Top Five UFC Fights To Look Forward To In March

Max Holloway v Charles Oliveira

Sunday, 8 March SA time

Two of the fiercest and finest to ever step inside the Octagon headline UFC 326 in a legendary showdown for the BMF title at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Decorated dogs of war, the duo are wired and built different. Out for legacy and destruction, they are future Hall of Famers with a burning ferocity that cannot be contained.

For them, stepping into the ultimate proving ground in combat sports is an opportunity to purge, to turn passion into a bloody storm of violence that only the truly elite and ravenous fighters are capable of conjuring up.

Eleven years after their first fight ended unsatisfactorily, with Holloway getting his hand raised following an injury to Oliveira 99 seconds into the bout, the two legends will take care of unfinished business, with Holloway’s BMF belt on the line.

Josh Emmett v Kevin Vallejos

Sunday, 15 March SA time

A seasoned savage scraps with an up-and-coming blue-chipper in UFC Vegas 114’s headliner at the Meta APEX.

Emmett is an institution in the featherweight elite. He’s a former interim title challenger and went the full five rounds with former 145-pound king and current lightweight champion Ilia Topuria.

The epitome of the phrase dynamite comes in small packages, he’s the biggest power puncher in the division and has some spectacular one-punch knockouts on his highlight reel.

Young, hungry and lethal, Vallejos took the UFC by storm in his first year in the promotion in 2025, racking up three straight wins. Knocking out a divisional staple in Giga Chikadze in sensational fashion was the cherry on top of his terrific year, not only seeing him break into the top 15 but also earning him this, his maiden main event. 

February’s Top Five UFC Knockouts

Movsar Evloev v Lerone Murphy

Saturday, 21 March SA time

The main event of UFC London is the type that very rarely comes along.

It’s super seldom that two fighters who have fought their way into the top five of their division are still undefeated. That’s what we have here – two men who have travelled long and rocky roads full of potential pitfalls, yet remain perfect when it comes to mixed martial arts competition.

Both were criminally overlooked to challenge featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski in his home country of Australia in January. The shot instead went to Diego Lopes, who predictably lost on points to “The Great” for a second time. 

The path that, at first, finally seemed clear now presents one last roadblock for them to go through – each other. With the winner guaranteed to earn a championship opportunity, someone’s 0 has got to go at the O2 Arena.

Israel Adesanya v Joe Pyfer

Sunday, 29 March SA time

It’s mixed martial arts royalty against a wrecking ball in UFC Seattle’s marquee showdown at the Climate Pledge Arena.

It’s Adesanya, a former two-time middleweight champion who’s cemented his legacy as one of the greatest of all time, against Pyfer, a rising star looking for the biggest win of his career.

It’s the excellence and elegance of “The Last Stylebender” against the power and brutality of “Bodybagz.” It’s a must-watch banger!

Alexa Grasso v Maycee Barber

Sunday, 29 March SA time

The biggest fight of the month on the female front will play out as the co-main event of UFC Seattle.

It’s a pivotal rematch five years after their first meeting, which Grasso won on her way to stunning Valentina Shevchenko to win the flyweight title. She’s determined to reclaim the gold and desperate to snap a two-fight skid.

Meanwhile, things are looking up for Barber. She returned from a harrowing 21-month layoff due to health issues with a dominant victory over Karine Silva in December.

On a seven-fight win streak, avenging her loss to Grasso in this rematch could clinch her a title shot.