The UFC could be coming back north of the border in 2024.
Canadian fighter Jasmine Jasudavicius, fresh off a victory over Fatima Kline in last weekend’s UFC Fight Night in Denver, told Ariel Helwani on the MMA Hour that the UFC could potentially be coming to Edmonton in November.
“I heard that there is a card coming to Canada in November, that would be awesome,” Jasudavicius said when asked when she plans to fight next.
“I heard it was Edmonton,” Jasudavicius added when asked by Helwani where the card would take place.
Sportsnet’s Aaron Bronsteter also reported Friday that multiple sources have told him the target date for the event is Nov. 2, but that plans have not yet been finalized.
The UFC was last in Canada for UFC 297 in Toronto in January, and the event broke the Canadian live gate record for an arena event.
When he was in Toronto, UFC president Dana White also hinted at a return to the Great White North.
“We’ve got this one under our belt, first time back since COVID, now we’re going to start moving around the whole country. From here to Vancouver,” White said.
When asked if that included a return in 2024, he answered “yes.”
“We don’t have anything solid right now. I think our schedule is done up to, I want to say, July. So August, September, October, November,” White said.
The last time Edmonton hosted a UFC event was in July of 2019 when UFC 240 took place at Rogers Place.
