 178 – September 19, 2020 – UFC APEX Centre, Las Vegas, NV

Event behind closed doors

• Colby Covington def. Tyron Woodley, TKO (rib injury)
• Donald Cerrone vs. Niko Price, Majority draw
• Khamzat Chimaev def. Gerald Meerschaert, KO (punch)
• Johnny Walker def. Ryan Spann, KO (elbows and punches)

UFC Fight Night 177 – September 12, 2020 – UFC APEX Centre, Las Vegas, NV

Event behind closed doors

• Michelle Waterson def. Angela Hill, Decision (split)
• Ottman Azaitar def. Khama Worthy, TKO (punches)
• Roxanne Modafferi def. Andrea Lee, Decision (unanimous)
• Ed Herman def. Mike Rodriguez, Submission (kimura)

UFC Fight Night 176 – September 5, 2020 – UFC APEX Centre, Las Vegas, NV

Event behind closed doors

• Alistair Overeem def. Augusto Sakai, TKO (elbow and punches)
• Ovince Saint Preux def. Alonzo Menifield, KO (punch)
• Michel Pereira def. Zelim Imadaev, Submission (rear-naked choke)
• Andre Muniz def. Bartosz Fabinski, Submission (armbar)

UFC Fight Night 175 – August 29, 2020 – UFC APEX Centre, Las Vegas, NV

Event behind closed doors

• Aleksandar Rakic def. Anthony Smith, Decision (unanimous)
• Neil Magny def. Robbie Lawler, Decision (unanimous)
• Alexa Grasso def. Ji Yeon Kim, Decision (unanimous)
• Ricardo Lamas def. Bill Algeo, Decision (unanimous)

UFC on ESPN – August 22, 2020 – UFC APEX Centre, Las Vegas, NV

Event behind closed doors

• Frankie Edgar def. Pedro Munhoz, Decision (split)
• Mike Rodriguez def. Marcin Prachnio, KO (elbow and punches)
• Joe Solecki def. Austin Hubbard, Submission (rear-naked choke)
• Shana Dobson def. Mariya Agapova, TKO (punches)

UFC 252 – August 15, 2020 – UFC APEX Centre, Las Vegas, NV

Event behind closed doors

• Stipe Miocic (c) def. Daniel Cormier, Decision (unanimous)
• Marlon Vera def. Sean O’Malley, TKO (elbow and punches)
• Jairzinho Rozenstruik def. Junior dos Santos, TKO (punches)
• Daniel Pineda def. Herbert Burns, TKO (elbow)
• Merab Dvalishvili def. John Dodson, Decision (unanimous)

UFC Fight Night 174 – August 8, 2020 – UFC APEX Centre, Las Vegas, NV

Event behind closed doors

• Derrick Lewis def. Aleksei Oleinik, TKO (punches)
• Chris Weidman def. Omari Akhmedov, Decision (unanimous)
• Darren Stewart def. Maki Pitolo, Submission (guillotine choke)
• Yana Kunitskaya def. Julija Stoliarenko, Decision (unanimous)
• Beneil Dariush def. Scott Holtzman, KO (spinning backfist)

UFC Fight Night 173 – August 1, 2020 – UFC APEX Centre, Las Vegas, NV

Event behind closed doors

• Derek Brunson def. Edmen Shahbazyan, TKO (punches)
• Jennifer Maia def. Joanne Calderwood, Submission (armbar)
• Vicente Luque def. Randy Brown, KO (knee and punches)
• Bobby Green def. Lando Vannata, Decision (unanimous)

UFC on ESPN – July 26, 2020 – Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Event behind closed doors

• Robert Whittaker def. Darren Till, Decision (unanimous)
• Mauricio Rua def. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Decision (split)
• Fabricio Werdum def. Alexander Gustafsson, Submission (armbar)
• Carla Esparza def. Marina Rodriguez, Decision (split)
• Paul Craig def. Gadzhimurad Antigulov, Submission (triangle choke)

UFC Fight Night 172 – July 19, 2020 – Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Event behind closed doors

• Deiveson Figueiredo def. Joseph Benavidez, Submission (rear-naked choke)
• Jack Hermansson def. Kelvin Gastelum, Submission (heel hook)
• Rafael Fiziev def. Marc Diakiese, Decision (unanimous)
• Ariane Lipski def. Luana Carolina, Submission (kneebar)
• Askar Askarov def. Alexandre Pantoja, Decision (unanimous)

UFC on ESPN – July 16, 2020 – Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Event behind closed doors

