UFC schedule for first four months in 2020

Conor McGregor (left) to headline 2020s opening event in Las Vegas — Conor McGregor (left) to headline 2020's opening event in Las Vegas

Bengaluru, December 31: As we prepare to say good bye to 2019, its now time to look at what the UFC has in store for the New Year, as the promotion announced several major bouts in the first four months of 2020.

The Octagon makes its bow in 2020 at their base on January 18 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with an event featuring the return of former lightweight champion Conor McGregor, who takes on Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone in a welterweight bout.

In February, UFC travels to Houston, Texas as Toyota Center is set to host a light heavyweight title bout between champion Jon Jones and Dominic Reyes.

In March, the Octagon will return to the T-Mobile Arena for a strawweight championship bout co-main event, which will see China's Zhang Weili go up against former titleholder Joanna Jedrzejczyk.

And in April, UFC returns to Brooklyn, New York for the long-awaited and highly-anticipated showdown between unbeaten lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson.

Apart from the championship bouts in the four pay-per-view, a few main events were announced for cards in Raleigh, Norfolk, Rio Rancho, Auckland and Columbus, featuring some of the sport's biggest stars.

Here is a look at the 2020 Q1 schedule of UFC:

EVENT	DATE	LOCATION	MAIN EVENT
UFC 246	January 18, 2020	T-Mobile Arena - Las Vegas, Nevada	Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone
UFC Fight Night 166	January 25, 2020	PNC Arena - Raleigh, North Carolina	Curtis Blaydes vs. Junior Dos Santos
UFC 247	February 8, 2020	Toyota Center - Houston, Texas	Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes
UFC Fight Night 167	February 15, 2020	Santa Ana Star Center - Rio Rancho, New Mexico	Corey Anderson vs. Jan Blachowicz
UFC Fight Night 168	February 22, 2020	SPARK Arena - Auckland, New Zealand	Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker
UFC Fight Night 169	February 29, 2020	Chartway Arena - Norfolk, Virginia	Joseph Benavidez vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
UFC 248	March 7, 2020	T-Mobile Arena - Las Vegas, Nevada	Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero
UFC Fight Night 170	March 14, 2020	Ginasio Nilson Nelson - Brasília, Brazil	Kevin Lee vs. Charles Oliveira
UFC Fight Night 171	March 21, 2020	The O2 Arena - London, England	Tyron Woodley vs. Leon Edwards
UFC on ESPN 8	March 28, 2020	Nationwide Arena - Columbus, Ohio	Francis Ngannou vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik
UFC Fight Night 172	Apr 11, 2020	Moda Center - Portland, Oregon	Alistair Overeem vs. Walt Harris
UFC 249	April 18, 2020	Barclays Center - Brooklyn, New York	Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson