On Thursday, two bouts were officially added to the UFC’s return to Manitoba.
Veteran light heavyweight Antonio Rogerio Nogueira will take on Jared Cannonier, while Italy’s Alessio Di Chirico faces Oluwale “The Holy War Angel” Bamgbose in middleweight action, at UFC on FOX 26 which is scheduled for the Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg on Dec. 16.
This will be the Octagon’s second visit to Winnipeg and its first in over four years. Back in June 2013, the then-MTS Centre played host to UFC 161, a card headlined by Rashad Evans and Dan Henderson in the main event, and Stipe Miocic and Roy Nelson in the co-main.