The UFC is coming to Edmonton.

The organization announced Thursday that UFC 216 will be held at Rogers Place on Sept. 9, making it the 10th different Canadian city to host an event.
 

“We are thrilled to hold our first pay-per-view event in Edmonton,” UFC senior vice president and head of international and content Joe Carr said in a press release. “Fans have long been asking us to bring the Octagon back to Alberta, and we can’t wait to deliver a blockbuster event at state-of-the-art Rogers Place this September.”

“Edmonton is a great sports city and what we’ve been able to accomplish, and the energy and excitement we’ve been able to bring to Rogers Place is truly remarkable,” Oilers Entertainment Group CEO and vice chair Bob Nicholson added. “I can’t think of a better way to celebrate our one year anniversary and say thank you to fans in Edmonton and across Western Canada than by bringing a championship UFC fight to Rogers Place.”

Information on the fight card has yet to be announced.

The UFC has held events across Canada in Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Saskatoon, Toronto, Vancouver and Winnipeg.