New year, new home – no more pay-per-view. The UFC era on Paramount+ is on.

For fight fans, it all comes down to this: Paramount+ is the new exclusive home of UFC numbered events, UFC Fight Nights, and more. Every live UFC title bout, every live UFC takedown, every live moment inside the Octagon® will be stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

And you know where UFC action won’t be? On pay-per-view.

With the launch of UFC on Paramount+, your monthly or annual Paramount+ subscription gets you all things UFC, as well as everything else Paramount+ has to offer – namely, more than 40,000 TV episodes and hit movies, and live sports. One home, one price, one place to see UFC champions, UFC challengers – and UFC greatness.

Now that we’ve got your attention, here’s what we know right now about the UFC 2026 schedule and UFC 2026 dates, including details on how to stream every fight live and on demand on Paramount+.

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UFC 2026 schedule (live list): dates, start times & streams

The UFC 2026 schedule is released on an ongoing basis throughout the year. Fight cards and start times for UFC numbered events and UFC Fight Nights are typically announced about 8-12 weeks in advance of the action.

See below for all currently scheduled UFC events and start times, plus get the info you need to watch and stream. Check back for updates as more dates are announced.

Upcoming events

  • Date: Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026
  • Event: UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
  • City/venue: Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park NSW, Australia
  • Start times:
    • Early prelims: 5 PM ET/2 PM PT
    • Prelims: 7 PM ET/4 PM PT
    • Main card: 9 PM ET/6 PM PT
  • Streaming: Paramount+
  • Date: Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026
  • Event: UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira 
  • City/venue: Meta Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Start times:
    • Prelims: 6 PM ET/3 PM PT 
    • Main card: 9 PM ET/6 PM PT
  • Streaming: Paramount+
  • Date: Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026
  • Event: UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez 
  • City/venue: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
  • Start times:
    • Prelims: 5 PM ET/2 PM, PT 
    • Main card: 8 PM ET/5 PM PT
  • Streaming: Paramount+
  • Date: Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026
  • Event: UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Almabayev 
  • City/venue: Arena CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico 
  • Start times:
    • Prelims: 6 PM ET/3 PM PT  
    • Main card: 9 PM ET/6 PM PT
  • Streaming: Paramount+
  • Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026
  • Event: UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 
  • City/venue: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Start times:
    • Early prelims: 5 PM ET/2 PM PT
    • Prelims: 7 PM ET/4 PM PT
    • Main card: 9 PM ET/6 PM PT
  • Streaming: Paramount+
  • Date: Saturday, March 14, 2026
  • Event: UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos
  • City/venue: Meta Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Start times:
    • Prelims: 6 PM ET/3 PM PT  
    • Main card: 9 PM ET/6 PM PT
  • Streaming: Paramount+
  • Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026
  • Event: UFC Fight Night
  • City/venue: The O2, London, England
  • Start times:
    • Prelims: 1 PM ET/10 AM PT
    • Main card: 4 PM ET/1 PM PT
  • Streaming: Paramount+
  • Date: Saturday, March 28, 2026
  • Event: UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer
  • City/venue: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Washington
  • Start times:
    • Prelims: 6 PM ET/3 PM PT  
    • Main card: 9 PM ET/6 PM PT
  • Streaming: Paramount+

Past events

Note: Fight cards, dates, and times are subject to change.

Key UFC events and fights in 2026

Key UFC events and fights in 2026 will include UFC numbered events, and UFC Fight Nights. There will be 43 events in total: 13 UFC numbered events, including two in January, and 30 UFC Fight Nights.

Numbered events boast title bouts on their main cards, while UFC Fight Nights typically feature bouts among top-ranked fighters. They’re all the ultimate in mixed martial arts action.

The first event of 2026 was UFC 324. (Read our UFC 324 recap to get a sense at the historic night — and to find out how to stream all the action on demand.) 

One of the biggest — if not, the biggest — UFC event of 2026: Last August, UFC CEO Dana White said he’d had a meeting at the White House to discuss a White House event in 2026. The event would mark the first professional sports event on the grounds of the presidential residence. The idea of a UFC-White House event was first floated by President Donald Trump, who proposed the event as a way to mark the U.S. semiquincentennial, aka its 250th birthday, to be celebrated on July 4, 2026. In October, President Trump said the UFC event at the White House would take place on June 14, 2026.

How to watch UFC 2026

To watch UFC action in 2026 is to enjoy simplicity. In short, starting now, you can watch all UFC numbered events, and all UFC Fights Nights, live and on demand on Paramount+ with a Paramount+ subscription – any plan, either the ad-supported Paramount+ Essential plan, or the Paramount+ Premium plan, which features no ads (save for live TV), and includes the latest seasons of SHOWTIME®  shows like Yellowjackets and Dexter®: Resurrection. There are monthly and annual options for each subscription plan – your choice. All subscription models will get you Octagonside.

Not only that, select UFC numbered events will be presented via CBS simulcasts. This means you’ll be able to watch any UFC on Paramount+ action that’s aired on CBS on your own TV using cable, satellite, or a digital antenna. Stay tuned for more information.

But wait, there’s more: The matter of how to watch UFC in 2026 went international last October when Paramount and TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of UFC, expanded their initial mega-deal to include streaming rights to Latin America, including Brazil, and Australia. In Latin America, as of this year, Paramount+ is the new streaming home of UFC numbered events and UFC Fight Nights; in Australia, Paramount+ will present UFC Fight Nights, plus the prelims for UFC numbered events.

Typical UFC event day timeline

For a numbered event, you can expect the typical UFC event day timeline to start with early prelims, then move onto the prelims, and finally the main card. Each part of the event features MMA fighters from across men’s and women’s weight classes. So, yes, a UFC event day is an action-packed one that doesn’t let up until night.

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