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This is a list of events held and scheduled by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States . The first event, UFC 1 , took place on November 12 , 1993 . As of UFC 88 , which took place September 6 , 2008 , there have been 115 UFC events held in 42 cities, within six countries . 19 U.S. states have hosted events. 91 of the events have been available via pay-per-view , while the other 24 have been shown on cable television, in the United States.
Upcoming events are listed in italics.
No.
Event
Date
Venue
Location
121
UFC 93
January 31 , 2009
TBA
Las Vegas, Nevada
120
UFC 92
December 27 , 2008
TBA
Las Vegas, Nevada
119
UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar
November 15 , 2008
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
118
UFC 90: Wanderlei vs. Côté
October 25 , 2008
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, Illinois
117
UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben
October 18 , 2008
National Indoor Arena
Birmingham , England
116
UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer
September 17 , 2008
Omaha Civic Auditorium
Omaha , Nebraska
115
UFC 88: Breakthrough
September 6 , 2008
Philips Arena
Atlanta , Georgia
114
UFC 87: Seek And Destroy
August 9 , 2008
Target Center
Minneapolis , Minnesota
113
UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin
July 19 , 2008
Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas , Nevada
112
UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin
July 5 , 2008
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas , Nevada
111
The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale
June 21 , 2008
The Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas , Nevada
110
UFC 85: Bedlam
June 7 , 2008
The O2 arena
London , England
109
UFC 84: Ill Will
May 24 , 2008
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas , Nevada
108
UFC 83: Serra vs. St-Pierre 2
April 19 , 2008
Bell Centre
Montreal , Quebec , Canada
107
UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon
April 2 , 2008
Broomfield Event Center
Broomfield, Colorado
106
UFC 82: Pride of a Champion
March 1 , 2008
Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
105
UFC 81: Breaking Point
February 2 , 2008
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
104
UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman
January 23 , 2008
The Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
103
UFC 80: Rapid Fire
January 19 , 2008
Metro Radio Arena
Newcastle , England
102
UFC 79: Nemesis
December 29 , 2007
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
101
The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale
December 8 , 2007
The Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
100
UFC 78: Validation
November 17 , 2007
Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
99
UFC 77: Hostile Territory
October 20 , 2007
U.S. Bank Arena
Cincinnati, Ohio
98
UFC 76: Knockout
September 22 , 2007
Honda Center
Anaheim, California
97
UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian
September 19 , 2007
The Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
96
UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion
September 8 , 2007
The 02 Arena
London , England
95
UFC 74: Respect
August 25 , 2007
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
94
UFC 73: Stacked
July 7 , 2007
ARCO Arena
Sacramento, California
93
The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale
June 23 , 2007
The Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
92
UFC 72: Victory
June 16 , 2007
The Odyssey
Belfast , Northern Ireland
91
UFC Fight Night: Stout vs Fisher
June 12 , 2007
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hollywood, Florida
90
UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson
May 26 , 2007
MGM Grand Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
89
UFC 70: Nations Collide
April 21 , 2007
Manchester Evening News Arena
Manchester , England
88
UFC 69: Shootout
April 7 , 2007
Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
87
UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard
April 5 , 2007
The Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
86
UFC 68: The Uprising
March 3 , 2007
Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
85
UFC 67: All or Nothing
February 3 , 2007
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
84
UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon
January 25 , 2007
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hollywood, Florida
83
UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz 2
December 30 , 2006
MGM Grand Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
82
UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs
December 13 , 2006
MCAS Miramar
San Diego, California
81
UFC 65: Bad Intentions
November 18 , 2006
ARCO Arena
Sacramento, California
80
The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale
November 11 , 2006
