According to the latest announcement from UFC President Dana White, UFC 261 will be allowed to welcome the audience again, and to double the excitement, he also announced the pair of Welterweight Kamaru usman vs Jorge Masvidal 2 will appear in the main card.
This is the 3rd belt match at UFC 261, after two couples Valentina Shevchenko vs Jessica Andrade Flyweight and Zhang Weili vs Rose Namajunas painting straps Strawweight.
“I had to wait a year to be able to publish to you that we would return,” Dana White wrote in a notice on Twitter. “UFC 261, April 24, at Jacksonville, Florida, we will wait for a Vystar Veteran's Memorial Arena stadium to be full.”
“And we will bring you a great event. We have 3 belt matches
During the time affected by the recent Covid-19 epidemic, UFC had to organize most of the events at Quyet Island Dao Island in Abu Dhabi and UFC Apex in Las Vegas. This is the first time UFC has been held at a stadium since the audience since the UFC 248 event in March 2020.