The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s third pay-per-view of 2016 has a date and venue, as UFC 197 will take place on March 5 at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
UFC Senior Vice President and General Manager of Brazil Giovani Decker confirmed the event following Saturday’s Fight Night card in Sao Paulo. No bouts were announced for the event. Decker also said that there will be approximately four events held in Brazil over the course of next year.
In recent months there were rumors of a UFC card scheduled for Curitiba in the first quarter of 2016.