Will UFC 311 be able to go ahead in Los Angeles given the scope of the devastating wildfires that continue to engulf regions of the city?
As the L.A. wildfires continue to rage, MMA fans are starting to wonder whether the UFC’s upcoming UFC 311 card will go ahead at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, southwest of downtown Los Angeles.
It’s a trifling concern compared to the tragic scale of the ongoing disaster, which has thus far destroyed over 9000 homes on 35,000 acres and killed at least 10 people. Pacific Palisades has been almost completely wiped out and now the fires have spread to Hollywood Hills.
That’s just 10 miles north of the Intuit Dome, and while the wildfires aren’t currently expected to spread to the arena, officials have cancelled Wednesday’s Rod Wave concert and today’s (Fri. Jan 10th) Trinity-Mission League Showcase.
Intuit Dome which is scheduled to host UFC 311 Islam Makhachev vs Arman Tsarukyan in 10 days has just cancelled Rod Wave’s concert and rescheduled the Trinity-Mission League Showcase due to the ongoing fire situation in Los Angeles. Both were originally scheduled for today. pic.twitter.com/dFUXF7kbL9
— PAM (@ParamPam1990) January 10, 2025
The next events on the Dome’s website: a Saturday January 11th NBA game between the Hornets and Clippers, a Monday game against the Heat, and a Wednesday game against Brooklyn. And, of course, UFC 311 on January 18th.
Many events in the L.A. region have already been cancelled for the Jan. 10 – 12 weekend as city resources are stretched to the limit trying to keep the fire contained and people safe. Depending on the status of the wildfires and the damage done to other parts of the city, it’s very possible that the city ends up canning plans to draw 18,000 people into the area for UFC 311.
While Dana White is typically pretty bullish on pushing events through natural disasters, he’s already declared his intention to support the first responders in and headed to L.A.. Hopefully the wildfires are brought under control soon and this doesn’t become an issue. It’s hard to imagine what another week of fires like we’ve seen over the past days would do to the city.