TORONTO - The UFC is headed to Las Vegas after Toronto.
The mixed martial arts promoter has confirmed UFC 130 is set for May 28 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with lightweight champion Frankie Edgar taking on Gray (The Bully) Maynard for a third time.
Edgar (13-1-1) and Maynard (11-0-1 with one no contest) fought to a draw at UFC 125 in January.
"The last time Gray and Frankie fought, they put on one of the best fights of the year," UFC president Dana White said in a statement. "It was the draw no one really complained about."
Maynard won by decision the first time they met in a non-title bout in April 2008.
Also on the card, former light-heavyweight champion Quinton (Rampage) Jackson meets Matt (The Hammer) Hamill, former heavyweight champion Frank Mir faces Roy (Big Country) Nelson, six-foot-11 Dutch heavyweight Stefan Struve takes on six-foot-seven Travis Browne, and (All-American) Brian Stann tackles middleweight contender Jorge Santiago.
UFC 129 is set for April 30 at Toronto's Rogers Centre.
NOTES @-- Newly crowned MFC light-heavyweight champion Ryan (The Big Deal) Jimmo will face former title-holder Emanuel (The Hardcore Kid) Newton at MFC 29: Conquer on April 28 at the Colosseum at Caesars Windsor. Jimmo (14-1) won a unanimous decision over Newton (14-6-1) when they first met at MFC 23. Jimmo, a Halifax native who fights out of Edmonton, has won 14 straight since losing his pro debut.
