UFC schedule for first four months in 2020

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: