For the first time in its history, the UFC will head to Canada’s capital city this summer for a “Fight Night” card.

While a headliner and venue have yet to be determined, the UFC is expected to announce the card for June 18 in Ottawa, Ontario, later today at its “Unstoppable” news conference prior to the UFC 196 weigh-ins in Las Vegas.

The news of what could be UFC Fight Night 88 first was reported by E. Spencer Kyte in the Ottawa Citizen. UFC officials confirmed the card’s date and location on Twitter. The card is expected to air on FOX Sports 1 and stream on UFC Fight Pass.

“I’m excited to tell you that we’re going to be coming to the beautiful nation’s capital, one of my favourite cities in the country,” said Tom Wright, the executive vice-president of UFC Canada, Australia and New Zealand, speaking with Postmedia Thursday.

“We’ve always wanted to come to our nation’s capital and we know that Ontario is a strong market for us,” Tom Wright, the UFC’s managing director for operations in Canada, told the Citizen. “(Ottawa) is a nice distance between Montreal and Toronto and Kingston, it’s a great sports town, and we can’t think of a better city to mark the 20th UFC event in Canada than our nation’s capital.”

This past August in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Wright told MMAjunkie the promotion was “very committed” to continuing events in Canada and that there were three shows already planned for the county in 2016. But the event in Ottawa will be the first booked for Canada this calendar year.

Eight other cities have hosted events in Canada. Montreal has seen seven shows, Toronto four, and Vancouver three. Calgary, Winnipeg, Halifax, Quebec City and Saskatoon each have hosted one card apiece.

More details on the event’s location and fights for the card are expected in the coming weeks. Ottawa is home to the NHL’s Ottawa Senators, who play at Canadian Tire Centre, a venue with a max capacity of around 20,000 fans.

For more on UFC Fight Night Ottawa, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.