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UFC 268 is The UFC’s Return to New York
The UFC is returning to the Big Apple with UFC 268.
T-shirt give out by the UFC when rallying to lift the ban on MMA in New York Edward Carbajal
On Saturday, during the UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze broadcast several bouts for the promotion’s return to Madison Square Garden were confirmed. Two rematches that happen to be title fights and one lightweight matchup that is sure to be a “fight of the night” contender for the November card.
Since the ban in New York on mixed martial arts was lifted in 2016, the UFC has come in heavy to New York City with their first event being UFC 205. Conor McGregor versus Eddie Alvarez was on the card and the arena sold out, with fans even stopping traffic on Seventh Avenue on fight night. History was made that night for the UFC with McGregor defeating Alvarez to become a two-division champ, the then Women’s Strawweight Champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk successfully defended her title and Tyron Woodley, who was also the welterweight champion at the time defended his title as well. It was a great night for the UFC and the sport of MMA in New York.
The trend with huge cards started then and will continue at UFC 268. The title fight/rematches are:
