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Top Ten Upcoming MMA Fights (More Details Below)
1. Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland (5/9)
2. Alex Pereira vs. Cyril Gane (6/14)
3. Jack Della Maddalena vs. Carlos Prates (5/2)
4. Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje (6/14)
5. Sean Brady vs. Joaquin Buckley (5/9)
6. Jiří Procházka vs. Carlos Ulberg (4/11)
7. Costello van Steenis vs. Fabian Edwards (3/20)
8. Alexander Volkov vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta (5/9)
9. Sean O'Malley vs. Aiemann Zahabi (6/14)
10. Belal Muhammad vs. Gabriel Bonfim (6/6)

Top Upcoming WMMA Fights (Details Below)
1. Alexa Grasso vs. Maycee Barber (3/28)
2. Virna Jandiroba vs. Tabatha Ricci (4/4)
3. Tatiana Suarez vs. Loopy Godinez (3/28)

Schedule Highlights
March 20 (ESPN+) PFL Madrid: van Steenis vs. Edwards 2
PFL Middleweight Championship: Costello van Steenis(c) (OFF) vs. Fabian Edwards (OFF)

March 21 (Paramount+) UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy
Featherweight: Movsar Evloev (-245) vs. Lerone Murphy (+185)

March 28 (ESPN2) PFL Pittsburgh: Eblen vs. Battle
Middleweight: Johnny Eblen (OFF) vs. Bryan Battle (OFF)

March 28 (Paramount+) UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer
Middleweight: Israel Adesanya (-105) vs. Joe Pyfer (-120)
Women's Flyweight: Alexa Grasso (OFF) vs. Maycee Barber (OFF)

April 4 (Paramount+) UFC Fight Night 272
Women's Strawweight: Virna Jandiroba (OFF) vs. Tabatha Ricci (OFF)

April 11 (Paramount+) UFC 327
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship (vacant): Jiří Procházka (-145) vs. Carlos Ulberg (+115)
UFC Flyweight Championship: Joshua Van(c) (+150) vs. Tatsuro Taira (-195)
Light Heavyweight: Dominick Reyes (OFF) vs. Johnny Walker (OFF)
Welterweight: Kevin Holland (OFF) vs. Randy Brown (OFF)
Light Heavyweight: Azamat Murzakanov (OFF) vs. Paulo Costa (OFF)
Women's Strawweight: Tatiana Suarez (OFF) vs. Loopy Godinez (OFF)
Middleweight: Kelvin Gastelum (OFF) vs. Vicente Luque (OFF)

April 18 (Paramount+) UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott
Welterweight: Gilbert Burns (OFF) vs. Mike Malott (OFF)

April 25 (Paramount+) UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal
Featherweight: Aljamain Sterling (OFF) vs. Youssef Zalal (OFF)

May 2 (Paramount+) UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
Welterweight: Jack Della Maddalena (-125) vs. Carlos Prates (+100)

May 9 (Paramount+) UFC 328
UFC Middleweight Championship: Khamzat Chimaev(c) (-440) vs. Sean Strickland (+310)
Heavyweight: Alexander Volkov (OFF) vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta (OFF)
Welterweight: Sean Brady (OFF) vs. Joaquin Buckley (OFF)
Light Heavyweight: Jan Błachowicz (OFF) vs. Bogdan Guskov (OFF)

May 16 (Paramount+) UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa
Featherweight: Arnold Allen (OFF) vs. Melquizael Costa (OFF)

May 30 (Paramount+) UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo
Bantamweight: Song Yadong (OFF) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo (OFF)

June 6 (Paramount+) UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim
Welterweight: Belal Muhammad (OFF) vs. Gabriel Bonfim (OFF)

June 14 (Paramount+) UFC Freedom 250
UFC Lightweight Championship: Ilia Topuria(c) (-520) vs. Justin Gaethje(ic) (+350)
Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship: Alex Pereira (-120) vs. Cyril Gane (-105)
Bantamweight: Sean O'Malley (-390) vs. Aiemann Zahabi (+280)
Lightweight: Maurício Ruffy (-480) vs. Michael Chandler (+330)
Featherweight: Diego Lopes (-210) vs. Steve Garcia (+160)


