JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – When UFC President Dana White brought his mixed martial arts behemoth to Florida last May for a closed-door event, he promised a return trip once the state fully reopened.
He plans to make good on that statement Saturday night. White will put on UFC 261 in front of a sellout crowd (15,000-plus) in Jacksonville that won’t be socially distant and probably mostly unmasked. “There’s been a lot of monumental moments in my career and this is one of them,” White said.
UFC 261 is being touted as the first full-capacity sporting event held indoors in more than a year. The card features three title fights, highlighted by a rematch between reigning welterweight champion Kamaru “Nigerian Nightmare” Usman (18-1) and Jorge “King of