Saskatoon to host its first ever UFC event in August

TORONTO – The UFC will make its debut in Saskatchewan on Aug. 23 with a Fight Night card at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon.

Fifth-ranked Max Holloway (13-3) will take on seventh-ranked Charles Oliveira (20-4, one no contest) in the main event, the UFC said Monday in a release. The five-round bout could determine the next title contender in the featherweight division.

Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.

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Saskatoon will become the eighth Canadian city to host a UFC event. The others are Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Quebec City.

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