The UFC is headed back to Charlotte, N.C. for the first time since 2018.
Thursday, the promotion officially announced its upcoming May 13 event will be held at Spectrum Center. MMA Junkie reported Thursday that Charlotte was the frontrunner for the event, which also had been linked to Nashville.
While a fight card was not officially announced, a five-round light heavyweight bout between Anthony Smith (36-17 MMA, 11-7 UFC) and Johnny Walker (20-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) is scheduled for the event.
It is unclear which network this event will be air or stream on, though a person with knowledge of the card recently told MMA Junkie the broadcast plan is ABC for the main card.
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We make our return to the @SpectrumCenter May 13th! #UFCCharlotte pic.twitter.com/fVm5Gf2js9
— UFC (@ufc) March 30, 2023
The promotion recently tried to add bantamweight contenders Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov to the card, but the bout did not materialize.
With the addition, the UFC Fight Night lineup for May 13 includes: