The ongoing, worldwide coronavirus pandemic has claimed another on-site location from the upcoming UFC schedule. UFC 251 was scheduled to be held in Perth, Australia on June 6 (June 7 locally). The card was expected to be headlined by a rematch between featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and former champ Max Holloway. Monday, however, the UFC announced the event at RAC Arena, which was slated to be the company’s first in the city since UFC 221, was officially postponed, due to ongoing bans on mass public gatherings and travel restrictions. “Due to current state and national restrictions on public gatherings and travel, UFC 251 originally scheduled for Perth, Western Australia on Sunday, June 7 (Saturday, June 6 in North America) has been postponed,” the company stated. “UFC looks forward to returning to Perth in the near future with a PPV event in partnership with tourism Western Australia.” The company made the announcement over its Australia/New Zealand Twitter page : A statement on #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/KDgikDBp95 — UFC_AUSNZ (@UFC_AUSNZ) May 5, 2020 This marks the second international pay-per-view event the company had to postpone due to the virus.
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UFC officially pulls plug on Perth’s UFC 251 date – MMA Junkie