UFC adds two Las Vegas events in early 2017

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By ADAM HILL LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

November 9, 2016 - 4:56 pm

UFC officials announced two more events for Las Vegas in early 2017 on Wednesday night.

A Fight Night event will take place on Friday, March 3. A major pay-per-view event, UFC 210, is scheduled for the following night. No fights have been announced for either card.

Both fight cards will take place at T-Mobile Arena, which also will host UFC 207 on Dec. 30.

Contact Adam Hill at ahill@reviewjournal.com or 702-277-8028. Follow @adamhilllvrj on Twitter.

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