The UFC Will to Return to North Carolina for Stacked Fight Night Card

The UFC have announced their return to Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 13th in the Spectrum Center. While not yet confirmed by the UFC, the headliner is rumored to be Anthony Smith vs. Johnny Walker, first reported by Meni Meyer.

North Carolina has held six UFC events in the past, including the third and fifth-ever UFC events (UFC 3 and UFC 5.) Their most recent visit was for UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos in 2019, where Curtis Blaydes would secure his eighth victory inside the promotion, defeating Junior Dos Santos via second-round TKO. Future Light-Heavyweight Champion Jamahal Hill was also featured on the card, alongside Featherweight prospect Arnold Allen.

Charlotte has been visited four times, with the most recent event being UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2. The main event featured the rematch between Ronaldo Souza and Derek Brunson, where Souza would win via first-round KO again. The card also featured future stars such as Cory Sandhagen, who made his professional debut, as well as Drew Dober and Bobby Green.

The fights currently announced for this card are:

Light Heavyweight bout: _Anthony Smith vs. Johnny Walker_

Women's Bantamweight bout: _Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Tainara Lisboa_

Welterweight bout: _Matt Brown vs. Court McGee_

Heavyweight bout: _Jailton Almeida vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik_

Women's Strawweight bout: _Mackenzie Dern vs. Angela Hill_

Welterweight bout: _Bryan Battle vs. Gabe Green_

Bantamweight bout: _Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Cody Stamann_

Women's Flyweight bout: _Kim Ji-yeon vs. Mandy Böhm_

Welterweight bout: _Daniel Rodriguez vs. Ian Garry_

Welterweight bout: _Alex Morono vs. Tim Means_

Light Heavyweight bout: _Carlos Ulberg vs. Ihor Potieria_

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