Kobe Bryant Tribute Planned For UFC 247

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will pay tribute to basketball legend Kobe Bryant after the retired Los Angeles Laker perished last month when his private helicopter slammed into a foggy hillside near Calabasas, California.

That’s according to promotion president, Dana White, who has something planned for the upcoming UFC 247: “Jones vs. Reyes” pay-per-view (PPV) event this Sat. night (Feb. 8, 2020) inside Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

“Notorious” can still get on board by making an investment of his own. Sadly, efforts to fistfight “Hollywood actress” Mark Wahlberg for his share of the UFC pie came up short. That said, his offer to throw hands with Conan O’Brien still appears to be on the table.