UFC boss spoke about the cancellation of the tournament in the UAE after the explosions in Er

UFC head Dana White stated that the organization does not plan to cancel or postpone the UFC 333 tournament in Abu Dhabi (UAE), despite recent missile and drone attacks in Saudi Arabia, including on an international airport in Riyadh. - Unfortunately, there is a lot of unrest in the Middle East right now, especially in Riyadh due to all these bombardments. Abu Dhabi is about 500 miles (more than 800 kilometers) away. Did the UFC consider any backup plans for UFC 333? - No, we are going. We are going. I will be there with the UFC, Power Slap is holding two events there, WWE is also going. We will all be there, - replied Dana White. Dana White, when asked by Shakiel Mahjouri if there have been any contingency plans for UFC 333: "Nope, we're going." https://t.co/kdOEsyfjIR — Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) October 14, 2026 Recall that the UFC 333 tournament is scheduled for October 24 in the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi (UAE). In the main event, the lightweight champion Alexander Volkovski will defend his title against the undefeated Movsar Yevloev. In the co-main event, there will also be a title fight between the lightest weight champion Petr Yan and former belt holder Mirab Dvalishvili. See this post on Instagram What happened in Saudi Arabia? Earlier, an explosion occurred at the airport of the capital of Saudi Arabia. Initially, the media reported no fewer than 12 dead and more than 300 injured. The General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia confirmed the death of 12 people and the presence of 309 injured in the missile attack on the international airport of Riyadh. Then, footage of the explosion appeared on social media, as a result of which 1 person died. See this post on Instagram Earlier, UFC President and CEO Dana White answered the question about the return of the undefeated Kazakh Shakhat Rakhmonov to the octagon. The author of the fastest knockout in UFC from Kazakhstan flew out of the fight in a new league