Dana White lays out plan for UFC 311 event in California amid devastating wildfires
Promotional leader, Dana White has revealed this weekend’s slated UFC 311 event will remain at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California — despite the ongoing wildfires in the state, having previously confirmed they would relocate the event to Las Vegas if needs be.
Set to host a championship doubleheader in the region, UFC 311 features a pair of high-profile title fights at both the lightweight and bantamweight limit.
Taking main event honors, undisputed kingpin and pound-for-pound number one, Islam Makhachev looks to remain top of the 155lbs pile — as he tackles surging number one contender, Arman Tsarukyan in a rematch of their 2019 clash in Russia.
And in the night’s co-headliner, Merab Dvalishvili puts his undisputed bantamweight crown up for grabs, taking on the unbeaten, Umar Nurmagomedov in a bad-blooded showdown between the duo.
However, the exact location of this weekend’s UFC 311 event has been the subject of much discussion and speculation over the last week, amid the ongoing devastating wildfires in California.
Furthermore, White revealed over the course of the weekend to boot how the promotion had come up with a plan to relocate the event to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada if needs be.
Dana White confirms UFC 311 event will remain in California amid wildfires
However, this evening, White has now confirmed UFC 311 will remain at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood — confirming there is “no chance” the event gets moved to ‘Sin City’ anymore.
“No, there’s no chance we move it,” Dana White said on The Jim Rome show. “We’ll be there on Saturday, 100 percent.”
“Yeah, that’s kind of the vibe that I’ve been getting from people that are going,” Dana White explained. “They’re excited to go to the fight and not think about what’s been going [on]. What’s crazy is I was there the night the fire started. I was actually out there for meetings and that was the first night, and it felt really crazy. For people that aren’t in LA, and you used to see it, all these fires in Southern California or whatever. This was a whole different vibe and feeling and it’s only gotten worse. So, yeah, I think this is definitely gonna be a boost for the people who live there.”
