Winnipeg to host Fox UFC Fight Night in December

By Mitch Rosset Global News

Posted July 30, 2017 11:15 am EST

Updated July 30, 2017 11:47 am EST

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Elias Theodorou, right, of Mississauga, Ont., battles Cezar Ferreira, of Brazil, in middleweight UFC Fight Night action, in Halifax on Feb. 19, 2017. Andrew Vaughan / The Canadian Press

WINNIPEG – The UFC is returning to Winnipeg this winter for the first time in four years.

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Bell MTS Place will host a Fox UFC Fight Night event on December 16. Details of the fight card and ticket information will be released at a later date.

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Fox UFC Fight Night tends not to attract the same big-name mixed martial artists as pay-per view events but sometimes feature a title fight.

The octagon last visited Winnipeg in 2013 for UFC 161. The event, which was the first UFC fight held in Manitoba, was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Rashad Evans and Dan Henderson.