It is occurring! We’re taking
#UFC286 to London and it should be an enormous one! 🇬🇧Register now for early entry to tickets 🎟️ https://t.co/wg9VkLrok2 pic.twitter.com/6z9065E6jn
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope)
December 7, 2022
The Final Combating Championship is headed abroad for a
pay-per-view occasion in March.
The Las Vegas-based promotion introduced on Wednesday that UFC 286
will happen at The O2 Enviornment in London on March 18. It is going to be
the primary pay-per-view occasion in England since UFC 204, which noticed
Michael
Bisping retain his middleweight crown with a five-round verdict
over Dan
Henderson within the night’s primary occasion on Oct. 8, 2016. No bouts
have been confirmed for the upcoming occasion.
The group twice traveled to England in 2022. UFC Combat Evening
204 was held at The O2 Enviornment on March 19 and noticed Tom
Aspinall defeat Alexander
Volkov by way of first-round submission within the headliner, whereas UFC
Combat Evening 208 returned to the identical venue on July 23, when an
Aspinall knee harm resulted in a 15-second stoppage loss to
Curtis
Blaydes within the headliner.
“Everybody is aware of how a lot I really like our followers within the UK,” UFC president
Dana White mentioned. “We had two unimaginable exhibits in London in 2022,
and this time we’re bringing a world title combat with the most important
and baddest card we may put collectively at The O2 on March
18. The UK MMA scene is exploding with expertise proper now and I
can’t wait to indicate you guys what we’ve got in retailer for you subsequent
12 months.”
