{"id":180742,"date":"2025-09-30T19:34:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T19:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/180742\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T19:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T19:34:08","slug":"2025-ufc-event-schedule-magomed-ankalaev-vs-alex-pereira-2-tom-aspinall-vs-ciryl-gane-on-tap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/180742\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 UFC event schedule: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Alex Pereira 2, Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane on tap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Article-featuredImageImg\" alt=\"ufc-wide-general-2024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ufc-wide-general-2024.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"433\" width=\"770\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Alex Pereira wants his UFC light heavyweight championship back. To do so, Pereira must beat Magomed Ankalaev, the man who took the title from him. The 205-pound rivals run it back at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mma\/news\/ufc-320-magomed-ankalaev-vs-alex-pereira-2-fight-card-date-odds-rumors-location-complete-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">UFC 320<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 headlines T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the same venue they fought in seven months ago. Ankalaev nullified Pereira&#8217;s world-class striking last time, ending a four-fight title run that saw &#8220;Poatan&#8221; knock out every opponent. Saturday&#8217;s double-headliner also features bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili  vs. Cory Sandhagen, plus main card violence between Jiri Prochazka and  Khalil Rountree Jr.<\/p>\n<p>UFC returns to pay-per-view on Oct. 25 with a heavyweight title fight. Tom Aspinall makes his first undisputed title defense after Jon Jones vacated the title and retired. He&#8217;ll fight arguably the division&#8217;s second-best active fighter, former interim champion Ciryl Gane. Supporting the card is a vacant women&#8217;s strawweight title fight between Virna Jandiroba and Mackenzi Dern, which was booked after Zhang Weili <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mma\/news\/ufc-322-fight-card-islam-makhachev-challenging-jack-della-maddalena-for-welterweight-title-in-new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">vacated the title<\/a> to fight women&#8217;s flyweight champ Valentina Shevchenko, and the return of Umar Nurmagomedov.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mma\/news\/ufc-paramount-announce-landmark-media-rights-agreement-in-exclusive-partnership-nixing-ppv-model\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>UFC, Paramount+ announce landmark media rights agreement in exclusive partnership, nixing PPV model<\/p>\n<p>\n                    Brad Crawford                <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"UFC, Paramount+ announce landmark media rights agreement in exclusive partnership, nixing PPV model\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ufc-general.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"152\" width=\"270\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Take a look below at the current UFC event schedule for 2025. Be sure to  check back on this page for more information on upcoming  UFC events throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming UFC ScheduleUFC 320Oct. 4Magomed Ankalaev vs. Alex Pereira 2Light heavyweight titleLas VegasESPN+ PPVUFC Fight NightOct. 11Charles Oliveira vs. Rafael FizievLightweightsRio de JaneiroESPN+UFC Fight NightOct. 18Reinier de Ridder vs. Brendan AllenMiddleweight  <br \/>VancouverESPN+UFC 321Oct. 25Tom Aspinall (c) vs. Ciryl GaneHeavyweight titleAbu DhabiESPN+ PPVUFC Fight NightNov. 1Steve Garcia vs. David OnamaFeatherweightsLas VegasESPN+UFC Fight NightNov. 8Ismael Bonfim vs. Randy BrownWelterweightsLas VegasESPN+UFC 322Nov. 15Jack Della Maddalena (c) vs. Islam MakhachevWelterweight titleNew York CityESPN+ PPVUFC Fight NightNov. 22TBATBADoha, QatarESPN+UFC Fight Night  <br \/>Dec. 13Brandon Royval vs. Manel KapeFlyweightsLas VegasESPN+<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Images Alex Pereira wants his UFC light heavyweight championship back. 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