UFC president Dana White is intent on having the long-delayed battle in between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson lastly occur even as the promo handles the impacts of the global coronavirus pandemic on athletic occasions.
White even made a warranty about the bout early Sunday.
“The fans are all freaking out about that. Do not worry, Khabib vs. Tony will happen,” White stated on ESPN’s “SportsCenter.”
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White’s most significant problem is discovering a brand-new location to stage the battle now that it can’t occur in New York City or Nevada.
Khabib-Ferguson is the main event of UFC 249 on April18 It was expected to be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., however New York City Gov. Andrew Cuomo bought a restriction on the majority of gatherigs of more than 500 individuals. Las Vegas was a sensible option, however the Nevada State Athletic Commission voted Saturday (per the Las Vegas Journal Review) to withdraw licenses for combat occasions through March 25, the date of its next conference. The NSAC will go over at that conference whether to keep the suspension of occasions in location longer.
UFC has 2 rescheduled Battle Night occasions prepared for March 28 and April 11 at its Pinnacle Center in Las Vegas.
White informed ESPN he anticipates to have 2 brand-new “venue options” by Sunday early morning.
The UFC this weekend addressed concerns about whether it would stage occasions in empty arenas while city governments enforce limitations on public events. It held a Battle Night card in Brazil in front of simply vitalpersonnel White is prepared to push ahead with more such cards unless the restrictions end up being more Exorbitant.
“Unless there’s a total shutdown of the country where people can’t leave their houses and things like that, these fights will happen,” he stated, describing UFC 249 and other approaching occasions.
