For the first time since the early months of the pandemic, the UFC will have a closed-door event, with even media members not being allowed in. It will be for UFC Vegas 61, headlined by a strawweight bout between Mackenzie Dern and Yan Xiaonan.
I can't reveal why yet, but when I can, I will.
NOT covid related. Nothing bad.— Amy Kaplan (@PhotoAmy33) September 27, 2022UFC president Dana White was asked about it during a scrum after Tuesday’s Contender Series episode. And according to him, it was because he was doing the media a favor.