Charles Oliveira may not officially be the lightweight champion, but he’s still getting top billing for UFC 280. Oliveira will face Islam Makhachev for the vacant UFC lightweight title on Oct. 23 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, and an official poster for the event was released on Tuesday, with the bantamweight title fight between Aljamain Sterling and T.J. Dillashaw and the marquee bantamweight matchup between Petr Yan and Sean O’Malley also being featured on the poster.

The UFC has booked a strawweight clash between Mackenzie Dern and Yan Xiaonan to headline an October event, multiple sources told ESPN on Friday. Dern (12-2) is closing in on a potential title shot with victories in five of her past six contests. Her only loss during that time came in a main event slot against Marina Rodriguez last October. Rodriguez has won four in a row and is currently hunting her own title shot as the No. 3-ranked strawweight in the division.

A high-profile matchup between bantamweight contenders Cory Sandhagen and Song Yadong is set to headline the UFC’s Fight Night event on September 18.

This September, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin will meet for the third time face to face in the ring. After stopping Caleb Plant in November to become the first ever undisputed champion at 168 pounds, attempting to become a two-time champion against WBA titlist, Dmitry Bivol stopped him in his tracks handing him his first loss in eight years. Alvarez and Golovkin will battle it out for the unified WBA, WBC, IBF, IBO, Ring magazine and lineal middleweight championship.

In a world first for boxing, heavyweight prize fighter, Paul Gallen, will fight BOTH Justin Hodges and Ben Hannant back to back on the same night. Taking ‘Origin’ to new levels, Gallen, the NSW icon, will take on the two QLD Origin stars in back-to-back fights. While Harry Garside puts his Australian lightweight title on the line against Miles Zalweski.

The headline fight has been announced for UFC 279, which will feature Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz in what is said to be Diaz’s final fight on his UFC contract and will likely be the toughest test of Chimaev’s career so far.

A recharged Tai Tuivasa recently spoke to ESPN about his upcoming fight against Ciryl Gane. He is ready to upset the world again and earn a crack at the UFC heavyweight title in the process when he heads to France to fight the division's No. 1 contender.

UFC 278 is set for the 21st of August, with welterweight champion and arguably one of the greatest fighters in the UFC defending his belt against number one contender, Leon Edwards in the main event. The two have crossed paths before, early in their UFC careers, with Usman getting the victory decision. But that was a while ago, and the two having emerged as the two best fighters in the division will be set to give us a show.

This top 10 contender fight will see Thiago Santos (#6) and Jamahal Hill (#10) clash in a light heavyweight bout. Santos looks to bounce back after a recent loss, while Hill looks to extend his two fight streak. Which fighter will take the win, and get a step closer to the title fight?

Two of the best female fighters in the Octagon, what’s not to love? Bantamweight champ, Julianna Pena defends her belt against former champ, Amanda Nunes. Plus Brandon Moreno takes on Kai Kara-France in the flyweight division.

UFC is back in London! The line up will see #4 Curtis Blaydes and local, Tom Aspinall go head to head in this heavyweight bout. Blaydes comes into this fight with back to back wins, while Aspinall is blazing hot with a five-fight win streak. Who will take it?

This must-see match will have it all! Top 3 contenders Brian Ortega (#2) and Yair Rodriguez (#3) will clash in this epic featherweight bout for a shot at the title fight, currently championed by Alexander Volkanovski. Both are looking to bounce back after recent losses. Ortega took a blow from Volkanovski in his bid to take the belt, while Rodriguez fell to former champion, Max Holloway. Who will get a step closer to the title fight?

Which Rafael will take the win? This July, rising star Rafael Fiziev and former champion Rafael Dos Anjos will battle for supremacy in a lightweight bout. The fight was originally booked in February, and then in March, but was scrapped due to visa issues and CO-VID. Is the third time a charm? Fiziev looks to extend his win streak after five consecutive victories. Meanwhile Dos Anjos has some catching up to do with a mixed bag of wins and losses from his recent fights.

International fight week is on track, a huge double header will see our very own Aussie champion, Alexander Volkanovski back in the Octagon against Max Holloway. While Kiwi star, Israel Adesanya defends his title against Jared Cannonier.

