UFC's Dana White is going to secure a private island to host international UFC fights

UFC President Dana White is amant on going ahe with UFC 249, undeterred by sports event being cancelled across globe. Despite cancelling three major Fight Night events, Dana White has stood firm in his decision to host UFC 249 under any circumstances. Even after lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov stepped out of UFC 249 main event amidst lockdown in Russia, UFC replaced him with Justin Gaethje and turned main event into an interim title bout.

official fight card for UFC 249 has w been revealed but venue is yet to be disclosed publicly. UFC President Dana White revealed he is planning to take fight to an isolated island by making private planes available to take fighters to said island.

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UFC 249 live: Dana White private island story

As per TMZ Sports, Dana White is a day or two away from securing a private island. Since UFC president won’t be able to accumulate all international fighters on US soil, he has decided to get a private island for hosting international fights. “I am going to start flying m all into private island and doing international fights from re,” said Dana White to TMZ sports.

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UFC 249 live: Full Fight card of UFC 249 live

UFC has restructured some of fights amidst situation surrounding main event of UFC 249 over past few weeks. w that fight card has been settled, UFC has reportedly turned ir attention to logistics of hosting event. Here’s a look at UFC 249 fight card. Justin Gaethje has been roped in to replace Khabib Nurmagomedov for event, with Dstani fighter stuck in Russia amid coronavirus lockdown.

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