LAS VEGAS – For the first time, Arizona will welcome the UFC for a show later this year.

U.S. Airways Arena in Phoenix will play host to an event on Dec. 13. UFC President Dana White told the news to a group of fans following Friday’s weigh-ins for UFC 173 in Las Vegas.

Though White did not announce the type of card, the event is likely to be UFC on FOX 13, the promotion’s fourth-quarter event on its broadcast partner.

Although the UFC has never put on an event in Arizona, the Phoenix area hosted the final card in WEC history, WEC 53 in Glendale.

No fights have yet been targeted for the card, but the UFC has a wide range of fighters who are from Arizona or who train there, including former lightweight champion Benson Henderson, former WEC champ Jamie Varner and “TUF” winner Ryan Bader.

U.S. Airways Center can hold as many as 19,000 people for basketball games and is the home of the Phoenix Suns NBA team.

For the latest on UFC on FOX 13, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.