The UFC’s annual return to London finally has a main event set.
After some struggles to get the fight to the finish line, former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and surging contender Leon Edwards will headline UFC on ESPN+ 29 in March.
MMA Junkie, which initially reported the fight was in the works last month, confirmed the booking following a Thursday night report by UFC broadcast partner ESPN, which cited UFC president Dana White.
UFC on ESPN+ 29 takes place March 21 at The O2 in London. The card is expected to stream on ESPN+.
Woodley (19-4-1 MMA, 9-3-1 UFC) last competed at UFC 235 last March when he dropped the 170-pound title to Kamaru Usman. The defeat ended a reign of four successful defenses for “The Chosen One,” who has been holding out for a big fight since.
Despite claiming he wouldn’t go overseas to fight, Woodley will indeed take on Edwards (18-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC), who is currently riding an eight-fight winning streak dating back to a unanimous decision loss of his own to Usman in December 2015.
After beating Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on ESPN 4 in June, the Brit will attempt to take out his second former UFC champ in a row when he meets Woodley in home soil.
The latest UFC on ESPN+ 29 lineup includes:
- Tyron Woodley vs. Leon Edwards
- John Phillips vs. Dusko Todorovic
- Darren Stewart vs. Marvin Vettori
- Tom Aspinall vs. Raphael Pessoa
- Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Molly McCann
- Paul Craig vs. Ryan Spann
- Nicolas Dalby vs. Danny Roberts
- Gabriel Benitez vs. Lerone Murphy
- Marc Diakiese vs. Stevie Ray
- Makwan Amirkhani vs. Mike Grundy
