Report: Manuwa vs. Anderson to headline UFC London

It took longer than it should've, but the UFC's upcoming London show now has a headliner.

A previously booked light heavyweight bout between Jimi Manuwa and Corey Anderson has been anointed the main event of UFC Fight Night 107 - scheduled for March 18 at the O2 Arena, MMAjunkie's Mike Bohn reported Sunday, citing a UFC official.

"The Poster Boy" will look to regale his fellow Londoners with a second straight victory after leveling Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 204 in Manchester this past October. The 36-year-old Manuwa took his first three Octagon showings by TKO before going an even 2-2 in his next four fights, but earned himself a spot in the light heavyweight top five with his second-round drubbing of "OSP."

Anderson - formerly known as "Beastin 25/8" and now known as "Overtime" - got back in the win column with a beatdown of Sean O'Connell at UFC Fight Night 102 last December after Mauricio "Shogun" Rua snapped a three-fight win streak by split decision at UFC 198 in May 2016. The 27-year-old "TUF 19" winner currently sits in the ninth spot of the UFC's light heavyweight rankings.

The complete lineup of the March event is as follows:

• Light Heavyweight Bout: Corey Anderson vs. Jimi Manuwa
• Bantamweight Bout: Henry Briones vs. Brad Pickett
• Welterweight Bout: Leon Edwards vs. Vicente Luque
• Lightweight Bout: Marc Diakiese vs. Teemu Packalen
• Middleweight Bout: Oluwale Bamgbose vs. Tom Breese
• Middleweight Bout: Scott Askham vs. Brad Scott
• Light Heavyweight Bout: Francimar Barroso vs. Darren Stewart
• Lightweight Bout: Joseph Duffy vs. Reza Madadi
• Women's Bantamweight Bout: Lina Lansberg vs. Veronica Macedo
• Heavyweight Bout: Timothy Johnson vs. Daniel Omielanczuk
• Featherweight Bout: Arnold Allen vs. Makwan Amirkhani