UFC returns to O2 Arena in March 2018 as Jimi Manuwa targets another hometown scrap

UFC will return to London’s O2 Arena on March 16.

It will be the 11th time UFC has been held in the capital - with the highlight being Britain’s Michael Bisping’s victory over Anderson Silva in 2016.

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No fighters or line-ups have been confirmed but Londoner Jimi Manuwa says it would be a “dream” to scrap in his home city again.

Manuwa, 38, beat Corey Anderson in the headline fight at the 02 in 2017 and was on the undercard when Alexander Volkov KOd Fabricio Werdum in the main event in March earlier this year.

The UFC light heavyweight said: “There’s nothing like the London fans, especially as it’s my home town.

“Walking out to a packed O2 arena, looking at the crowd and seeing so many familiar faces is a dream in itself.”

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British UFC welterweight Danny Roberts added: “I have had some of my best career highlights in London.

“And I know that every time I perform there, I will be adding another one to the list.

“MMA fans are some of the best sporting fans in the world, and London is that one city that I know they will show me that.”