Presid­ent White says idea is to fly intern­ationa­l fighte­rs in and out of venueNEW YORK: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White has said the mixed martial arts promotion is close to securing a “private island” to stage bouts for international fighters during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I locked this venue up for two months,” White told TMZ Sports here. “I’m also a day or two away from securing a private island… we’re getting the infrastructure put in now, so I’m going to start doing the international fights, too,” he added. “I won’t be able to get all of the international fighters into the US so I’m going to start flying them off into the island and do international fights there. UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was scheduled to meet American Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 but he said last week the fight was off as he is in quarantine in Russia.

Source: The Express Tribune April 07, 2020 05:37 UTC