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UFC London 2018: Jimi Manuwa to take on Jan Blachowicz in light-heavyweight match-up at The O2
The UFC returns to London in March 2018, with crowd favourite Jimi Manuwa set to take on Polish light heavyweight Jan Blachowicz in a rematch of their 2015 contest.
Manuwa headlined last year’s London fight card and recorded something of a statement victory, stopping The Ultimate Fighter 19 winner Corey Anderson with a vicious first-round knockout.
The dominant performance thrust Manuwa, 37, into title contention, but he lost his next contest to Switzerland’s Volkan Oezdemir in just 42-seconds, a surprise result that saw him slip back down to fourth in the light-heavyweight rankings.
However, a second victory over Blachowicz – whom Manuwa defeated via unanimous decision back in April 2015 – will likely see him climb over Glover Teixeira and back into title contention.
“Jan is the only person I’ve ever been the distance with,” Manuwa recently remarked of his next opponent. “I feel I did dominate him in that fight, and I felt he was running a lot. At the same time, I feel Jan has got a lot better and I’ve got a lot better.
“I think it makes for an interesting fight. He looked really good in his last fight and that’s the main reason why I accepted it.”
Manuwa isn’t the only home favourite set to feature on March 17.
In-form welterweight Leon Edwards – who is on a four-fight win streak – will take on the German grappler Peter Sobotta, who is 4-1 in the UFC since returning to the promotion three-years ago.
“I’m going to London and I’m going to put this guy away,” Edwards said at the beginning of the year. “After that they can’t deny me a ranked opponent.”
Also on the card is Scottish heavyweight Paul Craig, who will be looking to bounce back from consecutive defeats when he takes on the undefeated Dagestani prospect Magomed Ankalaev.
And the popular Mark Godbeer will also make an appearance. He takes on Dmitry Poberezhets, who will be making his UFC debut.
Who’s going to headline?
The main event slot on the UFC’s website remains unfilled, meaning another big announcement is likely.
Former middleweight champion Michael Bisping – who lost his title to Georges St-Pierre at UFC 217 before losing to Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Shanghai three weeks later – is desperate to feature and has recently said he would like to end his storied career on home soil in London.
“Yeah, I'd love to fight in London,” he said after his submission loss to St-Pierre. “Of course, I'd love my last fight to be there. We'll see what happens.”
When are tickets going to go on sale?
Tickets for UFC London are released in several stages.
Fight Club tickets will become available on January 31. Pre-registration and newsletter tickets go on sale two days later, on February 1.
Tickets will then go on general sale on February 2.
How much will they cost?
The prices are yet to be announced.
However, last year prices started at £40 and went up to £200.
UFC London
Fight card (as of January 11)
Jimi Manuwa vs Jan Blachowicz
Leon Edwards vs Peter Sobotta
Mark Godbeer vs Dmitry Poberezhets
Paul Craig vs Magomed Ankalaev
Alex Reyes vs Nasrat Haqparast
