MONTREAL

Montrealers won’t have to fight for their right to watch UFC, but they will have to wait a bit longer than expected.

According to a report by MMA Junkie, the previously announced UFC 185 on March 14 will be moved to the American Airlines Centre in Dallas. Montreal will instead host UFC 186 on Apr. 25 at the Bell Centre.

No lineups for either event have been announced.

The change of plans is likely due to the announcement of the March 14 boxing match between Quebecer Jean Pascal and Russian Sergey Kovalev at the Bell Centre.

UFC President Dana White has publicly stated that he expects to hold a spring event in Montreal.

The UFC has held six previous events in Montreal, four of which featured Quebecer Georges St. Pierre in the headline fight. The last card held in Montreal was UFC 158, with the St. Pierre-Nick Diaz fight as the main event, in March 2013.

On Thursday, White also confirmed there will be a third fight between Robbie Lawler and Johny Hendricks. Lawler won the welterweight title in a victory over Hendricks at UFC 181 last month.

The two could meet at the re-located UFC 185 in Dallas.