Last year, we got the report that UFC is going to do a Saudi Arabia card in 2024. Dana White told media members that Vince McMahon was ‘key’ in making that deal. Now, that card which was originally planned to be on March 2nd is pushed back to June 22.
Initially, Ariel Helwani came out with the information that the event was postponed on Saudi’s request, because the hosts deemed the proposed card not being satisfying for their appetites. Dana White came out after UFC 297 to deny these claims, stating that it was UFC’s initiative to postpone the event, because UFC wants to put on the greatest Fight Night in the history of the company.