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Hmm, depending on the card I might have to take a road trip, that's only like 7 hours

LAS VEGAS — The first UFC event on Canadian soil in 2016 will take place in Ottawa on Saturday, June 18, with a UFC Fight Night event.

UFC officials have confirmed the news with Postmedia, and an official announcement will come from UFC president Dana White on Friday at the organization’s “Unstoppable” press event in Las Vegas prior to the UFC 196 weigh-ins.

A venue and main event for the fight card are still to be determined, but broadcast details have been confirmed. The event will air on TSN5 and RDS2 in Canada and FS1 in the United States.

“I’m excited to tell you that we’re going to be coming to the beautiful nation’s capital, one of my favourite cities in the country,” said Tom Wright, the executive vice-president of UFC Canada, Australia and New Zealand, speaking with Postmedia Thursday.

“We’ve always wanted to come to our nation’s capital and we know that Ontario is a strong market for us.

“(Ottawa) is a nice distance between Montreal and Toronto and Kingston, it’s a great sports town, and we can’t think of a better city to mark the 20th UFC event in Canada than our nation’s capital.”

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