UFC 336 Heads to Toronto With Malott Ready to Headline
The UFC announced a return to Toronto with a numbered event at Scotiabank Arena on January 30, 2027.
The UFC is bringing a numbered event back to Toronto. UFC 336 is set for January 30, 2027, at Scotiabank Arena, with the announcement coming during Saturday's UFC Edmonton broadcast, per MM-Eh.
Toronto has not hosted a UFC pay-per-view since UFC 297 in January 2024, when Sean Strickland defended the middleweight title against Dricus du Plessis. The Canadian market has been one of the promotion's strongest draws, and the timing of the announcement could not have been better.
Hours before the Toronto news dropped, Mike Malott delivered a knockout of the year contender in the UFC Edmonton main event, finishing Joaquin Buckley with a devastating knee in the second round at Rogers Place. The Ontario native is now on a five-fight winning streak and has established himself as Canada's top welterweight, per The Score.
No fights have been announced for UFC 336. The exact event number has not been officially confirmed by the UFC, with some outlets reporting the card could land as UFC 337 depending on how the promotion schedules January, per AgentMMA. But the Toronto date and venue appear locked in.
Tickets are expected to go on general sale November 20, per MM-Eh. Scotiabank Arena holds roughly 19,800 for combat sports, and Canadian UFC cards have historically sold out fast.
The announcement caps a busy stretch for the UFC in Canada. The promotion ran Edmonton on Saturday and held events in Winnipeg, Vancouver, and Montreal over the past year. With Malott's stock soaring and the welterweight division wide open, the UFC has no shortage of options for a Toronto headliner.
The timing here is perfect. Malott puts Buckley to sleep in Edmonton on Saturday night, and the UFC drops the Toronto announcement during the same broadcast. That is not a coincidence. That is a card being built in real time.
Malott is from Ontario. He is on five straight wins. He just flatlined a top-10 welterweight in the most violent way possible. If the UFC does not put him in the UFC 336 main event at Scotiabank Arena, they are leaving money on the table.
The welterweight division has no shortage of names looking for dance partners right now, and a five-round Canadian headliner writes itself. Malott already proved he can carry a main event. He did it in Edmonton. He can do it in Toronto with even bigger stakes.
Toronto has not hosted a numbered UFC event since Strickland and Du Plessis at UFC 297 two years ago. The city is overdue, and Malott is exactly the kind of homegrown star who sells out buildings.
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