UFC to return to Las Vegas on May 23
The UFC will be on its way home after a brief stop in Florida.
UFC president Dana White revealed to Sports Illustrated that the promotion will return to Las Vegas for the May 23 Fight Night card.
“We were gonna be able to hold this thing earlier, and they asked us to stand down. … Now we’re going Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday,” White told Sports Illustrated. And I don’t think I’ve told anybody this yet: We’re gonna come back to Vegas and put on a fight May 23.”
White didn’t go into any further detail on the UFC’s return to the fight capital of the world, but he did talk on the safety efforts his company has in place for future UFC events during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Let me put it this way: We’re gonna go so overboard making sure everybody is healthy and safe that I just don’t see how we can possibly f—k this up. … My fighters and my employees have been told: If you’re not comfortable coming back to work, you don’t have to. It’s not like we’re in some dire financial situation, like that’s why I’m pushing this.”
The UFC will return to action this Saturday with UFC 249 in Jacksonville, Fla. The May 13 and May 16 fight cards will also be held in Jacksonville.
When the UFC returns to Las Vegas on May 23, former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will fight Gilbert Burns in the main event.
