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The main event is finally official for the UFC’s return to Calgary.

On Monday, UFC officials formally confirmed that the UFC on FOX card that’s set for July 28 will be headlined by a lightweight fight between Dustin Poirier and Eddie Alvarez.

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Both fighters have been speaking openly about the fact that they had signed bout agreements for the matchup on social media, so the confirmation isn’t exactly a big surprise.

It should still be exciting for Calgary fight fans, though.

Alvarez and Poirier are among the UFC’s most reliably exciting fighters. They’re willing to take a punch to give a punch, but also possess technical prowess that separates them from the average brawler.

They met previously, as well, although their UFC 211 matchup last May ended being ruled a no-contest after Alvarez connected with an illegal knee and Poirier was unable to continue.

In the time since, both fighters have picked up impressive wins that have them circling around No. 1 contender status in arguably the UFC’s deepest weight class.