The location of the numbered event was officially announced by UFC president, Dana White.
Alex Volkanovski made an unsuccessful foray into the lightweight division a month ago, losing by first-round knockout to the division’s reigning champion, Islam Makhachev, at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi. In July, the 35-year-old Australian successfully unified the interim and current UFC featherweight titles with a third-round TKO of Yair Rodriguez.
Ilia Topuria, 26, of Georgia, is undefeated and is riding a six-fight win streak in the organization, most recently winning a unanimous decision over Josh Emmett in June.