UFC London card: Christian Leroy Duncan to face Andrey Pulyaev on O2 Arena show set to be headlined by Leon Edwards

CHRISTIAN LEROY DUNCAN will return to action at the scene of his UFC debut.

The former Cage Warriors middleweight champion will make his first outing of 2025 on the stacked UFC London card at the O2 Arena on March 22.

Standing across Duncan on fight night will be recent Dana White's Contenders Series contract winner Andrey Pulyaev.

But unlike his octagon debut in March 2023, Duncan will enter the bout looking to get back into the win column.

In his last outing, which came at UFC 304 in June, CLD suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Brazilian Gregory Rodrigues.

Defeat to Rodrigues snapped a two-fight win streak for the 29-year-old, which included back-to-back second-round stoppages of Denis Tiuliulin and Claudio Ribeiro.

Taking to social media to reflect on the loss, Duncan wrote: "Opportunities For Growth Are Passed to Us In Different Ways.

"Accept What You Are Given & Use That to Drive You To Extraordinary Heights.

"This Ambition & Hunger Creates a Path That Only Leads One Direction Up. We Continue This Mission."

UFC London will take place in front of a capacity crown at the O2, which has been the MMA leader's UK base for the best part of two decades.

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The card is currently without a main event, although former welterweight king Leon Edwards recently revealed he'll top the bill at the North Greenwich dome.

'Rocky' told late last month: “I’ll be fighting in March in London at the O2 Arena, headlining.

“I don’t know who the opponent is yet, but I’ll find out in the next few weeks.

"My immediate goal is to get the belt back.

"Becoming a two-time world champion is my focus right now."