The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is returning to Macau at the end of May, hosted at Galaxy Arena.
The three-day event kicks off on May 28th, with the opening rounds of ‘Road to UFC’ Season 5 taking place on the 28th and 29th, followed by UFC FIGHT NIGHT on May 30th.
The event marks the UFC’s fifth return to the SAR.
It will be hosted by Galaxy Macau, following a multi-event partnership between the gaming operator and UFC to host three Fight Night events in the 2026-2029 period.
While the UFC has not yet announced which fights will be on the card for the May showdown, the event comes after a sold-out Yan vs. Figueiredo card on November 23rd of 2024 which saw the 12,000-seat arena filled to watch the Bantamweight bout. The main fight was preempted by the Women’s Strawweight bout between Yan Xiaonan and Tabatha Ricci and featured ‘Performance of the Night’ fights including Song Kenan vs. Muslim Salikhov and Wang Cong vs. Gabriella Fernandes.
In September of last year, UFC and Galaxy Entertainment announced their event partnership, with the events being held exclusively at Galaxy Arena. At the time, the UFC announced that the opening round of Season 5 of ROAD TO UFC would be held in Macau. The tournament offers Asia-Pacific’s top mixed martial arts (MMA) prospects ‘a direct path to a UFC contract’.
Dana White, UFC President and CEO previously remarked of the partnership that it “couldn’t come at a better time. It’s great for fight fans in China and massive for the sport.”
Kevin Kelley, COO of Galaxy Entertainment Group noted that “This partnership reflects our ongoing support for the Macau SAR Government’s vision to integrate tourism and sports.”
