The octagon will head to Norfolk, Virginia for the second time in 2020, with UFC Norfolk taking place in February.
The UFC is returning to Norfolk, Virginia this February. In an announcement made Friday, promotion officials revealed that they would head back to the east coast city on February 29, 2020. No fights were announced for the card, expected to be a Fight Night event. Broadcast plans have yet to be revealed for the show.
The Octagon journeys to the east coast!#UFCNorfolk, we'll see you soon 👊 pic.twitter.com/vjjJjabWnq
— UFC (@ufc) December 13, 2019
The octagon first visited Norfolk in 2017, when it brought a Fight Night event to town topped by lightweights Dustin Porier vs. Anthony Pettis. The event drew in 8,442 fans at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. Poirier would get past the ex-champ in the main event, the start of a four-fight win streak that would culminate with an interim title win, and a shot against Khabib Nurmagomedov.
The promotion, in Las Vegas, NV for its final PPV event this year, is coming off a successful UFC on ESPN event in nearby Washington, D.C. this past weekend.
To date, the UFC’s 2020 schedule is as follows:
January 18 – Las Vegas, NV
January 25 – Raleigh, NC
February 8 – Houston, TX
February 15 – Rio Rancho, NM
February 23 – Auckland, New Zealand
February 29 – Norfolk, VA
March 7 – Unknown
March 14 – Brasilia, Brazil
March 21 – London, England
March 28 – Columbus, OH
April 18 – Brooklyn, NY
