Promotional CEO, Dana White has confirmed plans are nonetheless in place for UFC 311 to happen on the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California — following experiences this weekend detailing plans to relocate the occasion to Las Vegas if wildfires spreading within the state proceed to ravage by means of the encompassing space.
Set to return to flagship motion subsequent weekend in a return to Los Angeles, UFC 311 encompasses a championship combat 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 combat.
And amid the continued wildfires within the state of California — notably simply 20 miles away from the Intuit Dome, which is slated to host UFC 311 this weekend, experiences revealed plans had been in place to maneuver the complete card from the venue to the T-Cellular Area in Nevada ought to situations worsen.
UFC has had talks in regards to the standing of UFC 311 subsequent weekend, I’m informed,” Ariel Helwani posted on X. “UFC 311 is presently slated for the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Clearly, that area is dealing with a devastating wildfire disaster in the meanwhile. 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 remains there. But they are monitoring and ready to move the card, if need be. No talks of delaying the card. Obviously, that call needs to happen soon. The event is eight days away. Vegas would be the frontrunner. Worth noting: T-Mobile Arena is not booked next Saturday, Jan. 18.”
Dana White confirms plans to relocate UFC 311 card to Las Vegas if wants be
And commenting on hypothesis relating to 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 moving #UFC311 to Las Vegas if the fires in LA get too bad, but as of right now “it’s all a go”
