Dana White’s journey to South Korea is off.
In October, light-weight MMA prospect Dorobshokn Nabotov made headlines when he requested White for a possibility to compete within the UFC throughout a Q&A session in Abu Dhabi. White requested for Nabatov’s age and document earlier than inviting him on stage and directing him to the again.
Nabotov didn’t rating himself a battle contained in the Octagon, however he did land a spot on a card in South Korea in opposition to Matheus Camilo beneath the ZFN banner.
White later vowed to attend the occasion and probably signal Nabotov as a part of his ‘Lookin’ For a Combat‘ collection — as long as Nabotov wins, or on the very least appears to be like spectacular.
Sadly, White will now not be available to see Nabotov’s battle firsthand.
On Tuesday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial regulation to eradicate “anti-state” parts. Extra particularly, his political opposition which he accused of aligning with communist North Korea. Six hours later, the Nationwide Meeting voted to elevate the martial regulation as protests and requires Yoon’s resignation rang all through the nation.
In accordance with ZFN, White will now not attend the occasion, implying that the political turmoil sweeping the nation has resulted within the UFC CEO being barred from coming into South Korea right now.
“Due to the declaration of martial law in South Korea on December 3, Dana White, who was scheduled to attend ZFN 02 on December 14, will unfortunately no longer be able to attend the event,” the promotion wrote in a translated publish on its official Instagram. “We sincerely apologize to everyone who was looking forward to his visit. ZFN will do its best to invite Dana White to a future event. Thank you for your understanding.”
Spokesperson for ZFN says Dana White selected to cancel their journey to south korea
Nevertheless, a spokesperson for ZFN claimed that White and his crew determined to cancel their plans to attend the battle card as a result of declaration of martial regulation reasonably than as a result of he was barred from coming into the nation.
