UFC London LIVE: Date, start time, fight card, schedule and how to follow Evloev vs Murphy at The O2 Arena

UFC London promises to be another historic evening for Dana White’s promotion in the UK this weekend.

After generating a record-breaking $4.71million gate in the last London show, the UFC returns to the English capital for an even better fight card.

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Manchester’s Lerone Murphy, fresh off an insane spinning back elbow knockout, headlines the event as he seeks out a first shot at UFC gold against Movsar Evloev.

Both featherweights are, remarkably, undefeated in a collective 37 professional MMA fights and will have featherweight king Alexander Volkanovski on standby to face the winner.

Paddy Pimblett‘s teammate at Next Gen MMA in Liverpool, Luke Riley, has been trusted for the co-main event slot as he takes on American Michael Ashwell.

Elsewhere, a battle of the Brits sees Michael ‘Venom’ Page and Sam Patterson collide at welterweight, while London’s own Nathaniel Wood fights former Oktagon double champion and UFC debutant Losene Keita.

Kurtis Campbell and Shem Rock make it three scousers to feature at UFC London, while Shanelle Dyer and Melissa Mullins represent the UK on the female side of things.

UFC London 2026: Date and how to follow

UFC London will take place on Saturday, March 21 and is being held at The O2 in London.

The preliminary action begins at 5pm GMT (12pm ET, 9am PT).

The main card is then scheduled to start at 8pm GMT (3pm ET, 12pm PT).

UFC London is set to be broadcast live on TNT Sports and discovery+ for fans in the UK.

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Fans in the US, Latin America and Australia can watch UFC London on Paramount+ as part of the promotion’s huge broadcast deal with the streaming platform.

talkSPORT.com will be on hand to provide updates throughout fight week from the media day and weigh-ins right through to the conclusion of fight night.

For ticket information to see the event live, read our article on UFC Fight Night London tickets.

UFC London 2026: Fight card

Subject to change

Main card

• MAIN EVENT: Movsar Evloev vs Lerone Murphy – Featherweight
• CO-MAIN EVENT: Luke Riley vs Michael Aswell – Featherweight
• Michael Page vs Sam Patterson – Welterweight
• Iwo Baraniewski vs Austen Lane – Light heavyweight
• Roman Dolidze vs Christian Leroy Duncan – Middleweight
• Kurtis Campbell vs Danny Silva – Featherweight

Preliminary card

• Mason Jones vs Axel Sola – Lightweight
• Nathaniel Wood vs Losene Keita – Featherweight
• Louie Sutherland vs Brando Pericic – Heavyweight
• Mantas Kondratavicius vs Antonio Trocoli – Middleweight
• Mick Parkin vs Mario Pinto – Heavyweight
• Melissa Mullins vs Luana Carolina – Women’s bantamweight
• Shem Rock vs Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady – Lightweight
• Shanelle Dyer vs Ravena Oliveira – Women’s strawweight

Lerone Murphy's UFC career

Undefeated

W – Aaron Pico at UFC 319 in August 2025 via KO

W – Josh Emmett at UFC Fight Night in April 2025 via unanimous decision

W – Dan Ige at UFC 308 in October 2024 via unanimous decision

W – Edson Barboza at UFC Fight Night in May 2024 via unanimous decision

W – Josh Culibao at UFC Fight Night in July 2023 via unanimous decision

W – Gabriel Santos at UFC 286 in March 2023 via split decision

W – Makwan Amirkhani at UFC 267 in October 2021 via KO

W – Douglas Silva de Andrade at UFC Fight Night in January 2021 via unanimous decision

W – Ricardo Ramos at UFC Fight Night in July 2020 via KO

D – Zubaira Tukhugov at UFC 242 in September 2019 via split decision

UFC London 2026: What has been said?

Southwest London native Wood told talkSPORT.com it means ‘everything’ to be fighting on home soil.

“I can’t really describe it, to be honest,” Wood said.

“It gives you a kind of motivation or a buzz, if you like, that isn’t there for normal fights. 

“It gives you that extra adrenaline rush, if that makes sense. So on fight night at the O2, I feel superhuman.

“I go in there feeling like I could take on King Kong if I wanted to. I’m buzzing to be back in my hometown.”

Dyer, who faces Oliveira in the second fight of the night, told talkSPORT.com last month that she has been manifesting a UFC London debut for years.

“In my mind, it was always going to be UFC London,” Dyer said.

“It was a dream from the first time I actually went to UFC London about four years ago.

“I was saying in three years, give or take, I’m going to be making my UFC debut in London.

“I’ve been calling it ever since I got my UFC contract: UFC London, UFC London, UFC London!

“I had to be in that card. I manifested it from a young age, and obviously, they put me on the card — they had to, I’m London born and raised.”

Welterweight Patterson, who hails from Watford, revealed his goal to be a ranked fighter by the end of 2026 when speaking to talkSPORT.com in January.

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“The goal for me by the end of this year is to be in the top 15,” Patterson said.

“Definitely. I just want to challenge myself. I want to see how good I really am.

“And the way I’ve performed at welterweight so far, it’s hard not to believe I deserve that opportunity.

“I finished everyone in the first round. So I’m only looking for the challenge that’s going to take me to that next level.”

Main eventer Murphy told talkSPORT.com last year that he wasn’t sure why he doesn’t get the recognition he deserves.

“You tell me. I’d love to know,” he said ahead of his win over Josh Emmett in April.

“Obviously, I think one of the aspects is I’m not a big talker. I’m quiet. I’m quite reserved. I get in there, do my job and that’s it.

“I’m not big on social media and whatnot. Obviously, that has a big part to play in it.

“But I don’t know… all I know is if some of the fighters had the record I had and beat the names I beat, the whole country would be behind them in it.”

UFC president Dana White said: “London is one of the premier fight cities in the world.

“The fans are passionate, the energy is incredible, and the last time we were there, we broke the highest-grossing Fight Night record in UFC history.

“London always delivers, and I can’t wait to get back.”

UFC Schedule

For all the upcoming fights and results this year, check out talkSPORT.com’s UFC schedule.