UFC 311 may be moved to another city due to Los Angeles fires

The UFC 311 gala is in jeopardy due to major wildfires in Los Angeles, it is possible that the UFC organization will have to move or reschedule the event.

Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan will face each other in the evening fight of the UFC 311 gala, which was scheduled to take place at the state-of-the-art Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. Fires are consuming more neighborhoods in that city, and it is not impossible that the UFC organization will have to make a difficult but correct decision.

To give you some idea of what is going on in Los Angeles, suffice it to mention that an area the size of… has already burned. Miami city. It is therefore a huge area, and at least 10 fatalities are also already known. Evacuations are still underway, having been carried out in recent hours in the MountainGat and Mandeville Canyon neighborhoods, among others.

Steps have already been taken by the NFL league, which has moved Monday’s scheduled playoff game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Minnesota Vikings to the state of Arizona. It is noteworthy that the American soccer game was to be held at SoFi Stadium, which is located just a kilometer and a half from the Intuit Dome.

Journalist Chisanga Malata contacted the California State Athletic Commission, which admitted that no firm decisions have yet been made on UFC 311, however, commissioners are in contact with local officials.

Ariel Helwani added that the UFC is also in talks to move the gala on its own. According to the Canadian journalist, the city where the event could eventually take place is Las Vegas. Fans would thus get a modest gala at the UFC Apex, unless details could be worked out quickly with the T-Mobile Arena.

As a reminder, the UFC 311 gala will take place on January 18. Therefore, there is not much time left for any changes. We will keep you informed of developments as they happen.