The UFC has made late winter/early spring trips to London for nine of the past 12 years, and 2026 will be no exception.
The promotion Friday announced a return to England’s capital city and The O2 for March 21. The event, expected to be a Fight Night, will be part of the UFC’s impending new broadcast deal with Paramount+, on which the show will stream.
No matchups have been announced for the card. The UFC currently has British heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall waiting on a rematch from his eye-poke no contest with Ciryl Gane, but he hasn’t been medically cleared to fight and said he is looking into surgery on his eyes after the incident at UFC 321 in late October.
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In 2014, the UFC made a March trip to The O2 for a Fight Night card. From 2016-2019, Fight Nights took place at the arena around the same time frame. One was scheduled for 2020, as well, but was the first victim of COVID cancellations.
The UFC returned to The O2 in 2022 in March, then again in June, and made two visits there in 2023, as well. After a year away, former welterweight champion Leon Edwards and Sean Brady headlined a show there earlier this year in March.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC announces March return to London
