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Edmonton will soon become the 10th Canadian city to host a UFC event.
Officials today announced UFC 216 is slated for Sept. 9 at Rogers Place. The event airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.
No fights have been announced for the card, though fans can expect some Canadians (perhaps even former longtime welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, who’s expected to fight middleweight titleholder Michael Bisping sometime later this year).
Ticket prices will be announced in the coming weeks.
“We are thrilled to hold our first pay-per-view event in Edmonton,” UFC Senior Vice President, Head of International and Content Joe Carr stated in today’s announcement. “Fans have long been asking us to bring the octagon back to Alberta, and we can’t wait to deliver a blockbuster event at state-of-the-art Rogers Place this September.”
To date the UFC has hosted 23 events in Canada; the most recent, UFC Fight Night 105, took place Feb. 19 in Halifax. Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Saskatoon, Toronto, Vancouver and Winnipeg have also hosted shows.
Rogers Place is a 20,000-seat arena that opened in 2016. It’s home to the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers and the WHL’s Edmonton Oil Kings.
For more on UFC 216, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
