White Won’t Sacrifice Live Gate For McGregor’s Return

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White recently told the combat sports media that he didn’t need a crowd to put on live mixed martial arts (MMA) events during COVID-19 and didn’t plan on having a live gate for the foreseeable future.

Which means we may not see Conor McGregor for the foreseeable future, either.

The promotion is expected to stage three upcoming events in Jacksonville, Florida, including UFC 249, before returning to APEX facility in Las Vegas, where it will continue to run fights without crowds. How long that continues largely depends on how much longer the coronavirus pandemic maintains the current ban on public gatherings.