UFC Fight Night 50 heads to Connecticut on Sept. 5 – same day as nearby Bellator 123

The UFC will make its long-awaited return to Connecticut in September – and it will wind up being a head-to-head interstate battle with Bellator MMA.

On the same Sept. 5 night that Bellator 123 is scheduled for Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., UFC Fight Night 50 will take place at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard. It will be a rare Friday night show for the UFC. The promotion announced the news Saturday during the pre-fight show for the TUF Brazil 3 Finale on FOX Sporst 1.

No headliner was announced for the card, but the main event is expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

The UFC has been to Connecticut four times in the past, all at Mohegan Sun Arena. UFC 35 and UFC 39 took place there in 2002, while UFC 45 and UFC 55 were there in 2003 and 2005, respectively. But it will have been nearly nine years since the UFC visited the state by the time the event goes off.

UFC Fight Night 50 and Bellator 123, that promotion’s Season 11 opener, will take place about 10 miles away from each other.

It will be part of a typically busy stretch for the UFC. UFC Fight Night 47 takes place in Maine on Aug. 16, then two events take place the same day on Aug. 23 in Macau and Tulsa. On Aug. 30, UFC 177 takes place in Las Vegas, and six days later, UFC Fight Night 50 heads to Connecticut. After that, the UFC has five events over four weeks – with another double taking place in Stockholm and Halifax, Nova Scotia.

For more on UFC Fight Night 50 in Connecticut, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.