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
79
UFC 64: Unstoppable
October 14 , 2006
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
78
UFC Fight Night: Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3 - The Final Chapter
October 10 , 2006
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hollywood, Florida
77
UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn
September 23 , 2006
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
Anaheim, California
76
UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral
August 26 , 2006
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
75
UFC Fight Night 6
August 17 , 2006
Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
74
UFC 61: Bitter Rivals
July 8 , 2006
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
73
UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5
June 28 , 2006
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
72
The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale
June 24 , 2006
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
71
UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
May 27 , 2006
Staples Center
Los Angeles, California
70
UFC 59: Reality Check
April 15 , 2006
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
Anaheim, California
69
UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4
April 6 , 2006
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
68
UFC 58: USA vs. Canada
March 4 , 2006
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
67
UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3
February 4 , 2006
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
66
UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3
January 16 , 2006
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
65
UFC 56: Full Force
November 19 , 2005
MGM Grand Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
64
The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale
November 5 , 2005
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
63
UFC 55: Fury
October 7 , 2005
Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Connecticut
62
UFC Ultimate Fight Night 2
October 3 , 2005
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
61
UFC 54: Boiling Point
August 20 , 2005
MGM Grand Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
60
UFC Ultimate Fight Night
August 6 , 2005
Cox Pavilion
Las Vegas, Nevada
59
UFC 53: Heavy Hitters
June 4 , 2005
Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
58
UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2
April 16 , 2005
MGM Grand Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
57
The Ultimate Fighter Finale
April 9 , 2005
Cox Pavilion
Las Vegas, Nevada
56
UFC 51: Super Saturday
February 5 , 2005
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
55
UFC 50: The War Of '04
October 22 , 2004
Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
54
UFC 49: Unfinished Business
August 21 , 2004
MGM Grand Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
53
UFC 48: Payback
June 19 , 2004
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
52
UFC 47: It's On!
April 2 , 2004
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
51
UFC 46: Supernatural
January 31 , 2004
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
50
UFC 45: Revolution
November 21 , 2003
Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Connecticut
49
UFC 44: Undisputed
September 26 , 2003
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
48
UFC 43: Meltdown
June 6 , 2003
Thomas and Mack Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
47
UFC 42: Sudden Impact
April 25 , 2003
AmericanAirlines Arena
Miami, Florida
46
UFC 41: Onslaught
February 28 , 2003
Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
45
UFC 40: Vendetta
November 22 , 2002
MGM Grand Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
44
UFC 39: The Warriors Return
September 27 , 2002
Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Connecticut
43
UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall
July 13 , 2002
Royal Albert Hall
London, England
42
UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets
June 22 , 2002
Bellagio
Las Vegas, Nevada
41
UFC 37: High Impact
May 10 , 2002
CenturyTel Center
Bossier City, Louisiana
40
UFC 36: Worlds Collide
March 22 , 2002
MGM Grand Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
39
UFC 35: Throwdown
January 11 , 2002
Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Connecticut
38
UFC 34: High Voltage
November 2 , 2001
MGM Grand Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
37
UFC 33: Victory in Vegas
September 28 , 2001
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
36
UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands
June 29 , 2001
Continental Airlines Arena
East Rutherford, New Jersey
35
UFC 31: Locked and Loaded
May 4 , 2001
Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort
Atlantic City, New Jersey
34
UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk
