UFC 232 is making information for all of the wrong reasons, as headliner Jon Jones has once again forced the organization to make tough decisions so as to save an occasion.
By now, it has been widely reported that the 31 year-old light heavyweights once again tested positive for a prohibited substance, also UFC President, Dana White, made the unprecedented call to relocate the whole event from Las Vegas to Las Angeles six days before the fight.
“Listen, it’s not an easy decision to make,” said White in Friday’s event press conference. “You have to pull the trigger and you have got to make motions.
“You can not make everybody happy. Not every fan, every fighter, but we gave the fans at Las Vegas the opportunity to get tickets and the tickets are cheaper. We had over 3,000 people buy tickets here that had tickets in Vegas. We did everything we can to make it simpler. We did what we could do.”
While this last minute venue change does put event ticket holders at a challenging predicament, the increased media buzz could potentially help the combat’s PPV outcomes. Combat sports have depended on controversy and hype to sell tickets, and while unfortunate, this overdue audible by the UFC has undoubtedly increased the fight’s vulnerability.
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