THE UFC will return to London next spring following a two-year hiatus.
Mixed martial arts’ premier promotion ended its long tradition of annual visits to the English capital this year in favour of a summer venture up to Manchester.
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But London will once again play host to the MMA leader on March 22 for what will be a historic card.
The Fight Night card, which takes place at The O2 Arena, will be the promotion’s 30TH on British soil.
An excerpt from a press release read: “We are pleased to announce that UFC® is returning to London on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at the O2 Arena.
“This milestone event marks the 30th UFC event in the UK and promises a night of thrilling action.”
The latest UFC London card is set to showcase the UK and Ireland’s finest, with the likes of Lerone Murphy, Paddy Pimblett, Molly McCann and Modestas Bukauskas all in line for appearances.
A main event for what will likely be another sold-out show has yet to be announced.
But SunSport understands Britain’s third UFC champion Leon Edwards is in contention to top the bill.
And ‘Rocky’, who lost the belt to Belal Muhammad in July, is eyeing top billing, quote tweeting the official announcement for the card with an eye emoji.
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The UFC makes it’s annual visit to New York City on November 16 for another blockbuster pay-per-view card.
UFC 309 will take place at the iconic Madison Square Garden, which provided some unforgettable moments since mixed martial arts was legalised in New York state in 2016.
Topping the bill at the ‘World’s Most Famous Arena’ is the eagerly-anticipated heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and former titleholder Stipe Miocic.
And in the co-main event of the evening, Michael Chandler will throw down with former lightweight champion and fellow fan favourite Charles Oliveira.
UFC 309 is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated cards of what has been another massive year for MMA’s top promotion.
And fans in the UK and Ireland can watch all the action from what promises to be an incredible night at MSG live on TNT Sports Box Office.
The penultimate pay-per-view card of the year will be available to purchase for a mere £19.99.
UFC 309 will also be available to buy on Discovery+, EE TV, Prime Video, Virgin Media TV and Sky Sports.
And fight fans don’t need to subscribe to TNT Sports to buy the star-studded event.
Watch UFC 309: Jones v Miocic exclusively live on TNT Sports Box Office from 1am on Saturday 16 November.
For more info visit: tntsports.co.uk/boxoffice
Fans were quick to chime in, with one saying: “Rematch!!”
Another said: “Fight Ian Garry.”
And another said: “Who you taking out, champ?”
One remarked: “Leon vs JDM for the main event and Paddy vs Money Moicano as the co-main?
“Come on, Dana, make it happen!
Another chimed in: “Wagwan champ. Second title run incoming.”
Tickets for the latest UFC London show go on sale on January 24 at 10:00am.
The UFC is back in pay-per-view action this weekend live from in New York, with Jon Jones‘ heavyweight title fight with Stipe Miocic topping a stacked UFC 309 bill at Madison Square Garden.
Watch UFC 309: Jones v Miocic exclusively live on TNT Sports Box Office from 1am on Saturday 16 November.
For more info visit: tntsports.co.uk/boxoffice
LUKE LITTLER refused to celebrate despite producing an epic comeback to move a step closer to lifting the Grand Slam of Darts this weekend.
The Nuke, 17, maintained his 100 per cent record on his debut appearance as he survived a match dart to knock out Mike De Decker from the last 16 in Wolverhampton.
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The Warrington teen came from 8-4 down to win 10-9 in a last-leg decider in the West Midlands.
And he will now take on Dutchman Jermaine Wattimena, who survived EIGHT match darts as he overcame Dimitri Van Den Bergh 10-9 earlier in the evening.
But after booking his spot in the final eight with double eight, Littler looked almost embarrassed to go through as he shook his head and held up his hands in apology.
Littler – who won six of the last seven legs – will take part in a fifth TV major quarter-final.
He said: “The crowd were amazing. I feel for Mike. Personally myself, I didn’t think I was in the game.
“I know I can always switch that gear.
“I threw at my normal pace. And then I was taking one second to release it and that helped.
“I may have to throw like that from now on. I know I have it in me. I cannot believe this.”
