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Dana White’s COVID-19 plan: Two months of weekly fights at UFC 249 location, a private island, and Joe Rogan

As the much of the United States and the world shelters in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the UFC’s schedule resumes starting with UFC 249.

That’s according to UFC President Dana White, who outlined a bold plan that includes weekly fights, a private island and longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan.

In a Monday interview with TMZ, which followed the announcement of UFC 249’s new headliner and the final 12-fight card for the April 18 pay-per-view event, White kept the location of the event under wraps, as he has since questions of its viability swirled in the media.