• Calvin Kattar def. Dan Ige, Decision (unanimous)
• Tim Elliott def. Ryan Benoit, Decision (unanimous)
• Jimmie Rivera def. Cody Stamann, Decision (unanimous)
• Talia Santos def. Molly McCann, Decision (unanimous)
• Mounir Lazzez def. Abdul Razak Alhassan, Decision (unanimous)

UFC 251 – July 11, 2020 – Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Event behind closed doors

• Kamaru Usman (c) def. Jorge Masvidal, Decision (unanimous)
• Alexander Volkanovski (c) def. Max Holloway, Decision (split)
• Petr Yan def. Jose Aldo, TKO (punches)
• Rose Namajunas def. Jessica Andrade, Decision (split)
• Amanda Ribas def. Paige VanZant, Submission (armbar)

UFC on ESPN – June 27, 2020 – UFC APEX Centre, Las Vegas, NV

Event behind closed doors

• Dustin Poirier def. Dan Hooker, Decision (unanimous)
• Mike Perry def. Mickey Gall, Decision (unanimous)
• Maurice Greene def. Gian Villante, Submission (arm-triangle choke)
• Brendan Allen def. Kyle Daukaus, Decision (unanimous)
• Takashi Sato def. Jason Witt, TKO (punches)

UFC on ESPN – June 20, 2020 – UFC APEX Centre, Las Vegas, NV

Event behind closed doors

• Curtis Blaydes def. Alexander Volkov, Decision (unanimous)
• Josh Emmett def. Shane Burgos, Decision (unanimous)
• Belal Muhammad def. Lyman Good, Decision (unanimous)
• Raquel Pennington def. Marion Reneau, Decision (unanimous)
• Jim Miller def. Roosevelt Roberts, Submission (armbar)

UFC on ESPN – June 13, 2020 – UFC APEX Centre, Las Vegas, NV

Event behind closed doors

• Cynthia Calvillo def. Jessica Eye, Decision (unanimous)
• Marvin Vettori def. Karl Roberson, Submission (rear naked choke)
• Charles Rosa def. Kevin Aguilar, Decision (split)
• Andre Fili def. Charles Jourdain, Decision (split)

UFC 250 – June 6, 2020 – UFC APEX Centre, Las Vegas, NV

Event behind closed doors

• Amanda Nunes def. Felicia Spencer, Decision (unanimous)
• Cody Garbrandt def. Raphael Assuncao, KO (punches)
• Aljamain Sterling def. Cory Sandhagen, Submission (rear naked choke)
• Sean O’Malley def. Eddie Wineland, KO (punches)
• Neil Magny def. Anthony Rocco Martin, Decision (unanimous)

UFC Fight Night – May 30, 2020 – UFC APEX Centre, Las Vegas, NV

Event behind closed doors

• Gilbert Burns def. Tyron Woodley, Decision (unanimous)
• Augusto Sakai def. Blagoy Ivanov, Decision (split)
• Billy Quarantillo def. Spike Carlyle, Decision (unanimous)
• Roosevelt Roberts def. Brok Weaver, Submission (rear naked choke)
• Mackenzie Dern def. Hannah Cifers, Submission (kneebar)

UFC Fight Night – May 16, 2020 – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

Event behind closed doors

• Alistair Overeem def. Walt Harris, TKO (punches)
• Claudia Gadelha def. Angela Hill, Decision (split)
• Dan Ige def. Edson Barboza, Decision (split)
• Krzysztof Jotko def. Eryk Anders, Decision (unanimous)
• Song Yadong def. Marlon Vera, Decision (unanimous)

UFC Fight Night – May 13, 2020 – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

Event behind closed doors

• Glover Teixeira def. Anthony Smith, TKO (punches)
• Ben Rothwell def. Ovince Saint Preux, Decision (split)
• Drew Dober def. Alexander Hernandez, TKO (punches)
• Ricky Simon def. Ray Borg, Decision (split)
• Andrei Arlovski def. Philipe Lins, Decision (unanimous)
• Thiago Moises def. Michael Johnson, Submission (straight foot lock)

UFC 249 – May 9, 2020 – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

Event behind closed doors

• Justin Gaethje def. Tony Ferguson, TKO (punches)
• Henry Cejudo def. Dominick Cruz, TKO (knee and punches)
• Francis Ngannou def. Jairzinho Rozenstruik, KO (punches)
• Calvin Kattar def. Jeremy Stephens, TKO (elbows and punches)
• Greg Hardy def. Yorgan De Castro, Decision (unanimous)
• Anthony Pettis def. Donald Cerrone, Decision (unanimous)