February 23 , 2001
Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort
Atlantic City, New Jersey
33
UFC 29: Defense of the Belts
December 16 , 2000
Differ Ariake Arena
Tokyo, Japan
32
UFC 28: High Stakes
November 17 , 2000
Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort
Atlantic City, New Jersey
31
UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz
September 22 , 2000
Lakefront Arena
New Orleans, Louisiana
30
UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams
June 9 , 2000
Five Seasons Events Center
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
29
UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3
April 14 , 2000
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Tokyo, Japan
28
UFC 24: First Defense
March 10 , 2000
Lake Charles Civic Center
Lake Charles, Louisiana
27
UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2
November 19 , 1999
Tokyo Bay NK Hall
Chiba, Japan
26
UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion
September 24 , 1999
Lake Charles Civic Center
Lake Charles, Louisiana
25
UFC 21: Return of the Champions
July 16 , 1999
Five Seasons Events Center
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
24
UFC 20: Battle for the Gold
May 7 , 1999
Boutwell Auditorium
Birmingham, Alabama
23
UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns
March 5 , 1999
Casino Magic Bay St. Louis
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
22
UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title
January 8 , 1999
Pontchartrain Center
New Orleans, Louisiana
21
UFC Ultimate Brazil
October 16 , 1998
Ginásio da Portuguesa
São Paulo , Brazil
20
UFC 17: Redemption
May 15 , 1998
Mobile Civic Center
Mobile, Alabama
19
UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou
March 13 , 1998
Pontchartrain Center
New Orleans, Louisiana
18
UFC Ultimate Japan
December 21 , 1997
Yokohama Arena
Yokohama, Japan
17
UFC 15: Collision Course
October 17 , 1997
Casino Magic Bay
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
16
UFC 14: Showdown
July 27 , 1997
Boutwell Auditorium
Birmingham, Alabama
15
UFC 13: The Ultimate Force
May 30 , 1997
Augusta Civic Center
Augusta, Georgia
14
UFC 12: Judgement Day
February 7 , 1997
Dothan Civic Center
Dothan, Alabama
13
UFC The Ultimate Ultimate 2
December 7 , 1996
Fair Park Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
12
UFC 11: The Proving Ground
September 20 , 1996
Augusta Civic Center
Augusta, Georgia
11
UFC 10: The Tournament
July 12 , 1996
Fair Park Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
10
UFC 9: Motor City Madness
May 17 , 1996
Cobo Arena
Detroit, Michigan
9
UFC 8: David vs. Goliath
February 16 , 1996
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez
San Juan, Puerto Rico
8
UFC The Ultimate Ultimate
December 16 , 1995
Mammoth Gardens
Denver, Colorado
7
UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo
September 8 , 1995
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Buffalo, New York
6
UFC 6: Clash of the Titans
July 14 , 1995
Casper Events Center
Casper, Wyoming
5
UFC 5: The Return of the Beast
April 7 , 1995
Independence Arena
Charlotte, North Carolina
4
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
December 16 , 1994
Expo Square Pavilion
Tulsa, Oklahoma
3
UFC 3: The American Dream
September 9 , 1994
Grady Cole Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
2
UFC 2: No Way Out
March 11 , 1994
Mammoth Gardens
Denver, Colorado
1
UFC 1: The Beginning [1]
November 12 , 1993
McNichols Sports Arena
Denver, Colorado
Event Locations
As of UFC 87 , these are the cities that have hosted UFC events and the amount of times they have hosted them.
Las Vegas, Nevada -- 45
Atlantic City, New Jersey -- 6
Birmingham, Alabama -- 4
Uncasville, Connecticut -- 4
Anaheim, California -- 3
Denver, Colorado -- 3
Hollywood, Florida -- 3
New Orleans, Louisiana -- 3
Sacramento, California -- 2
Augusta, Georgia -- 2
Cedar Rapids, Iowa -- 2
Lake Charles, Louisiana -- 2
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi -- 2
Charlotte, North Carolina -- 2
Columbus, Ohio -- 2
Dothan, Alabama -- 1
Mobile, Alabama -- 1
Los Angeles, California -- 1
San Diego, California -- 1
Broomfield, Colorado -- 1
Miami, Florida -- 1
Atlanta, Georgia -- 1
Bossier City, Louisiana -- 1
Detroit, Michigan -- 1
Minneapolis, Minnesota -- 1
East Rutherford, New Jersey -- 1
Newark, New Jersey -- 1
Buffalo, New York -- 1
Cincinnati, Ohio -- 1
Tulsa, Oklahoma -- 1
Houston, Texas -- 1
Casper, Wyoming -- 1
London , England -- 3
Belfast , Northern Ireland -- 1
Manchester , England -- 1
Newcastle , England -- 1
Tokyo, Japan -- 2
Chiba, Japan -- 1
Yokohama, Japan -- 1
Montreal , Quebec , Canada -- 1
São Paulo , Brazil -- 1
San Juan, Puerto Rico -- 1
Notes
^ UFC 1 had the original title 'The Ultimate Fighting Championship'. This was later changed to 'The Beginning' when the event was released in VHS format.
See also
References
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