2022 in UFC

The year 2022 is the 29th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

2022 in UFC
Information
First dateJanuary 15, 2022 (2022-01-15)
Last dateTBD
Events
Total eventsTBD
UFCTBD
TUF Finale eventsTBD
Fights
Total fightsTBD
Title fightsTBD
Chronology
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Suspended fighters

The list below is based on fighters suspended either by (1) United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) or World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for violation of taking prohibited substances or non-analytical incidents, (2) by local commissions on misconduct during the fights or at event venues, or (3) by the UFC for reasons also stated below.

ISO Name Nickname Division From Duration Tested positive for / Info By Eligible to
fight again		 Ref. Notes
Jesse Ronson The Body Snatcher Welterweight Jul 22, 2020 20 months Metandienone USADA Mar 22, 2022 [1]
Jorge Gonzalez George St. Light Heavyweight Aug 5, 2020 2 years Stanozolol metabolites, drostanolone metabolite and tamoxifen metabolite. USADA Aug 5, 2022 [2]
Oskar Piechota Imadło Middleweight Sep 25, 2020 22 months Growth hormone releasing peptide 2 (GHRP-2 or pralmorelin) and GHRP-2 (1-3) free acid, a metabolite of GHRP-2, USADA Jul 25, 2022 [3]
Liliya Shakirova Women's Flyweight Dec 5, 2020 2 years Meldonium USADA Dec 5, 2022 [4]
Geraldo de Freitas Spartan Bantamweight Jan 11, 2021 2 years Exogenous administration of testosterone and/or its precursors USADA Jan 11, 2023 [5]
Raphael Pessoa Bebezão Heavyweight Feb 9, 2021 2 years 7-Keto-DHEA and AOD-9064 Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) and its metabolites Chlorothiazide and 4-amino-6-chloro-1,3-benzenedisulfonamide (ACB) USADA Feb 9, 2023 [6] Second USADA violation. Results collected from out-of-competition on February 9, 2021, February 15, 2021, February 16, 2021, and March 4, 2021. Ressoa also evaded sample collection on January 25, 2021 and January 28, 2021.
Daniel Pineda The Pit Featherweight June 26, 2021 9 months Amphetamine NSAC Mar 26, 2022 [7]
Ryan Benoit Baby Face Flyweight July 31, 2021 9 months Modafinil NSAC April 1, 2022 [8]
Kevin Lee The Motown Phenom Welterweight Aug 28, 2021 6 months Adderall NSAC Feb 28, 2022 [9] $19,526 Fine
Josh Quinlan The Maverick Welterweight Sep 7, 2021 9 months Drostanolone NSAC June 7, 2022 [10]
Łukasz Brzeski The Bull Heavyweight Sep 14, 2021 9 months Clomiphene NSAC June 14, 2022 [11] $750 Fine

Title fights
Title fights in 2021
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Heavyweight Francis Ngannou (c) vs. Ciryl Gane (ic) UFC 270 [lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight Israel Adesanya (c) vs. Robert Whittaker UFC 271 [lower-alpha 2]
  1. For the UFC Heavyweight Championship
  2. For the UFC Middleweight Championship

Events list
Main article: List of UFC events

Scheduled events
Event Date Venue City Country Ref.
UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić Mar 26, 2022 TBD TBD TBD [12]
UFC Fight Night 205 Mar 19, 2022 TBD TBD TBD [13]
UFC Fight Night 204 Mar 12, 2022 TBD TBD TBD [14]
UFC 272 Mar 5, 2022 TBD TBD TBD [15]
UFC Fight Night 203 Feb 26, 2022 TBD TBD TBD [16]
UFC Fight Night 202 Feb 19, 2022 TBD TBD TBD [17]
UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 Feb 12, 2022 Toyota Center Houston, Texas United States [18]
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland Feb 5, 2022 TBD TBD TBD [19]
UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane Jan 22, 2022 Honda Center Anaheim United States [20]
UFC Fight Night:Kattar vs. Chikadze Jan 15, 2022 TBD TBD TBD [21]

See also

References
  1. Martin, Damon (November 17, 2020). "UFC welterweight Jesse Ronson gets 20-month USADA suspension after failed drug test, win overturned (updated)". MMA Fighting. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  2. Martin, Damon (September 11, 2020). "UFC fighter Jorge Gonzalez tests positive for multiple banned substances, suspended two years by USADA". MMA Fighting. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  3. "Oskar Piechota Accepts Sanction for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy | UFC". www.ufc.com. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  4. "Liliya Shakirova Accepts Sanction for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy". USADA. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  5. "Independent Arbitrator Imposes Two-Year Sanction on Geraldo Augusto de Freitas Junior for UFC Anti-Doping Policy Violation". USADA.
  6. Martin, Damon (May 3, 2021). "UFC heavyweight Raphael Pessoa suspended 2 years by USADA for second doping violation". MMA Fighting. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  7. "Three UFC fighters suspended by NAC for positive drug tests including amphetamine, marijuana, more". MMA Junkie. September 22, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  8. "NAC suspends Ryan Benoit for 9 months after testing positive for sleep apnea drug". MMA Junkie. October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  9. "Kevin Lee reaches settlement deal with NAC, suspended after positive drug test for ADHD meds". MMA Junkie. November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  10. "NAC overturns DWCS winner Josh Quinlan's UFC contract-earning victory after positive drug test". MMA Junkie. October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  11. "NAC suspends two Dana White's Contender Series fighters for using banned substances". MMA Junkie. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  12. DNA, MMA (December 1, 2021). "Jan Blachowicz vs. Aleksandar Rakic is het Main Event tijdens UFC evenement op 26 maart". MMA DNA (in Dutch). Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  13. DNA, MMA (November 18, 2021). ""Battle of the Undefeated" tussen Jack Shore en Umar Nurmagomedov op 19 maart". MMA DNA. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  14. DNA, MMA (November 19, 2021). "Thiago Santos vs. Magomed Ankalaev is het Main Event tijdens UFC evenement op 12 maart". MMA DNA. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  15. "UFC 272 | TBD vs TBD | UFC". www.ufc.com. December 12, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  16. DNA, MMA (October 15, 2021). "Ignacio Bahamondes treft Rongzhu tijdens UFC evenement op 26 februari". MMA DNA. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  17. DNA, MMA (October 14, 2021). "Jesse Strader vs. Chad Anheliger is de eerste UFC partij bekend voor 19 februari". MMA DNA. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  18. "UFC 271 | Adesanya vs Whittaker | UFC". www.ufc.com.br (in Portuguese). December 12, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  19. "UFC : Marc-André Barriault affrontera la recrue Chidi Njokuani à son prochain combat". RDS.ca (in French). September 29, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  20. "UFC 270 fight card: Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane, Brandon Moreno vs. Deiveson Figueiredo 3 set to headline". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  21. "UFC books Bill Algeo vs. Joanderson Brito for January event". MMA Junkie. September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
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