Boxing
Top Upcoming Boxing Fights (More Details Below)
1. Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani (5/2)
2. Gilberto Ramirez vs. David Benavidez (5/2)
3. Sebastian Fundora vs. Keith Thurman (3/28)
4. Fabio Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois (5/9)
5. Callum Smith vs. David Morrell (4/18)
6. Conor Benn vs. Regis Prograis (4/11)
7. Takuma Inoue vs. Kazuto Ioka (5/2)
8. Tenshin Nasukawa vs. Juan Francisco Estrada (4/11)
9. Carlos Adames vs. Austin Williams (3/21)

Schedule Highlights
March 21 (DAZN)
WBC World Middleweight Title: Carlos Adames(c) (-380) vs. Austin Williams (+270)

March 28 (Amazon Prime PPV)
WBC World Super Welterweight Title: Sebastian Fundora(c) (-450) vs. Keith Thurman (+300)

April 11 (Amazon Prime Video)
Bantamweight: Tenshin Nasukawa (+140) vs. Juan Francisco Estrada (-190)

April 11 (Netflix)
Welterweight: Conor Benn (-1300) vs. Regis Prograis (+700)

April 18 (YouTube)
Super Bantamweight: Luis Nery (-260) vs. John Riel Casimero (+180)

April 18 (DAZN)
Interim WBO World Light Heavyweight Title: Callum Smith (-110) vs. David Morrell (-110)

May 2 (TBD)
WBC World Super Bantamweight Title
IBF World Junior Featherweight Title
WBO World Junior Featherweight Title
Naoya Inoue(c) (-450) vs. Junto Nakatani (+310)
Bantamweight: Takuma Inoue (-215) vs. Kazuto Ioka (+165)

May 2 (Amazon Prime Video PPV)
WBO World Cruiserweight Title: Gilberto Ramirez(c) (+260) vs. David Benavidez (-370)

May 9 (DAZN PPV)
WBO World Heavyweight Title (vacant): Fabio Wardley (-140) vs. Daniel Dubois (+110)



Kickboxing/Muay Thai
Schedule Highlights ("Unified" weight-classes unless otherwise noted; Japanese promotions typically post their fights to their YouTube channels one week after original airing)

March 20 (YouTube) ONE Friday Fights 147
ONE Flyweight (135 lb) Muay Thai World Championship (vacant): Nong-O vs. Asadula Imangazaliev

March 21 (YouTube) RWS Rajadamnern
Rajadamnern Stadium Featherweight (126 lb) Muay Thai Championship: Yothin(c) vs. Chiebkad

March 28 (YouTube) RWS Rajadamnern
Rajadamnern Stadium Light Flyweight (108 lb) Muay Thai Championship: Duan99(c) vs. Chalamchon

March 28 / RISE ELDORADO 2026
RISE Bantamweight (121 lb) Kickboxing Title: Shiro(c) vs. Koki Osaki
Catchweight (130 lb) Kickboxing: Haruto Yasumoto vs. Takumi Terada

April 11 / K-1 Genki 2026
K-1 Super Welterweight (154 lb) Kickboxing Title (vacant): Jonas Salsicha vs. Darryl Verdonk

April 11 (Amazon Prime Video) ONE Fight Night 42
ONE Lightweight (170 lb) Kickboxing Title (vacant): Regian Eersel vs. Rungrawee

April 25 (YouTube) RWS Rajadamnern
Rajadamnern Stadium Super Bantamweight (122 lb) Muay Thai Championship (vacant): Petchsamarn vs. Petchsila

April 25 (DAZN) Glory 107
Glory Light Heavyweight Kickboxing Title: Donovan Wisse(c) vs. Bahram Rajabzadeh

April 29 (Watch ONE) ONE Samurai 1
Interim ONE Flyweight (135 lb) Kickboxing Title: Rodtang vs. Takeru
ONE Bantamweight (145 lb) Kickboxing Title: Jonathan Haggerty(c) vs. Yuki Yoza
Featherweight (154 lb) Kickboxing: Marat Grigorian vs. Kaito Ono
 
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Even though this is mostly for my own personal tracking purposes, I guess I can still request @909 to pin this one and unpin the 2025 thread.
 
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