On September 14 the UFC is internet hosting a one-off occasion on the Sphere in Las Vegas and will probably be the primary fight sports activities occasion to happen within the new state-of-the-art venue.
Present UFC bantamweight champion and arguably the game’s largest present star, Sean O’Malley will defend his title towards the relentless primary contender, Merab Dvalishvili.
UFC CEO Dana White has spoken extensively concerning the occasion and the way will probably be a love letter to Mexican MMA as it’s going down on Mexican Independence Day weekend.
Dana White reveals UFC 306 has already surpassed $20m in value
The occasion, which is in partnership with Riyadh Season, goes straight face to face with a boxing present which takes place on the identical evening, headlined by Mexico’s personal, Canelo Alvarez.
White revealed that as a result of the T-Cell Enviornment was booked for Canelo’s struggle, they needed to discover a new venue for his or her present.
“MGM is guaranteeing the gate for that (boxing) struggle, so why would they not go on that date if MGM’s gonna put up all the cash? We went there (T-Cell) final yr, it was our date final yr after which with out even asking us or speaking to us, they gave the date away,” White said this previous Wednesday in the course of the Dana White’s Contender Sequence post-fight press convention.
“That’s why I’m on the Sphere. I couldn’t do the Sphere as a result of I’m beneath contract with MGM however as a result of they f*cked us, they allow us to do it,” White continued.
With UFC 306 being such a novel occasion, White isn’t involved about having to compete with a boxing occasion down the highway and is targeted on making an attempt to make it a easy and once-in-a-lifetime occasion.
“What I’m focussed on, on that weekend, is placing on a present that nobody has ever seen earlier than. I’m extra involved about, this present is so advanced and there are such a lot of completely different shifting items to this, this factor being seamless and going off the way in which I need it, I’m extra focussed on that than any of this MGM bullsh*t.
“We’re at $20m (value) now. That is an costly present. This can be a beast and I’m far more centered on all of that stuff,” White added.
Dana White feedback on Merab Dvalishvili eradicating his personal stitches
One-half of the monumental foremost occasion, Dvalishvili, just lately suffered a reduce in coaching and posted a video of it on his social media.
White wasn’t happy that he did so and labeled him as ‘dumb’ for leaking that he had suffered an harm in struggle camp. Regardless of White’s feedback, ‘The Machine’ posted one other video this previous Wednesday of him eradicating his personal stitches with an obscenely giant pair of scissors.
“Isn’t he superior?” White sarcastically commented concerning the video of Merab.
“I feel he’s simply f*cking with me now, to be sincere with you. No, (I’ve not spoken to him), do what you need. You ever see the scissors they take stitches out with, they’re tiny they usually have that factor on there so that you don’t reduce your self, this dude had like, f*cking bush shears that he was utilizing that gardeners use. No matter, good for him,” White said.
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