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Dana White's First UFC 'Fight Island' Card Could Be Seriously Stacked

Dana White's First UFC 'Fight Island' Card Could Be Seriously Stacked

The UFC will have a fight island ready to stage events within a month amid the global pandemic.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

UFC 'BMF' champion Jorge Masvidal, Francis Ngannou, Dustin Poirier, Yoel Romero and Paige VanZant could all feature on Dana White's first 'fight island' card.

The UFC will have a secret location ready to stage fights within a month amid the coronavirus outbreak and the first ever card could be seriously stacked.

White is desperate for the promotion to resume some sort of normality having cancelled four shows due to the global pandemic. There's a backlog of fights to be scheduled once business is back to usual. From blockbuster title fights to tasty No.1 contender bouts.

And ahead of UFC securing a private site, SPORTbible have put together a potential fight card for their first show on the secret location.

The UFC needs a championship contest to headline the card, right? Well, look no further than the welterweight crown. A bout between title holder Kamaru Usman and Masvidal was actually mooted for UFC 249 before the card's cancellation. Both men are chomping at the bit to get at one another, so it makes perfect sense to book the match for the island.

Image: PA
Image: PA

Colby Covington called for a showdown against Tyron Woodley on fight island so that match-up is a no-brainer. Poirier vs. Dan Hooker, which was slated to headline a show in May, could also happen after the two bruisers agreed to meet on fight island.

A last-minute middleweight tussle between Yoel Romero vs Chris Weidman was in the works for UFC 250 so that's another big tilt which could be added, too.

Brazilian women's strawweight contender Amanda Ribas also challenged VanZant to a bout on fight island with the two originally slated to fight in March.

And, of course, there's still the heavyweight clash between Ngannou and Jairzinho Rozenstruik which has bounced from a few cards because of the disease.

How Dana White's UFC fight island card could potentially look like:

Welterweight title: Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal

Welterweight: Tyron Woodley vs. Colby Covington

Heavyweight: Francis Ngannou vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik

Lightweight: Dustin Poirier vs. Dan Hooker

Middleweight: Yoel Romero vs. Chris Weidman

Women's strawweight: Paige VanZant vs. Amanda Ribas

Speaking after the cancellation of UFC 249, White revealed that fight island is still a go.

"Fight Island is real! It's a real thing," he explained. "The infrastructure's being built right now. That's really gonna happen, and it will be on ESPN. That's where we stand right now."

Fight island. It's happening, folks. Stay tuned to SPORTbible for further updates.

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Topics: Fight Island, Jorge Masvidal, UFC News, Usman, Fight News, UFC, MMA, Dana White

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, Darren Till, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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