Tyron Woodley, Leon Edwards set to headline UFC on ESPN+ 29 in London

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Tyron Woodley, Leon Edwards set to headline UFC on ESPN+ 29 in London

The UFC’s annual return to London finally has a main event set.

After some struggles to get the fight to the finish line, former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and surging contender Leon Edwards will headline UFC on ESPN+ 29 in March.

MMA Junkie, which initially reported the fight was in the works last month,  confirmed the booking following a Thursday night report by UFC broadcast partner ESPN, which cited UFC president Dana White.

UFC on ESPN+ 29 takes place March 21 at The O2 in London. The card is expected to stream on ESPN+.

Woodley (19-4-1 MMA, 9-3-1 UFC) last competed at UFC 235 last March when he dropped the 170-pound title to Kamaru Usman. The defeat ended a reign of four successful defenses for “The Chosen One,” who has been holding out for a big fight since.

Despite claiming he wouldn’t go overseas to fight, Woodley will indeed take on Edwards (18-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC), who is currently riding an eight-fight winning streak dating back to a unanimous decision loss of his own to Usman in December 2015.

After beating Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on ESPN 4 in June, the Brit will attempt to take out his second former UFC champ in a row when he meets Woodley in home soil.

The latest UFC on ESPN+ 29 lineup includes:

Tyron Woodley vs. Leon Edwards
John Phillips vs. Dusko Todorovic
Darren Stewart vs. Marvin Vettori
Tom Aspinall vs. Raphael Pessoa
Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Molly McCann
Paul Craig vs. Ryan Spann
Nicolas Dalby vs. Danny Roberts
Gabriel Benitez vs. Lerone Murphy
Marc Diakiese vs. Stevie Ray
Makwan Amirkhani vs. Mike Grundy

Tyron Woodley, Leon Edwards set to headline UFC on ESPN+ 29 in London