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De Decker, 28, is the World Grand Prix champion and is enjoying the year of his life but he lost his bottle in the key moments against the Boy Wonder.
Coming into the contest, Littler’s TV average this year was more than 100 and that highlights the incredible standard he has set in his first season as a professional player.
The Nuke – who was serenaded by the crowd – won the Bull backstage and led 3-2 at the first TV break.
De Decker then turned it around to go 8-4 ahead and even had darts to go 9-5 up.
But he had his wobbles late on – including when he went for the bull to secure a Big Fish finale – and Littler ramped up the pressure and enjoyed some luck to record one of his best wins of 2024.
Gian van Veen crushed Ryan Joyce 10-2 with a 106.45 average, seven 180s and a success rate of more than 50 per cent on his doubles earlier on in the night.
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England head coach Borthwick has made four changes from the side beaten by Australia in their last outing, including the reintroduction of full-back Freddie Steward and scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet.
George says both players are “frothing” at the prospect of facing South Africa.
“They are ready to take their opportunity because of all the work they have put in off the field,” he added.
“They have trained brilliantly and the nice thing is they are not coming in with one or two caps. They have played at international level and they are frothing at the bit to get involved.
“Whenever that ball goes in the air, the expectation is to catch the ball. Freddie [Steward] retrieves more ball for us than anyone and he is excellent in that area.
“The South African gameplan lends itself to putting the ball in the air a bit more, but there is no better man to have back there.”
England have not won at home since March when they beat Ireland in the Six Nations and George says the hosts need a result to match their performances.
“We always feel pressure to win,” said the 34-year-old.
“We know that the fans want a win and we want to bring that for them. They have been brilliant and we have spoken a lot about this connection with the fans, but I’m aware the performance only goes so far and we need to bring the result.
“I want the Allianz to believe we can win because we believe we can win.”
On the day he debuted in the UFC, Bo Nickal was already one of the most accomplished wrestlers to set foot in the octagon as a three-time NCAA Division I National Champion and he’d like to see more of those athletes join him in the sport.
Ahead of his return at UFC 309, Nickal revealed his hopes that more high-level wrestlers start making the transition to fighting like 2020 Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson, who became a primary training partner for Jon Jones as he prepared for his fight against Stipe Miocic on Saturday.
“I would love that,” Nickal said during UFC 309 media day. “I would love to see as many high-level wrestlers as possible transition over to MMA. I think that the last decade or so, we really haven’t had the best collegiate wrestlers move into MMA. You have guys that have had success but we haven’t had the best of the best.
“So guys like Gable Steveson, it would amazing to see him transition over. I think that American collegiate style wrestling would take over the sport in short order.”
In addition to his comments about wrestlers making the move to MMA, Nickal also addressed his long layoff between fights and why he was OK with taking time off between his appearance at UFC 300 and returning at UFC 309 where he faces Paul Craig. Nickal also discussed Khamzat Chimaev’s recent win over Robert Whittaker and how far he has to go before he could potentially face the Chechen mauler.
ENGLAND fans were hit by lasers during their clash with Greece.
The Three Lions were treated with a hostile atmosphere in Athens as they looked to secure a win to keep alive their hopes of winning their Nations League group.
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Lee Carlsey’s side got off to a quick start as Jude Bellingham linked with Noni Madueke who slid across for Ollie Watkins to score.
But moments later Bellingham and the rest of his team-mates were targeted by lasers pointed from the stands.
Bellingham and Pickford were hit in the face by the green lights, which plagued England throughout the first half.
It comes after Chelsea players also had to combat lasers in a recent trip to Greek side Panathinaikos.
Christopher Nkunku was blasted by the same green light as he stepped up to take a penalty in the Europa Conference League clash, which he scored.
England fans slammed the behaviour of those inside the stadium and condemned the use of lasers.
One fan said: “See laser pens are alive and well in Greece 🤦♂️”
Another added: “Some t*** with a laser at the England game. I hope they stand on Lego.”
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A third wrote: “It could blind someone.”
And another commented: “Imagine being stupid enough to take a laser pen to a football match. They’ve had long enough now to find the person doing it.”
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