UFC recently unveiled its full schedule for the first quarter of 2025, unveiling their plan to host 11 shows and hit five different arenas in the coming months.
While some parts of UFC’s lineup to begin 2025 was already announced – like a February pay-per-view in Sydney, Australia and a return to The O2 in London, England – some recently rumored shows were also confirmed as part of the recent schedule.
UFC will notably return to Los Angeles, California for the first time in over six years, hosting a PPV from the recently-opened Intuit Dome.
While UFC frequently visits the state of California, inlcuding a trip they made to Anaheim earlier this year, the promotion hasn’t specifically visited the most populous city in the area since UFC 227 in 2018. Their upcoming visit comes just a few months after Intuit Dome, a 18,000-capacity arena mainly used for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers, opened.
Just two weeks after that show, UFC will make its second-ever stop in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as part of a multi-year agreement with the country’s tourism board. While their previous visit took place in the 30,000-seat Kingdom Arena, the upcoming show is expected to go down in the smaller 8,000-capacity location titled “The Venue.”
It was also announced that UFC 313 will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in March. Along with their “International Fight Week” and December PPV shows in Vegas, a stop in “Sin City” around mid-March to early April has been common on the promotion’s schedule for years.
In a testament to how UFC’s “APEX” studio location remains a key fixture to their programming nearly five years after they first leaned on the location to tape shows amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the venue will be utilized at least four times to start the year.
Among the 11 shows, two UFC cards will have their locations revealed at a later date. Here’s how the promotion will begin 2025:
1/18/25 – UFC Fight Night – UFC APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
1/18/25 – UFC 311 – Intuit Dome, Los Angeles, California, USA
2/1/25 – UFC Fight Night – The Venue, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2/8/25 – UFC 312 – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia
2/15/25 – UFC Fight Night – UFC APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
2/22/25 – UFC Fight Night – Location TBC
3/1/25 – UFC Fight Night – UFC APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3/8/25 – UFC 313 – T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3/15/25 – UFC Fight Night – UFC APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3/22/25 – UFC Fight Night – The O2, London, England
3/29/25 – UFC Fight Night – Location TBC
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