Dana White Wants UFC Fights in Texas After State Dumps Mask Mandate

UFC boss Dana White told fans, “I want to get to Texas ASAP” after Lone Star Governor Greg Abbott announced he was pulling back on the state’s coronavirus restrictions.

At Thursday’s UFC 259 pre-fight news conference, White was excited to hear about the reversal of restrictions in Texas, according to Yahoo News.

“Yes, as soon as the governor of Texas said that, I called,” White noted. “Dallas said no. I’m working on Houston. We’ll see if we can get Houston done. I want to go to Texas ASAP. I’ll go in the next two, three weeks. I’m ready to roll. We’ll be first. We’ll open this thing up. We’ll sell it out and be on our way.”

White also noted that he is hoping that UFC 260 on March 27 or UFC 261 on April ... (Read more)

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