UFC 336 returns to Toronto on January 30, first numbered Canadian card on Paramount+

The UFC confirmed on Oct. 17 that UFC 336 will take place Jan. 30 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, according to the official event page. It will be the promotion's eighth event in the city and its first there since UFC 297 in January 2024, according to theScore. Prelims are set for 7 p.m. ET with the main card at 9 p.m. ET.

The UFC has since announced two title fights for the card, according to its own announcement. Flyweight champion Joshua Van will defend his title against Manel Kape, and Carlos Prates will face Michael Morales for the interim welterweight title, with the winner in line for a shot at champion Islam Makhachev.

Van, 24, holds wins over Tatsuro Taira and Alexandre Pantoja. Kape earned his title shot with knockouts of Brandon Royval and Kyoji Horiguchi. Prates, 33, has beaten two former welterweight champions in Leon Edwards and Jack Della Maddalena, while Morales, 27, is unbeaten at 19-0, including a 7-0 start in the UFC.

The welterweight bout is for an interim title because Makhachev is not fighting at UFC 336. UFC president Dana White told reporters after UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 25 that Makhachev typically fights about once a year and had been slated for the January date, but asked to wait until after Ramadan, according to UFC.com's account of the press conference. White said the promotion would not leave the division waiting: "You just can't hold up divisions like this. You got to keep moving, and this fight makes sense."

Makhachev and Prates exchanged public jabs over the decision. Makhachev wrote on social media that he would return once a clear contender emerged, while Prates said Makhachev had delayed the title shot he had been working toward and that he would beat Morales on Jan. 30, according to Yahoo Sports. The winner of Prates-Morales is expected to face Makhachev afterward to unify the title.

The bigger change for Canadian fans is how they will watch it. UFC 336 will be the first numbered UFC event in Canada to stream on Paramount+ rather than requiring a separate pay-per-view purchase, with the main card included for subscribers at no extra cost, according to iPhone in Canada.

Ontario's Ministry of Sport is a partner on the event. Provincial Sport Minister Brian Saunderson pointed to reduced promoter costs and the elimination of gate fees as economic reasons for bringing the card to the province, per the same report. UFC president Dana White said he was glad to work with the ministry to bring the promotion back to Toronto, a city he said has hosted some of the biggest moments in UFC history.

General ticket sales for UFC 336 open Nov. 20 through Ticketmaster Canada, with UFC Fight Club members getting early access on Nov. 18.