“We Are a Go on the 30th” – Dana White Targets Las Vegas for Next UFC Event
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UFC President Dana White said that the May 30 event is “a go”! The card will take place at the UFC Apex, but the company also has a backup plan if things go south.
Gilbert Burns vs Tyron Woodley is expected to headline the card. On Tuesday, Burns announced the signing of the contract on his Twitter. Subsequently, ESPN also made an official announcement.
Bout agreement is signed! May 30th! Let’s go @ufc
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Contrato assinado dia 30 de maio! Vamos com tudo @UFCBrasil pic.twitter.com/IGgQDVULN4— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) May 19, 2020
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Although the May 30 event does not have a location, the Las Vegas Review-Journal stated that the organization will hold the event in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Dana White confirms May 30 event
“We are a go on the 30th,” White told the Review-Journal in a text message around 12:30 a.m. Similar to the previous four events, the May 30 card will not have any fans in the arena.
Though White wants to conduct the event in the Apex, he is yet to receive approval from the Nevada Athletic Commission. The NAC banned all combat sports activities in an emergency meeting on March 14.
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Nevertheless, there are other alternatives for the UFC. Like Florida, the state of Arizona is also open to conducting business, and White mentioned that he will not hesitate to move the event to Arizona if necessary. But the company still prefers to work from the Apex.
“It makes more sense with what’s going on for us to be doing the events at our own arena,” he said in Jacksonville. “It will be a lot safer for my employees, the fighters, everyone. I hope to have fights there this month.”
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No matter where the card takes place, it will deliver. Woodley is a former champion with brutal power in his hands along with elite-level wrestling.
His last match was against Kamaru Usman, in which he lost the welterweight strap. Burns, on the other hand, has won five consecutive fights, three of them at welterweight.