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UFC Fight Night Smith vs. Walker on May 13 Set for Spectrum Center in Charlotte

The Ultimate Fighting Championship will be posting up in the Queen City of Charlotte, North Carolina, for the first time since 2018.

The promotion revealed on Thursday that it would be making its return to North Carolina’s most populous city on May 13. The Spectrum Center will play host to UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Walker, which does not currently have a numbered designation as the broadcast plans are not set in stone as to whether it will go down on ESPN airwaves. Anthony Smith (36-17) vs. Johnny Walker (20-7) will serve as its headliner in the light heavyweight division, in this arena’s first UFC card since UFC on Fox 27 in 2018 featuring Ronaldo Souza vs.