UFC Fight Night returns to Louisville for first time in more than a decade in Summer 2024

Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal

The Ultimate Fighting Championship will return to Louisville for the first time in more than a decade this summer, the mixed martial arts promoter announced Wednesday.

UFC Fight Night will return to Kentucky for the first time in 13 years to take over the KFC Yum! Center on June 8, the organization posted on X, formerly Twitter.

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The cards for the event have not yet been announced.

How to get tickets for UFC Fight Night in Louisville

As of Thursday morning, tickets are not available. However, fans can sign up on the official UFC site to be notified about ticket packages.

When was the last time UFC was in Louisville?

The last time UFC hosted Fight Night in Louisville, Kentucky, was on March 3, 2011 at the KFC Yum! Center.

Who fought the last time UFC came to Louisville?

The full cards for the UFC Fight Night in Louisville in 2011 included (winners are bolded):

  • Diego Sanchez vs Martin Kampmann

  • CB Dollaway vs Mark Munoz

  • Alessio Sakara vs Chris Weidman

  • Brian Bowles vs Damacio Page

  • Joe Stevenson vs Danny Castillo

  • Thiago Tavares vs Shane Roller

  • Takeya Mizugaki vs Reuben Duran

  • Rob Kimmons vs Dongi Yang

  • David Branch vs Rousimar Palhares

  • Igor Pokrajac vs Todd Brown

  • Steve Cantwell vs Cyrille Diabate

Ray Padilla is a digital producer for the Courier Journal. He can be reached at rapadilla@gannett.com or on X @Ray_Padilla_.

This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: UFC Fight Night is coming back to Louisville. How to get tickets

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