UFC schedule: EVERY major upcoming UFC event including UFC 257 and Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier on TODAY

DESPITE the difficulties that have come with organising sport during a global pandemic – UFC hit their attempt out of the park in 2020.

And that only looks set to continue as the year comes to a close with some cracking MMA events to lead us into the new year, when Conor McGregor finally makes his return to the octagon.

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Conor McGregor knocked Dustin Poirier out in the 1st round of their first bout[/caption]

UFC president Dana White has been insistent on providing as many fights as he was pre-pandemic, and even though the presence of fans are missed, it’s been plain sailing so far.

Take a look below as SunSport’s list through EVERY upcoming UFC event, including McGregor’s return bout vs Dustin Poirier THIS WEEKEND.

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UFC Schedule 2021

UFC Fight Night 186 – January 16, Abu Dhabi, Fight Island

• Max Holloway def. Calvin Kattar UD
• Carlos Condit def. Matt Brown UD
• Li Jingliang def. Santiago Ponzinibbio KO1

UFC Fight Night 187 – January 20, Abu Dhabi, Fight Island

• Michael Chiesa vs Neil Magny
• Warlley Alves vs Mounir Lazzez
• Lerone Murphy vs Douglas Silva de Andrade
• Matt Schnell vs Tyson Nam
• Isaac Villanueva vs Vinicius Moreira
• Roxanne Modafferi vs Viviane Araújo

UFC 257 – January 23, Abu Dhabi, Fight Island

• Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier
• Dan Hooker vs Michael Chandler
• Jessica Eye vs Joanne Calderwood
• Brad Tavares vs Antonio Carlos Junior
• Marina Rodriguez vs Amanda Ribas
• Matt Frevola vs Ottman Azaitar
• Khalil Rountree Jr. vs Marcin Prachnio

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Conor McGregor will return to action on January 23 at UFC 257[/caption]

UFC Fight Night 188 – January 30, Location: TBC

• Roxanne Modafferi vs Viviane Araujo
• Vinicius Moreira vs Isaac Villanueva
• Ode Osbourne vs Jerome Rivera
• Jeff Molina vs Zarrukh Adashev
• Carlos Condit vs Matt Brown
• Kelvin Gastelum vs Ian Heinisch
• Pedro Munhoz vs Jimmie Rivera
• Victoria Leonardo vs Natalia Silva

UFC Fight Night 189 – February 6, Location: TBC

• Alistair Overeem vs Alexander Volkov
• Nicco Montano vs Karol Rosa
• Molly McCann vs Lara Procopi
• Marion Reneau vs Macy Chiasson
• Wellington Turman vs Aliaskhab Khizriev
• Mike Rodríguez vs Danilo Marques

UFC 258 – February 13, Location: TBC

• Kamaru Usman (Welterweight C) vs Gilbert Burns
• Alexa Grasso vs Maycee Barber

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Kamaru Usman defended his title against Jorge Masvidal in July [/caption]

UFC Fight Night 190 – February 20, Location: TBC

• Ketlen Vieira vs. Yana Kunitskaya
• Danny Chavez vs. Jared Gordon

UFC Fight Night 191 – March 6, Location: TBC

• Aleksandar Rakić vs. Thiago Santos