Dana White’s journey to South Korea is off.
In October, light-weight MMA prospect Dorobshokn Nabotov made headlines when he requested White for a possibility to compete within the UFC throughout a Q&A session in Abu Dhabi. White requested for Nabatov’s age and file earlier than inviting him on stage and directing him to the again.
Nabotov didn’t rating himself a struggle contained in the Octagon, however he did land a spot on a card in South Korea in opposition to Matheus Camilo underneath the ZFN banner.
White later vowed to attend the occasion and doubtlessly signal Nabotov as a part of his ‘Lookin’ For a Battle‘ collection — as long as Nabotov wins, or on the very least seems spectacular.
Sadly, White will now not be available to see Nabotov’s struggle firsthand.
On Tuesday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial regulation to remove “anti-state” components. Extra particularly, his political opposition which he accused of aligning with communist North Korea. Six hours later, the Nationwide Meeting voted to carry the martial regulation as protests and requires Yoon’s resignation rang all through the nation.
In accordance with ZFN, White will now not attend the occasion, implying that the political turmoil sweeping the nation has resulted within the UFC CEO being barred from getting into South Korea at the moment.
“Because of the declaration of martial regulation in South Korea on December 3, Dana White, who was scheduled to attend ZFN 02 on December 14, will sadly now not have the ability to attend the occasion,” the promotion wrote in a translated publish on its official Instagram. “We sincerely apologize to everybody who was trying ahead to his go to. ZFN will do its greatest to ask Dana White to a future occasion. Thanks to your understanding.”
Spokesperson for ZFN says Dana White selected to cancel their journey to south korea
Nevertheless, a spokesperson for ZFN claimed that White and his group determined to cancel their plans to attend the struggle card because of the declaration of martial regulation relatively than as a result of he was barred from getting into the nation.
“Following the Korean authorities’s proclamation of martial regulation on Dec. 3 citing nationwide safety issues, White and his group determined to cancel the journey after discussions with ZFN organizers.”
