Jamahal Hill, of the U.S., celebrates his victory over Brazil’s Glover Teixeira in their light heavyweight title bout at the UFC 283 mixed martial arts fights in Rio de Janeiro early Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
The UFC is heading to Miami for the first time in almost 20 years.
UFC president Dana White revealed the news Saturday saying the city will host UFC 287 on April 8 at Miami-Dade Arena.
He explained, “I’m always talking about big destination (events), and we are going back to Miami at the Miami-Dade Arena. Miami, we are back.”
The promotion has not been to Miami since UFC 42 in April 2003.
Yesterday morning @ufc President @danawhite announced that #UFC287 will be coming to Miami with Miami native @GamebredFighter taking on @GilbertDurinho pic.twitter.com/grQVYeDjQX
— PlugTalkSports (@PlugTalkSports1) February 5, 2023