The year 2023 is the 30th year in the history of the
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...
(UFC), a
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on strike (attack), striking, grappling and ground f ...
promotion based in the United States.
Releases and retirements
These fighters have either been released from their UFC contracts, announced their retirement or joined other promotions:
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2022:
Suspended fighters
The list below is based on fighters suspended either by (1)
United States Anti-Doping Agency
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA, ) is a non-profit, non-governmental 501(c)(3) organization and the national anti-doping organization (NADO) for the United States. To protect clean competition and the integrity of sport and prevent ...
(USADA) or
World Anti-Doping Agency
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(WADA) for violation of taking prohibited substances or non-analytical incidents, (2) by local commissions on misconduct during the fights or at event venues, or (3) by the UFC for reasons also stated below.
The Ultimate Fighter
The following
The Ultimate Fighter
''The Ultimate Fighter'' is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Pilgrim Media Group currently airing on ESPN+. It previously aired for fourteen ...
seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2023:
Title fights
Events list
Scheduled events
See also
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List of UFC champions
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships.
Historical notes
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List of UFC events
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. UFC's first event, UFC 1, took place on November 12, 1993. Each UFC event contains several fight ...
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List of current UFC fighters
This list of current UFC fighters records current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters' information, country origins, recent fighter signings and departures, fight schedules and results and the champion of each division. , the UFC roster ...
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2023 in Bellator MMA
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2023 in ONE Championship
The year 2023 is the 13th year in the history of the ONE Championship, a mixed martial arts, kickboxing, Muay Thai and submission grappling promotion based in Singapore.
Events list
Scheduled events
Past events
Title fights
ONE Fi ...
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2023 in Absolute Championship Akhmat
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2023 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
The year 2023 will be the 20th year in the history of the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Poland. 2023 will begin with KSW 78. For 2023, besides its own channels KSW announced official distribution partnerships wi ...
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2023 in Rizin Fighting Federation
The year 2023 is the ninth year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan.
List of events
Rizin 41 – Osaka
''Rizin 41 – Osaka'' was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federat ...
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2023 in AMC Fight Nights
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2023 in Brave Combat Federation
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2023 in Road FC
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2023 in Professional Fighters League season
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2023 in Eagle Fighting Championship
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2023 in Legacy Fighting Alliance
References
External links
UFC past events on UFC.comUFC events results at Sherdog.com
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Scheduled mixed martial arts events
Ultimate Fighting Championship by year
UFC
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...