2022 in UFCFirst dateJanuary 15, 2022Last dateTBDTotal ufc eventsTBDUFCTBDTUF Finale eventsTBDTotal fightsTBDTitle fightsTBD2021 in UFC2022 in UFC2023 in UFC
The mma 12 months 2022 is the twenty ninth 12 months inside the history ufc ufc of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a blended martial arts promotion primarily based inside the United ufc States.
Despite the rest of COVID-19 pandemic regulations, the promotion’s UFC Apex endured hosting occasions with decreased crowds, with 18 occasions already held and additional events scheduled.Releases and retirements[edit]
These combatants have both been launched from their UFC contracts, announced their retirement or joined different promotions:Debut UFC fighters[edit]
The following warring parties fought their first UFC fight in 2022:Suspended fighters[edit]
The list below is primarily based on fighters suspended either by ufc using (1) United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) or World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for violation of taking prohibited materials or non-analytical incidents, (2) with the aid of neighborhood commissions on misconduct at some point of the fights or at event venues, or (3) via the UFC for reasons mma additionally stated beneath.ISONameNicknameDivisionFromDurationTested advantageous for / InfoByEligible to
combat againRef.NotesJesse RonsonThe Body SnatcherWelterweightJul 22, 202020 monthsMetandienoneUSADAMar 22, 2022[117]Jorge GonzalezGeorge St.Light HeavyweightAug five, 20202 yearsStanozolol metabolites, drostanolone metabolite and tamoxifen metabolite.USADAAug 5, 2022[118]Oskar PiechotaImadłoMiddleweightSep 25, 202022 monthsGrowth hormone freeing peptide 2 (GHRP-2 or pralmorelin) and GHRP-2 (1-3) unfastened acid, a metabolite of GHRP-2,USADAJul 25, 2022[119]Liliya ShakirovaWomen’s FlyweightDec 5, 20202 yearsMeldoniumUSADADec five, 2022[one hundred twenty]Geraldo de FreitasSpartanBantamweightJan 11, ufc 20212 yearsExogenous administration of testosterone and/or its precursorsUSADAJan eleven, 2023[121]Raphael PessoaBebezãoHeavyweightFeb 9, 20212 years7-Keto-DHEA and AOD-9064Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) and its metabolites Chlorothiazide and four-amino-6-chloro-1,three-benzenedisulfonamide (ACB)USADAFeb 9, 2023[122]Second USADA violation. Results accumulated from out-of-opposition on February nine, 2021, February 15, 2021, February sixteen, 2021, and March four, 2021. Ressoa also kept ufc away from mma sample collection on January 25, 2021, and January 28, 2021.Daniel PinedaThe PitFeatherweightJune 26, 20219 monthsAmphetamineNSACMar 26, 2022[123]Ryan ufc BenoitBaby FaceFlyweightJuly 31, 20219 ufc monthsModafinilNSACApril 1, 2022[124]Kevin LeeThe Motown PhenomWelterweightAug 28, 20216 ufc monthsAdderallNSACFeb 28, 2022[a hundred twenty five]$19,526 FineJosh ufc QuinlanThe MaverickWelterweightSep 7, 20219 monthsDrostanoloneNSACJune 7, 2022[126]Łukasz BrzeskiThe BullHeavyweightSep 14, 20219 monthsClomipheneNSACJune 14, 2022[127]$750 FineCarlos FelipeBoiHeavyweightOct sixteen, 202118 ufc monthsBoldenone and its metabolitesNSACApr sixteen, 2023[128]$4,two hundred first-class and $489 in prosecution expensesZviad LazishviliBantamweightOct 23, 20219 monthsClomipheneNSACJuly 24, 2022[129]$1,800 great and $326 in prosecution expensesMiles JohnsChapoBantamweightFeb five, 20226 monthsAdderallUSADAAug 5, 2022[a hundred thirty]$three,450 high-qualityAshlee Evans-SmithRebel GirlWomen’s BantamweightJan 3, 202214 monthsdehydroepiandrosteroneUSADAMarch 3, 2023[131]Elizeu Zaleski dos SantosCapoeiraWelterweightMarch 14, 20221 yearOstarineUSADAMarch 14, 2023[132]Bobby GreenKingLightweightMay sixteen, 20226 monthsDehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)USADANovember sixteen, 2022[133]The Ultimate Fighter[edit]