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UFC officially announces early 2023 schedule: Dates, locations, and venues

With only two events left in the calendar year, the UFC is setting its sights on 2023.

At the UFC 282 pre-fight news conference Thursday, the promotion announced its first-quarter schedule in a video highlight package.

The list confirmed many of the previously-reported events, but it also revealed a handful of locations and venues that were not announced prior.

One previously reported card was also noticeably missing from the lineup.

Scroll below to see the UFC’s official 2023 Quarter 1 schedule:

UFC Fight Night, UFC Apex - Las Vegas, Jan. 14

The current Jan. 14 lineup includes:

  • Kelvin Gastelum vs. Nassourdine Imavov
  • Geoff Neal vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov
  • Raquel Pennington vs. Ketlen Vieira
  • Dan Ige vs. Damon Jackson
  • Raoni Barcelos vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
  • Carlos Hernandez vs. Allan Nascimento
  • Daniel Argueta vs. Isaac Dulgarian
  • Omar Morales vs. Mateusz Rebecki
  • Roman Kopylov vs. Puna Soriano
  • Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Claudio Ribeiro
  • Jimmy Flick vs. Charles Johnson

UFC 283, Jeunesse Arena - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. 21

The current UFC 283 lineup includes:

  • Champion Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno – for flyweight title
  • Gregory Rodrigues vs. Brad Tavares
  • Ihor Potieria vs. Mauricio Rua
  • Paul Craig vs. Johnny Walker
  • Gilbert Burns vs. Neil Magny
  • Gabriel Bonfim vs. Mounir Lazzez
  • Zarah Fairn vs. Josiane Nunes
  • Jessica Andrade vs. Lauren Murphy
  • Ismael Bonfim vs. Terrance McKinney
  • Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Jailton Almeida
  • Guram Kutateladze vs. Thiago Moises
  • Warlley Alves vs. Nicolas Dalby
  • Luan Luiz Lacerda vs. Cody Stamann

UFC 284, RAC Arena - Perth, Australia, Feb. 11

The current UFC 284 lineup includes:

  • Champion Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski – for lightweight title
  • Josh Emmett vs. Yair Rodriguez – for interim featherweight title
  • Paulo Costa vs. Robert Whittaker
  • Tyson Pedro vs. Mingyang Zhang
  • Kai Kara-France vs. Alex Perez
  • Jack Jenkins vs. Don Shainis
  • Parker Porter vs. Justin Tafa
  • Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. Josh Culibao
  • Jimmy Crute vs. Alonzo Menifield
  • Kleydson Rodrigues vs. Shannon Ross
  • Nasrat Haqparast vs. Jamie Mullarkey

UFC Fight Night, UFC Apex - Las Vegas, Feb. 18

The current Feb. 18 lineup includes:

  • Gabriel Benitez vs. Jim Miller
  • William Knight vs. Marcin Prachnio
  • Billy Goff vs. Themba Gorimbo
  • Evan Elder vs. Nazim Sadykhov
  • Benoit Saint-Denis vs. Joe Solecki
  • Clayton Carpenter vs. Juancamilo Ronderos
  • Abus Magomedov vs. Gerald Meerschaert

UFC Fight Night, UFC Apex - Las Vegas, Feb. 25

  • Nikita Krylov vs. Ryan Spann
  • Jordan Leavitt vs. Victor Martinez
  • Hailey Cowan vs. Ailin Perez
  • Denys Bondar vs. Ode Osbourne
  • Cortney Casey vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius

UFC 285, T-Mobile Arena - Las Vegas, March 4

Sep 10, 2022; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; UFC president Dana White before Li Jingliang (red gloves) fights Daniel Rodriguez (blue gloves) during UFC 279 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
  • Bo Nickal vs. Jamie Pickett
  • Jessica Penne vs. Tabatha Ricci
  • Farid Basharat vs. Da’Mon Blackshear

UFC Fight Night, The Theater at Virgin Hotels, March 11

  • Jamahal Hill vs. Anthony Smith
  • Abu Azaitar vs. Sedriques Dumas
  • Lukasz Brzeski vs. Karl Williams

UFC 286, O2 Arena - London, March 18

Jul 23, 2022; London, United Kingdom; Molly McCann (red gloves) defeats Hannah Goldy (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at O2 Arena. Mandatory Credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports

No fights have yet been reported for the UFC’s return to the United Kingdom.

UFC Fight Night, AT&T Center - San Antonio, Texas, March 25

Jun 18, 2022; Austin, Texas, USA; Adrian Yanez (red gloves) reacts after his fight against Tony Kelley (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Moody Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports
  • Maycee Barber vs. Andrea Lee

ABSENT: UFC Fight Night, Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 4

Dec 21, 2019; Busan, SOUTH KOREA; Chan Sung Jung (blue gloves) defeats Frankie Edgar (red gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Sajik Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasmin Frank-USA TODAY Sports

A previously announced event expected to take place Feb. 4 in Seoul, South Korea was not listed in the lineup, for reasons unknown.

The Feb. 4 lineup includes/included:

  • Devin Clark vs. Da Un Jung
  • Doo Ho Choi vs. Kyle Nelson
  • Mandy Bohm vs. Ji Yeon Kim
  • Adam Fugitt vs. Yusaku Kinoshita
  • Jesus Santos Aguilar vs. Tatsuro Taira
  • Loma Lookboonmee vs. Elise Reed
  • Denis Tiuliulin vs. Ju Yong Park
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