Dana White, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, says he will continue holding fights through the coronavirus pandemic — even if he has to do so on a private island where health officials can’t shut him down.
The UFC boss says he’s got a creative solution up his sleeve for UFC 249, which was originally slated to be held in New York City on April 18.
NYC is in the grips of the worst COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, so White says he’s going to find somewhere else to hold the event. “I’m a day or two away from securing a private island,” White told TMZ in a video interview on Monday. “As of April 18, the UFC is back up and running.” White refused to say where, exactly, he’ll hold the fight, saying only that it will be