UFC announces return to London

The UFC organization has announced its return to London. The next UFC event in England will take place on March 22, 2025. Despite the good news, some fans were not happy with the information.

The UFC is trying to take care of English fans and serve them with solid events. The most recent event, the UFC 304 gala, which took place in Manchester in July, strongly raised the hopes of MMA fans in the British Isles.

It should come as no surprise, then, that fans are feeling let down by the latest news from overseas. The UFC organization has announced a return to London. The event will take place on March 22, 2025 however, it will not be a big numbered PPV gala.

This time the UFC will hold a Fight Night gala in England, and Leon Edwards, the former welterweight champion, has already announced an appearance at the March gala. It is possible that this will be too little for the English, who fear that the schedule will resemble UFC Fight Night 244: Aspinall vs. Tybura.

At this gala in London, the fight card lacked big stars and centered around the main event Tom Aspinall vs Marcin Tybura, with Yuliya Stoliarenko, Molly McCann, Nathaniel Wood, Andre Fili, Paul Craig or Andre Muniz still fighting on the main card. You will admit yourself that these names do not knock you out.

Analyzing the situation coldly, it seems that the maximum that can be expected on the schedule is the aforementioned Leon Edwards fight and a possible appearance by Paddy Pimblett. So there are chances that qualitatively the card will shoot somewhere in the middle, it will be better than the previous one in London, but weaker than the last one in Manchester.

As a consolation for fans, the UFC gala in London is scheduled to start in the late afternoon local time, which is a positive change compared to the “night” event in Manchester.