2026 UFC schedule sends Medic-Rodriguez to Serbia and UFC 330 to Philly
The 2026 UFC schedule lists an Aug. 1 Serbia debut, UFC 330 in Philadelphia and Fight Night stops through October.
By Georgia Hale · Staff Writer
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The 2026 UFC schedule has its next stop in Belgrade, where CBS Sports reports the promotion will stage its first event in Serbia on Aug. 1 with Uros Medic facing Daniel Rodriguez in a welterweight main event.
Medic enters the headliner on a three-fight knockout streak, according to CBS Sports, with his most recent win coming against Geoff Neal in February. The Serbian fighter has had 16 professional bouts and has not gone to the judges’ scorecards in any of them, CBS Sports reported.
Rodriguez is returning for his first bout since July 2025, also on a three-fight winning run, according to CBS Sports. The outlet reported that Rodriguez spent eight months in prison in Mexico for possession of marijuana before this return.
What is on the 2026 UFC schedule?
The schedule published by CBS Sports runs from the Aug. 1 Fight Night in Serbia through UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 24. Every listed event is marked for Paramount+ coverage.
The biggest posted date is Aug. 15, when UFC 330 is set for Philadelphia. CBS Sports lists Islam Makhachev defending the welterweight title against Ian Machado Garry in the main event.
That Philadelphia card also has a second championship bout listed: women’s strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern against Gillian Robertson, according to CBS Sports.
Upcoming UFC dates listed by CBS Sports
- Aug. 1: UFC Fight Night, Uros Medic vs. Daniel Rodriguez, welterweight, Belgrade, Serbia.
- Aug. 8: UFC Fight Night, Mateusz Gamrot vs. Quillan Salkilld, lightweight, Las Vegas.
- Aug. 15: UFC 330, Islam Makhachev vs. Ian Machado Garry, welterweight title, Philadelphia.
- Aug. 22: UFC Fight Night, Anthony Hernandez vs. Gregory Rodrigues, middleweight, Sacramento.
- Aug. 29: UFC Fight Night, Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Song Yadong, bantamweight, Shanghai.
- Sept. 5: UFC Fight Night, Dan Hooker vs. Salahdine Parnasse, weight class to be announced, Paris.
- Sept. 12: Noche UFC, main event and weight class to be announced, Glendale, Arizona.
- Oct. 17: UFC Fight Night, Joaquin Buckley vs. Mike Malott, welterweight, Edmonton, Canada.
- Oct. 24: UFC 333, main event and weight class to be announced, Abu Dhabi.
The calendar gives UFC a busy international run in late summer, with Serbia, Shanghai, Paris, Canada and Abu Dhabi all appearing alongside U.S. dates in Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Sacramento and Glendale.
For fans scanning the list, the Belgrade debut is the immediate business. Medic gets a home-country main event, while Rodriguez steps back into the cage after more than a year away from competition, according to CBS Sports.
This story draws on original reporting from CBS Sports.