April’s UFC 261 in Florida won’t be a one-off for the UFC when it comes to taking events back in front of maximum-capacity crowds.
UFC 262, which takes place May 15, will mark the promotion’s return to Texas. The company on Friday announced the card will go down at Toyota Center in Houston. Tickets go on sale to the public April 2.
The card will be headlined by a vacant lightweight championship fight between Charles Oliveira (30-8 MMA, 18-8 UFC) and Michael Chandler (22-5 MMA, 1-0 UFC).
The UFC hasn’t hosted an event in Texas since before the coronavirus pandemic began – UFC 247 in February 2020. Dana White has shown ambition in getting back in front of crowds as soon as possible, and said this month Texas would be willing to take on events immediately.
Ultimately, White’s plan to take UFC 260 on Mach 27 to Texass proved unfruitful, so he took ann April card to Jacksonville, Fla. Now the UFC will hit Texas in May.
The latest UFC 262 card includes:
- Michael Chandler vs. Charles Oliveira
- Beneil Dariush vs. Tony Ferguson
- Jamie Pickett vs. Jordan Wright
- Priscila Cachoeira vs. Gina Mazany
- Viviane Araujo vs. Katlyn Chookagian
- Alex Perez vs. Matt Schnell
- Andrea Lee vs. Antonina Shevchenko
- Edson Barboza vs. Shane Burgos
- Jack Hermansson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
