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The latest UFC event is set to take place in London, with the promotion returning to the English capital after three years.
This weekend, UFC action will shift to the O2 Arena in London, England, for UFC London. This year’s UFC London will be the first international card since “Fight Island” and promises some high-octane action in the Octagon.
However, the UFC is hosting its event in London for the first time in three years. The gap was primarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The last time the UFC held an event in London was back on March 16th, 2019. The main headliner event on that card was the welterweight bout between Jorge Masvidal and Darren Till.
‘Gamebred’ managed to KO English fighter Till in the second round that night. Despite their local fighter suffering defeat at the hands of Masvidal, the O2 Arena was bouncing. The atmosphere was electric and it should be another full stadium this weekend.
A total of 13 fights will take place at UFC London this weekend. Below is the entire list of bouts set to take place in the English capital. British fighters including Arnold Allen and Paddy Pimblett will also be in action on the main event card.
Allen will lock horns with New Zealand star Dan Hooker. Meanwhile, Pimblett will square off against Kazula Vargas. However, the headline event is set to feature British heavyweight Tom Aspinall going up against Alexander Volkov.
Main Card:
Alexander Volkov vs. Tom Aspinall (Heavyweight main event)
Arnold Allen vs. Dan Hooker (Featherweight co-main event)
Paddy Pimblett vs. Kazula Vargas (Lightweight)
Gunnar Nelson vs. Takashi Sato (Welterweight)
Molly McCann vs. Luana Carolina (Women’s flyweight)
Jai Herbert vs. Ilia Topuria (Lightweight)
Preliminary Card:
Mike Grundy vs. Makwan Amirkhani (Featherweight)
Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Sergei Pavlovich (Heavyweight)
Nikita Krylov vs. Paul Craig (Light heavyweight)
Jack Shore vs. Timur Valiev (Bantamweight)
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