The UFC special announcement 2023 has UFC President, Dana White, announcing some major fights taking place this year. Most of these were already rumored or seemed very likely, with a couple being signed already. The additional fights that are announced, make it obvious as to why this organization remains on top.
Below the video is a breakdown of the major events he announced, with their dates. It’s likely some of these cards will get changed up due to injuries and other factors. However, should even half of these fights make it, then mma fans will be in for some great action in 2023.
UFC 284, February 11, 2023 (ppv)
Alexander Volkanovski #c vs Islam Makhachev #c
co-main event
Yair Rodriguez #2 vs Josh Emmett #5
UFC 285, March 4, 2023 (ppv)
Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane #1
co-main event
Valentina Shevchenko #c vs Alexa Grasso #5
UFC 286, March 18, 2023 (ppv)
Leon Edwards #c vs Kamaru Usman #1 – 3
co-main event
Justin Gaethje #3 vs Rafael Fiziev #6
UFC 287, April 8, 2023 (ppv)
Alex Pereira #c vs Israel Adesanya #1 – (2 or 4 if you account for kickboxing)
co-main event
Gilbert Burns #5 vs Jorge Masvidal #11
That wraps it up for the UFC Special Announcement 2023. If you enjoyed this article and want to see more of our UFC News, follow the link. Check back with us for these and more great upcoming fights from the UFC.
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