Khabib vs. Tony, Coronavirus And The Future Of The UFC Said Dana White

LAS VEGAS — I had the threat to sit down down and do a complete interview with UFC president Dana White approximately the repute of UFC 249, different matters taking place in his corporation and the country of the economy in Las Vegas.

White reiterated what he advised me on Monday, while he crashed an Instagram Live chat I turned into doing and said that UFC 249, headlined on April 18 by using a lightweight identify combat between Khabib Nurmagomedov and challenger Tony Ferguson, will move on as scheduled.

White introduced that he had more than one web sites, each inside the U.S. And the world over, he’s considering to host the occasion.

Here is a breakdown of what we discussed:

• At 1:00, I requested White wherein 249 could be held. He said, “I’m now not going to inform you. Everybody’s on a want to know basis proper now and no one desires to recognize.”

• At 1:55, I ask White if all of us who attends UFC 249 — and no lovers might be there — may be examined for the coronavirus. White said he hasn’t left his house since March 15.

• At 3:13, I instructed White, “I don’t understand your reluctance to mention whether they’re going to be examined.” He stated, “The much less the media is aware of, the better.”

• At 5:12, White praises Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak for placing a lockdown order in effect closing week.

• At 6:16, White said, “The question will become, how lengthy are we going to do that? How long are we going to live in our houses and cover?”

• At 7:55, I stated to White, “You aren't a coronavirus expert,” and counseled paying attention to medical doctors. He spoke back passionately.

• At 8:30, he said, “I’ve had a tremendous run. If the coronavirus is what’s going to get me, I’m prepared. Bring it, corona.”

• At 9:14, White discusses the effect of remaining the casinos has had at the financial system in Las Vegas. 

• At 9:50, he stated he believes a rematch among Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor could be the biggest combat ever.

• At 10:20, White discusses the agenda following UFC 249. He said the enterprise will put on postponed combat cards as well as retaining its schedule. He said there can be a couple of suggests in a week.

• At 11:15, White indicates there can be many events at UFC Apex, his new arena close to his Las Vegas campus.

• At 12:20, I asked White about former champion Daniel Cormier’s future.

• At 13:38, White said heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic “is getting better.”

• At 14:25, I asked White about the economics of boxing. He’s appeared to get into the game, and I requested him if he notion boxing could continue to exist under its modern financial model.

• At 24:00, I asked him approximately in which he thinks the UFC could be on Jan. 1, 2021.

• At 25:18, White talks proudly about no longer having laid all people off at some point of the pandemic.