Leon Edwards has announced that he will return to headline the UFC's upcoming return to the O2 Arena in London on March 22.
The Octagon is back in the capital next year for what has become a regular fixture of the MMA leader's first quarter calendar.
Edwards has not fought since UFC 304 this past July where he lost his welterweight title to Belal Muhammad in the main event.
"Rocky" won the 170-pound title when he produced arguably the greatest comeback in UFC history to stop Kamaru Usman in the fifth round at UFC 278.
He then went on to defend the title twice in a rematch with Usman and a fight with Colby Covington last December before coming up short in a rematch with Muhammad in Manchester.
During the DAZN broadcast of the Sunny Edwards vs. Galal Yafai card on Saturday night, Edwards said that his return will be the main event in London but he did not mention any potential opponents.
Edwards has headlined the O2 Arena once before in his trilogy fight with Usman at UFC 286 where he defended the title on home soil.
He was previously scheduled to compete in the main event at 2020's London card against Tyron Woodley but the event was cancelled due to COVID-19.
With the Brit still occupying the #1-ranking, it's likely that he'll be facing another one of the division's top contenders.
Several big welterweight match-ups are coming up in the next few weeks with Shavkat Rakhmonov facing Ian Machado Garry and Colby Covington returning to take on Joaquin Buckley.
The likes of Sean Brady and Jack Della Maddalena are other potential fights that could be of interest to Edwards.