Two of Australia’s top heavyweights were set to meet in Feb before Covid-19 got in the way, but Justis Huni and Joe Goodall will finally square off with the rescheduled bout now set for June. Huni has been touted as the country’s best heavyweight prospect in generations and justified that hype when he won the Aussie tile in his professional debut. He’s since gone on to record four further wins, with a battering of Paul Gallen last year. Goodall also boasts an unbeaten professional record and a 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medal.

Up and comers Arman Tsarukyan and Mateusz Gamrot will go head to head for the first time in this lightweight bout. Both fighters are riding off impressive straight streaks and look to up their score card, with just one rank separating them. Who will add another straight win to their belt?

Get ready for this epic featherweight match up! Top 10 contenders Josh Emmett (#7), and Calvin Kattar (#4) will put it all on the line as they fight for their next victory. Emmett is trailblazing, holding four straight wins, while Kattar is coming off the back of a win against Giga Chikadze. Which fighter will come out on top?

Two of Australia’s top heavyweights were set to meet in Feb before Covid-19 got in the way, but Justis Huni and Joe Goodall will finally square off with the rescheduled bout now set for June. Huni has been touted as the country’s best heavyweight prospect in generations and justified that hype when he won the Aussie tile in his professional debut. He’s since gone on to record four further wins, with a battering of Paul Gallen last year. Goodall also boasts an unbeaten professional record and a 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medal.

Glover Teixeira defends his light heavyweight title against Jiri Prochazka, while defending flyweight titleholder, Valentina Shevchenko puts her belt on the line against Talia Santos. Plus, former strawweight champions Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk run it back after previously staging one of the most insane female fights in the history of combat sports.

Taking place at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium, Australia’s very own George Kambosos Jr will defend his IBF, WBO, WBA and The Ring lightweight title against WBC title holder Devin Haney. The winner walks away the undisputed lightweight champion, no small feat. Plus, they’ll be followed by Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr in a light heavyweight unification bout.

This top 10 contender match will headline Alexander Volkov (#5) and Jairzinho Rozenstruik (#8) in what will be a show stopping heavyweight bout. Both fighters look to bounce back, and regain momentum after their recent losses. Who will add a win to their scorecard?

Holm is back! This May the former champion will step back into the Octagon for the first time in more than a year, as she looks to extend her two fight streak. She was booked to fight on multiple occasions, but due to injuries, opted out. Opposing her will be Ketlen Vieira, who also looks to snag a victory after recently defeating Miesha Tate. Which of these fighters will bring it home?

Top 3 contenders Jan Blachowicz and Aleksander Rakic will meet in this light heavyweight Fight Night banger. The pair were originally scheduled to fight in March, but Blachowicz pulled out due to injury. This highly anticipated fight is officially back on!

Charlo vs Castano 2 will feature Charlo, an undefeated unified WBC, WBA and IBF super welterweight champion, up against unbeaten WBO 154-pound titleholder, Castano in a twelve round championship rematch, the last ending in a split draw in July last year.

One fighter nearing the end of his boxing career in Paul Gallen, while two at the very start in Harry Garside and Nikita Tszyu (brother of Tim), are all set to return to the ring in May. NRL premiership winning captain, Gallen, takes on Kris Terzievski for the Australasian heavyweight title. While Tszyu and Garside battle is out in the lightweight category.

You + the pub + UFC 274, a perfect way to spend your Sunday. Catch Charles Oliveira’s next title defense against fan favourite, Justin Gaethje. A huge lightweight card supported by a card full of UFC veterans, what’s not to love? Call your mates and head on in to your local.

The undisputed world super middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez moves up in weight to take on the WBA light heavyweight Dmitry Bivol at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Described as being the ‘biggest fight ever in women’s boxing’ Katie Taylor will take on Amanda Serrano in what will be a battle of the the pound-for-pound #1 and #2 fighters in women’s boxing.

This bantamweight bout will see #5 ranked Rob Font, and #8 Marlon Vera, collide in this main event. Font looks to bounce back after losing his four-fight win streak to Jose Aldo, while Vera fights to add a third straight win to his current record, after defeating Frankie Edgar. Which top 10 contender will get closer to the title belt?

The Octagon will be host to former strawweight champion, and #1 ranked Jessica Andrade, in a showdown against top 10 contender Amanda Lemos. Andrade is coming off her recent win against Cynthia Calvillo, while Lemos is riding on a five-win streak. Who will add another victory to their scorecard?