UFC Unveils 2015 Schedule with 45 Events, Including 13 Pay-Per-View Cards

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For the first time, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has revealed an entire year’s worth of event dates.

UFC officials Monday unveiled the organization’s 2015 schedule during a press conference titled “The Time Is Now” at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas. All told, the UFC has planned 45 events for the coming year.

The lineup includes 13 numbered events set to air on pay-per-view in the United States. The remaining 32 events will be UFC Fight Night cards, which will be broadcast in the U.S. as four events on the Fox network, 18 events on Fox Sports 1 and 10 events on UFC Fight Pass.

While cities and venues remain unknown for the bulk of the schedule, roughly half of the events are expected to take place in the U.S., with six of those planned for the UFC’s home base of Las Vegas. Main target markets outside of the states include Brazil, which will host seven events and at least one pay-per-view, and Canada, which will see three to five events across cities such as Toronto, Montreal and Calgary.

Five or six events will take place throughout Europe and the Middle East, with expected returns to England, Ireland, Germany, Sweden and a “possible return” to Abu Dhabi. The promotion also revealed hopes to expand into “potential new markets” in Europe, including Poland, Holland and Russia.

Other destinations named during the press conference were Mexico (two events, including Mexico City), Australia (one or two events) and Asia (two or three events, with target markets including Japan, China, Korea and the Philippines).

UFC 2015 Schedule

Jan. 3 - UFC 182 “Jones vs. Cormier”
Jan. 18 - UFC Fight Night “McGregor vs. Siver”
Jan. 24 - UFC on Fox 14 “Gustafsson vs. Johnson”
Jan. 31 - UFC 183 “Silva vs. Diaz”

Feb. 14 - UFC Fight Night “Brown vs. Saffiedine”
Feb. 22 - UFC Fight Night
Feb. 28 - UFC 184 “Weidman vs. Belfort”

March 7 - UFC Fight Night
March 14 - UFC 185
March 21 - UFC Fight Night

April 4 - UFC Fight Night
April 11- UFC Fight Night
April 18 - UFC Fight Night
April 25 - UFC 186

May 15 - UFC Fight Night
May 16 - UFC Fight Night
May 23 - UFC 187
May 30 - UFC Fight Night

June 6 - UFC Fight Night
June 13 - UFC 188
June 20 - UFC Fight Night
June 27 - UFC Fight Night

July 11 - UFC 189
July 12 - UFC Fight Night
July 15 - UFC Fight Night
July 18 - UFC Fight Night
July TBA - UFC Fight Night
July 25 - UFC Fight Night

Aug. 1 - UFC 190
Aug. 8 - UFC Fight Night
Aug. 23 - UFC Fight Night
Aug. 29 - UFC Fight Night

Sept. 5 - UFC 191
Sept. 19 - UFC Fight Night
Sept. 26 - UFC Fight Night

Oct. TBA - UFC Fight Night
Oct. 3 - UFC 192

Nov. 7 - UFC Fight Night
Nov. 14 - UFC 193
Nov. 21 - UFC Fight Night
Nov. 28 - UFC Fight Night

Dec. TBA - UFC Fight Night
Dec. 5 - UFC 194
Dec. 12 - UFC Fight Night
Dec. 19 UFC Fight Night