Dana White says the
Ultimate Fighting Championship hasn’t returned to Brooklyn’s
Barclays Center because of a dispute over UFC
249 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking at the UFC
334 postfight press conference at Madison Square Garden, the
UFC CEO said he had no plans to return to the Brooklyn arena. White
said the venue backed out of hosting UFC 249, which was originally
scheduled for April 18, 2020, with Khabib
Nurmagomedov and Tony
Ferguson slated to fight for the lightweight title.
Dana White blames UFC 249 dispute for promotion's six-year
Brooklyn absence
“Yeah, COVID s**t. They pulled out on me during COVID,” White said
when asked why the UFC has…
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