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Laying Out The Lineup For The Opening Event Of The UFC’s 2025 Campaign

By E. Spencer Kyte • Jan. 6, 2025

Welcome back, fight fans!

Our annual three-week run sans UFC action to close one year and open the next has come and gone and it’s time to get back in the swing of things with a solid slate of action at the UFC APEX this weekend to open the 2025 campaign.

Headlined by a critical rematch in the strawweight division and featuring the debuts of several promising recent Dana White’s Contender Series grads, Saturday’s fight card promises to be a nice little foray back into the Octagon that gets everyone excited for what’s ahead… and I don’t just mean next week’s stellar pay-per-view.