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REPORT: UFC 261 TAKING PLACE IN LAS VEGAS AFTER NEGOTIATIONS WITH SINGAPORE FALL APART

By David Tees on 2/18/2021 5:19 PM

UFC 261 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 24 and will emanate from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

However, a report from Raphael Marinho of Combate states that UFC officials were trying to get the UFC 261 card to happen at an undisclosed location in the country of Singapore. The report states that negotiations fell apart for undisclosed reasons and the event will now take place at the UFC Apex.

The report from Combate also stated that UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Weili Zhang could’ve defended her title at the event. Zhang is now expected to head to Las Vegas to defend her title, with former champions Rose Namajunas or Carla Esparza expected to be the challenger.