UFC Fight Night – May 2, 2020 – TBA – POSTPONED (coronavirus pandemic)

• Jack Hermansson vs. Chris Weidman
• Claudia Gadelha vs. Marina Rodriguez
• Andrei Arlovski vs. Philipe Lins

UFC Fight Night – April 25, 2020 – TBA – POSTPONED (coronavirus pandemic)

• Anthony Smith vs. Glover Teixeira
• Billy Quarantillo vs. Gavin Tucker
• Cynthia Calvillo vs. Antonina Shevchenko

UFC 249 – April 18, 2020 – TBA – POSTPONED (coronavirus pandemic)

• Tony Ferguson vs Justin Gaethje
• Jessica Andrade vs Rose Namajunas Women’s
• Greg Hardy vs Yorgan de Castro
• Vicente Luque vs Niko Price
• Jeremy Stephens vs Calvin Kattar

UFC Fight Night – April 11, 2020 – TBA – POSTPONED (coronavirus pandemic)

• Main Event – Alistair Overeem vs Walt Harris
• Vicente Luque vs Randy Brown
• Carla Esparza vs Michelle Waterson
• Eryk Anders vs Krzysztof Jotko

UFC Fight Night – March 28, 2020 – TBA – POSTPONED (coronavirus pandemic)

• Main Event – Francis Ngannou vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik
• Raphael Assuncao vs Cody Garbrandt
• Matt Brown vs Miguel Baeza

UFC Fight Night – March 21, 2020 – TBA – POSTPONED (coronavirus pandemic)

• Main Event – Tyron Woodley vs Leon Edwards
• Jack Marshman vs Kevin Holland
• Danny Roberts vs Nicolas Dalby

UFC Fight Night – March 14, 2020 – Ginasio Nilson Nelson – Brasilia, Brazil

• Main Event – Charles Oliveira def. Kevin Lee, Submission (guillotine choke)
• Gilbert Burns def. Demian Maia, TKO (punches)
• Renato Moicano def. Damir Hadzovic, Submission (rear-naked choke)

UFC 248 – March 7, 2020 – T-Mobile Arena – Las Vegas, NV

• Main Event – Israel Adesanya def. Yoel Romero, Decision (unanimous)
• Zhang Weili def. Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Decision (split)
• Beneil Dariush def. Drakkar Klose, KO (punch)
• Neil Magny def. Li Jingliang, Decision (unanimous)

UFC Fight Night – February 29, 2020 – Chartway Arena – Norfolk, Virginia

• Deiveson Figueiredo def. Joseph Benavidez, TKO (punches)
• Felicia Spencer def. Zarah Fairn dos Santos, TKO (elbows and punches)
• Magomed Ankalaev def. Ion Cutelaba, TKO (head kicks and punches)

UFC Fight Night – February 22, 2020 – SPARK Arena – Auckland, New Zealand

• Main Event – Dan Hooker def. Paul Felder, Decision (split)
• Jimmy Crute def. Michał Oleksiejczuk, Submission (kimura)
• Yan Xiaonan def. Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Decision (unanimous)

UFC Fight Night – February 15, 2020 – Santa Ana Star Center – Rio Rancho, NM

• Main Event – Jan Błachowicz def. Corey Anderson, KO (punch)
• Diego Sanchez def. Michel Pereira, DQ (illegal knee)
• Montana De La Rosa def. Mara Romero Borella, Decision (unanimous)

UFC 247 – February 8, 2020 – Toyota Center – Houston, TX

• Main Event – Jon Jones def. Dominick Reyes, Decision (unanimous)
• Valentina Shevchenko def. Katlyn Chookagian, TKO (elbows and punches)
• Justin Tafa def. Juan Adams, TKO (punches)
• Dan Ige def. Mirsad Bektic, Decision (split)
• Derrick Lewis def. Ilir Latifi, Decision (unanimous)

UFC Fight Night – January 25, 2020 – PNC Arena – Raleigh, NC

• Main Event – Curtis Blaydes def. Junior Dos Santos, TKO (punches)
• Michael Chiesa def. Rafael dos Anjos, Decision (unanimous)
• Alex Perez def. Jordan Espinosa, Submission

UFC 246 – January 18, 2020 – T-Mobile Arena – Las Vegas, NV

• Main Event – Conor McGregor def. Donald Cerrone, TKO (punches)
• Holly Holm def. Raquel Pennington, Decision (unanimous)
• Aleksei Oleinik def. Maurice Greene, Submission