THE UFC have announced the full card for its upcoming historic return to the United Kingdom.
MMA‘s premier promotion will make its eagerly-anticipated return to London on March 22nd for UFC Fight Night 255.
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And they’ve put on a stacked card filled with the UK’s finest for what promises to be another electrifying night at the O2 Arena.
Topping the bill at the North Greenwich dome will be beloved former welterweight champion Leon Edwards.
Edwards will look to get back on track in his first outing since losing the belt to Belal Muhammad last July against Aussie Jack Della Maddalena.
A former champion will also be in action in the co-main event, which will see Jan Blachowicz lock horns with surging 205lb contender Carlos Ulberg.
Fan favourite Molly McCann will also be in action, taking on Istela Nunes in her first outing since a decision defeat to Bruno Silva last July.
McCann’s fellow Next Generation team-mate Nathan Fletcher also features on the card, in which he’ll look to go 2-0 in the promotion in a rematch with Caolan Loughran.
Former Cage Warriors lightweight champion Jai Herbert, meanwhile, will look to pick up his first back-to-back wins in the promotion against Chris Padilla.
Undefeated heavyweight prospect Mick Parkin will look to continue his rise up the ranks in the toughest test of his career against veteran Marcin Tybura.
Christian Leroy Duncan will look to get back in the win column in a middleweight clash with Andrey Pulyaev.
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London’s own Nathaniel Wood will face Frenchman Morgan Charriere in a featherweight showdown which could end up stealing the show.
Wood’s Great Britain Top Team team-mate Lone’er Kavanagh also features on the card, taking on Brazilian Felipe dos Santos in a flyweight showdown.
Jamaican-born Brit Edwards topped the bill at the O2 in March 2023 in a trilogy fight with former 170lbs champ Kamaru Usman.
And he’ll be hoping to kick start another title run with victory over ‘JDM’, who is riding a 17-fight win streak.
He said on Instagram: “My goal right now is to get the belt back.
“For me, it’s more about what’s next and how do you get back to where you want to get to.
“My goal is to be a two-time world champion.”
Tickets for UFC® FIGHT NIGHT: EDWARDS vs. DELLA MADDALENA tickets go on sale from 10 a.m. GMT on Friday, January 24 via AXS and Ticketmaster.