UFC Removes Planned August Event from Schedule, UFC 215 to Be Held September 9

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has scrapped its planned August event from the schedule and will now hold UFC 215 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on September 9.
That same date and venue was set to be host for UFC 216, but the UFC…

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has scrapped its planned August event from the schedule and will now hold UFC 215 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on September 9.

That same date and venue was set to be host for UFC 216, but the UFC announced via its official website that that is no longer the plan, as the Review Journal‘s Adam Hill confirmed the switch-up on Monday:

Wilson Reis and Henry Cejudo are confirmed as two of the combatants scheduled to fight in a flyweight bout at UFC 215, while fans can also look forward to a heavyweight duel between Luis Henrique and Arjan Bhullar.

  

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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