Upcoming MMA and boxing schedule through early May announced

A comprehensive calendar of upcoming combat sports events has been released covering late April through early May 2026. UFC Winnipeg on April 18 features Burns vs Malott, Phillips vs Jourden, Vologdin vs Castaneda, and Zheleznyakova vs Croden. RAF 08 on the same date includes Dvalishvili vs Cejudo and Tsarukyan vs Faber. UFC Vegas 116 on April 25 headlines Sterling vs Zalal and Jackson vs Barcelos. May 2 features multiple major cards including UFC Perth with Maddalena vs Prates, Dariush vs Salkilld, Tuivasa vs Sharaf, and others. PFL Sioux Falls also takes place May 2 with Storley vs Zendeli and Rabadonov vs Chizhov among the bouts. The schedule also includes significant boxing matches featuring Naoya Inoue, David Benavidez, and Fabio Wardley on various dates.