On Monday, the UFC made the announcement that it would be moving the location of it’s upcoming “UFC on VERSUS 2: Jones vs. Matyushenko” from the EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah to the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, Cali.
UFC president Dana White cited the move due to poor ticket sales for the event as the main reason. Nearly half of Utah’s resident’s belong to the Mormon church, and with the event being on a Sunday, will be in church instead of the arena.
In a press release, White made this statement.
“Our television ratings in Salt Lake City have always been strong, and when we finally found the opportunity to bring a UFC event there with a great card, I was very surprised and disappointed in ticket sales. As a result, for the first time in UFC history, I decided to pull the plug and move this August 1st event to the San Diego Sports Arena.”
Those people who purchased tickets for the Salt Lake City event will receive a full refund and tickets for the new San Diego show will go on sale June 19 at 1 PM (EST).