February 2025 UFC Events: Check Out the Full Schedule for All the Exciting Fights Coming Your Way This Month!
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has come a long way since its early days of no-weight-classes brawls. Back in 1993, when Art Jimmerson famously walked into the octagon wearing one boxing glove, nobody could have predicted the global phenomenon it would become.
Now, in 2025, the UFC is heading into an action-packed February with four killer events that will keep fight fans glued to their screens. Here, we have compiled a list of UFC events for February 2025, and they are phenomenal!
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Let’s kick things off with UFC Saudi Arabia on February 1st, where Israel Adesanya is making his first non-title fight appearance in six years. The former middleweight champ, known for his matrix-like striking and anime-inspired walkouts, faces Nassourdine Imavov.
After dropping his belt to Sean Strickland and then losing to Dricus Du Plessis, Adesanya’s probably hoping the third time’s the charm. The card also features the UFC middleweight debut of Michael “Venom” Page against Shara Magomedov, which should be a striking fan’s dream come true.
Main Card:
| Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov | Middleweight |
| Shara Magomedov vs. Michael ‘Venom’ Page | Middleweight |
| Sergei Pavlovich vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik | Heavyweight |
| Said Nurmagomedov vs. Vinicius Oliveira | Bantamweight |
| Fares Ziam vs. Mike Davis | Lightweight |
Prelims:
| Muhammad Naimov vs. Kaan Ofli | Featherweight |
| Shamil Gaziev vs. Thomas Petersen | Heavyweight |
| Terrance McKinney vs. Damir Hadzovic | Lightweight |
| Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Mayra Bueno Silva | Women’s flyweight |
| Bogdan Grad vs. Lucas Alexander | Featherweight |
| Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Jamal Pogues | Heavyweight |
Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis are running it back at UFC 312 in Sydney on February 9th. Their first fight was a nail-biter that ended in a split decision, with ‘Stillknocks’ taking the belt. The trash talk between these two has been wild – no surprise there if fans know anything about Strickland!
Reigning champion Zhang Weili is also defending her strawweight title against submission specialist Tatiana Suarez on the co-main event of the same card.
Main Card:
| Dricus du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland | Middleweight (title fight) |
| Zhang Weili vs. Tatiana Suarez | Strawweight (title fight) |
| Justin Tafa vs. Tallison Teixeira | Heavyweight |
| Jimmy Crute vs. Rodolfo Bellato | Light Heavyweight |
| Jake Matthews vs. Francisco Prado | Welterweight |
Prelims:
| Jack Jenkins vs. Gabriel Santos | Featherweight |
| Tom Nolan vs. Viacheslav Borshchev | Lightweight |
| Wang Cong vs. Bruna Brasil | Women’s flyweight |
| Colby Thicknesse vs. Aleksandre Topuria | Bantamweight |
Early Prelims:
| Jonathan Micallef vs. Kevin Jousset | Welterweight |
| Quillan Salkilld vs. Anshul Jubli | Lightweight |
| Hyunsung Park vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel | Flyweight |
The action moves to Las Vegas on February 15th for UFC Vegas 102 (Fight Night 251), where Jared “The Killa Gorilla” Cannonier faces Gregory Rodrigues. There was a time when Cannonier used to fight at heavyweight. Now, he is looking lean and mean at middleweight, trying to climb to a title shot.
Calvin Kattar, who once absorbed nearly 500 strikes in a single fight against Max Holloway, returns in the co-main event against Youssef Zalal. He will be looking to end his 3- fight losing streak.
Main Card:
| Jared Cannonier vs. Gregory Rodrigues | Middleweight |
| Calvin Kattar vs. Youssef Zalal | Featherweight |
| Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Dylan Budka | Middleweight |
| Ismael Bonfim vs. Nazim Sadykhov | Lightweight |
| Rodolfo Vieira vs. Andre Petroski | Middleweight |
| Connor Matthews vs. Jose Delgado | Featherweight |
Prelims:
| Angela Hill vs. Ketlen Souza | Women’s Strawweight |
| Jared Gordon vs. Kaue Fernandes | Lightweight |
| Rafael Estevam vs. Jesus Santos Aguilar | Flyweight |
| Gabriel Bonfim vs. Khaos Williams | Welterweight |
| Vince Morales vs. Elijah Smith | Bantamweight |
| Valter Walker vs. Don’Tale Mayes | Heavyweight |
| Julia Avila vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti | Women’s Bantamweight |
The month wraps up in Seattle on February 22nd with a banger between Henry Cejudo and Song Yadong. ‘Triple C’, the only person to simultaneously hold Olympic gold and two UFC belts, is trying to bounce back from two losses.
And speaking of comebacks, Dominick Cruz is fighting Rob Font in the co-main. Cruz, who once dominated the bantamweight division is feeling the effects of ‘father time.’ This may very well be his last fight in the Octagon.
Main Card:
| Henry Cejudo vs. Song Yadong | Bantamweight |
| Rob Font vs. Dominick Cruz | Bantamweight |
| Brendan Allen vs. Anthony Hernandez | Middleweight |
| Jean Silva vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan | Featherweight |
| Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev | Heavyweight |
| Edson Barboza vs. Steve Garcia | Featherweight |
Prelims:
| Ion Cutelaba vs. Ibo Aslan | Light Heavyweight |
| Adam Fugitt vs. Billy Ray Goff | Welterweight |
| Ketlen Vieira vs. Macy Chiasson | Women’s Bantamweight |
| Ricky Simon vs. Javid Basharat | Bantamweight |
| Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Nick Klein | Middleweight |
| Modestas Bukauskas vs. Raffael Cerqueira | Light Heavyweight |
The UFC’s February schedule shows how far the sport has evolved. Gone are the days of tournament-style events and fighters competing multiple times in one night. Now fans have got Olympic medalists, technical strikers, and well-rounded athletes competing in state-of-the-art venues across the globe.
Saudi Arabia hosting a UFC event would have seemed impossible back when John McCain called the sport “human cockfighting.” The times sure have changed, and February 2025 is shaping up to be another milestone month in the UFC’s ever-growing legacy!
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