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Dana White Reacts To Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine And Reveals What It Means For Russian UFC Fighters

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Updated 15:40 2 Mar 2022 GMTPublished 15:37 2 Mar 2022 GMT

Dana White Reacts To Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine And Reveals What It Means For Russian UFC Fighters

Dana White shares an update on the status of Russian UFC fighters.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

UFC president Dana White has 'no idea' about the status of Russian fighters set to complete on upcoming cards amid the country's invasion of Ukraine. 

​Russia's assault of Ukraine has prompted sporting organisations and countries cancelling the visas of Russian athletes. 

Heavyweight contender Alexander Volkov​'s headline clash at UFC London this month is in jeopardy as a result of U.K's sanctions. 

The Russian fighter is thought to have received the necessary documents to compete in the U.K, but the status of his bout against Tom Aspinall ​remains unknown.

White is even trying to get Volkov into the country sooner to avoid possible sanctions ahead of his March 19 fight at the O2 Arena. 

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On Aspinall​ vs. Volkov, he revealed via MMA Junkie: "We’re trying to get him into England sooner so he can fight.

"When things like this start blowing up, we start looking at potential problems and what possibilities are, and we try to get around them.

"We try to figure out, 'If that’s going to happen, let’s get these guys into England earlier.'

"I know that we’ve been trying to get Volkov to leave Russia, and he hasn’t wanted to."

Another fight which could be in doubt is the UFC bantamweight title fight between Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan.

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​The undisputed clash is slated to take place at UFC 273 in April, but it could be in danger of being postponed in wake of Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine. 

White added: "Like I tell you guys all the time, just when you think the world’s about to get normal again, it gets even nuttier.

"So, we’ll see how it works out. You keep asking me questions like, 'Will Conor McGregor fight for the title when he comes back in the fall?' I don’t know what’s going on in the fall. When the fall comes, we’ll see what’s happening.

"'If Petr Yan cannot get into the country?' I have no idea what’s going to happen with Russia and all these other things. I don’t know."

Featured Image Credit: YouTube/PA

Topics: UFC, Dana White, Russia

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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