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With the PGA Championship, the FIFA World Cup<\/a>, and the MLB All-Star Game rapidly approaching, it\u2019s going to be a busy summer of sports for the city of Philadelphia. And it just got busier.<\/p>\n America\u2019s birthplace has added one more major event to its already packed schedule: UFC 330. <\/p>\n \u201cPhiladelphia is hosting some of the biggest sporting events this year as part of the celebration of America\u2019s 250th anniversary,\u201d UFC president and CEO Dana White said in a statement. \u201cIt\u2019s been fifteen years since the UFC brought a numbered event to the city, so now is the perfect time to go back. Philadelphia has always been a great fight town, and I can\u2019t wait to return.\u201d <\/p>\n UFC 330, which will take place on Aug. 15, will be the first numbered event and first title fight held in Philadelphia in a decade and a half \u2014 dating back to UFC 133 in 2011, which featured Rashad Evans and Tito Ortiz as the main event. UFC returned to the city in 2019 for a Fight Night card at the then-Wells Fargo Center, featuring a main event between Justin Gaethje and Edson Barboza.<\/p>\n \u201cIn a year when the eyes of the world will be on Philadelphia, we are proud to welcome the UFC back to Xfinity Mobile Arena,\u201d said Comcast Spectacor chairman and CEO Daniel J. Hilferty. \u201cThis is a city defined by its underdog mentality, its fighting spirit, and its championship pedigree. There is perhaps no more fitting stage for UFC 330 in 2026, and we are honored to be part of bringing this historic event to Philadelphia.\u201d <\/p>\n The soon-to-be-announced fight card will feature a championship bout and will be exclusively available on Paramount+ in the United States and Latin America. With plenty of Philly talent on the roster \u2014 including Sean Brady and Joe Pyfer, who just won again last month<\/a> \u2014 it will be interesting to see if they get a chance to fight in front of their hometown crowd. The last time UFC was in town, there wasn\u2019t a local fighter on the card, although former Philly fighter-turned-broadcaster Paul Felder was in the booth. <\/p>\n Kyle Daukus, a UFC fighter who graduated from Father Judge High School, will fight former Penn State<\/a> wrestler Bo Nickal on the White House Lawn<\/a> on June 14. But in August, the sports world will again shift its focus back to the Keystone State \u2014 and specifically Philly. <\/p>\n \u201cPennsylvania is thrilled to host UFC 330 in Philadelphia, the first time a championship bout is coming back to the Commonwealth in fifteen years,\u201d said Gov. Josh Shapiro<\/a>. \u201cThis is a huge year for Pennsylvania \u2014 all eyes are on the Commonwealth as we celebrate America 250 and host some of the biggest sporting events in the world in the place where it all started. From UFC and March Madness to the FIFA World Cup and the NFL Draft<\/a>, we\u2019re excited to host world class sporting events that will bring with them incredible opportunities for our businesses, our communities, and our fans. <\/p>\n \u201cThe Commonwealth is all in and we look forward to welcoming UFC back to Pennsylvania.\u201d <\/p>\n