Promotional CEO, Dana White has confirmed plans are nonetheless in place for UFC 311 to happen on the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California — following reviews this weekend detailing plans to relocate the occasion to Las Vegas if wildfires spreading within the state proceed to ravage by way of the encompassing space.
Set to return to flagship motion subsequent weekend in a return to Los Angeles, UFC 311 includes a championship struggle doubleheader atop the cardboard — in each the light-weight and bantamweight divisions.
Headlining the cardboard, undisputed champion and present pound-for-pound primary, Islam Makhachev appears to show in his second profession win over incoming title chaser, Arman Tsarukyan.
And within the evening’s co-main occasion, undisputed bantamweight titleholder, Merab Dvalishvili takes on the undefeated, Umar Nurmagomedov within the pair’s heated grudge struggle.
And amid the continued wildfires within the state of California — significantly simply 20 miles away from the Intuit Dome, which is slated to host UFC 311 this weekend, reviews revealed plans have been in place to maneuver the whole card from the venue to the T-Cell Area in Nevada ought to circumstances worsen.
UFC has had talks concerning the standing of UFC 311 subsequent weekend, I’m instructed,” Ariel Helwani posted on X. “UFC 311 is at the moment slated for the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Clearly, that area is dealing with a devastating wildfire disaster in the intervening time. The NFL introduced yesterday that they’re shifting the Rams x Vikings playoff sport, scheduled for Monday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood to Glendale, Ariz. As of proper now, 311 is staying at Intuit.
“The hope is it stays there. However they’re monitoring and able to transfer the cardboard, if want be. No talks of delaying the cardboard. Clearly, that decision must occur quickly. The occasion is eight days away. Vegas can be the frontrunner. Value noting: T-Cell Area is just not booked subsequent Saturday, Jan. 18.”
Dana White confirms plans to relocate UFC 311 card to Las Vegas if wants be
And commenting on hypothesis concerning the standing of the cardboard in Inglewood, promotional boss, White confirmed ought to wildfires worsen within the area, they play transfer the UFC 311 flagship card to Las Vegas, Nevada.
“Dana White says they’ll be shifting #UFC311 to Las Vegas if the fires in LA get too dangerous, however as of proper now “it’s all a go”
