UFC announces schedule for early May including three events

The UFC has released its event schedule for the first three weeks of May 2026. UFC Perth takes place on May 2nd featuring Prates vs Maddalena as the main event, with Salikhov vs Dariush and Elliott vs Erceg also on the card. UFC 328 on May 9th will feature two title fights: Chimaev vs Strickland and Yan vs Taira, with Volkov vs Acosta and Brady vs Buckley rounding out the main card. UFC Vegas 117 closes the stretch on May 16th, headlined by Allen vs Costa, with additional bouts including Du Ho Choi vs Santos and Bukauskas vs Bellato. Specific start times for prelims and main cards were provided in Moscow Standard Time.