UFC 2026 Schedule: Volkanovski-Evloev, Gane-Hokit Title Fights Set — SkimNews
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- Brendan Allen (No. 4 middleweight) headlines UFC Fight Night against Christian Leroy Duncan at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, fighting backwards in the rankings despite riding a three-fight win streak.
- Christian Leroy Duncan earned his spot with consecutive spinning backfist knockouts and a recent win over middleweight title challenger Jared Cannonier.
- Alexander Volkanovski defends his featherweight title against top contender Movsar Evloev in the main event of UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi, just three weeks after UFC 332.
- Petr Yan puts the bantamweight belt on the line against Merab Dvalishvili in a trilogy matchup at UFC 333, stemming from Dvalishvili's stunning upset last December.
- Ciryl Gane, the newly crowned heavyweight champion, defends against fast-rising contender Josh Hokit in the main event of UFC's November return to Madison Square Garden.
- Kayla Harrison finally meets women's bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes in the MSG co-main event, a bout originally booked for January before Harrison's injury forced a postponement.
Why it matters: UFC is compressing four title fights — across two double-title cards — into a tight late-2026 window, an unusually concentrated stretch of consequential bouts. The MSG card pairs a fresh heavyweight title defense (Gane-Hokit) with one of the most-anticipated women's bouts ever (Harrison-Nunes), giving the promotion its biggest New York gate in months.
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