Dana White Says UFC 249 Has Been Postponed Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Written by SOURCE on April 9, 2020
After being set to go down on April 18 at the Tachi Palace Casino Resort, which is located on tribal land in Central California, UFC 249 has been canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Dana White confirmed to ESPN.
All other UFC events have also been postponed until further notice.
“Today, we got a call from the highest level you can go at Disney, and the highest level at ESPN … and the powers that be there asked me to stand down and not do this event on Saturday,” White told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto.
UFC President Dana White spoke to Brett Okamoto about #UFC249 no longer taking place on April 18.
(via @bokamotoESPN) pic.twitter.com/VRP5jL3k9J
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) April 9, 2020
Dana White (@danawhite) delivered this message to his fighters in the interview. “Don’t worry about the financial part of this. You’re going to get the fights on your contract. I’m going to make things right for the people who were willing to fight next weekend.”
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) April 9, 2020
This post will be updated.
