Top Rank rounder promoter Bob Arum announced Thursday that he will stage a five-fight card on June 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, according to the Associated Press.
Arum’s fights — along with UFC 250 that UFC president Dana White hopes to hold on May 30 — are still pending approval by the Nevada Athletic Commission.
Arum also still needs the MGM Grand and other hotels in Las Vegas to be allowed to reopen, something that is expected to happen early next month.
Arum, per the Associated Press, will have a strict safety protocol in place for the fight cards.
White faced significant criticism after a fighter and two of his cornermen tested positive for the coronavirus the day before the fights, and then again after a post-event report from The New York Times revealed that the UFC deviated from a number of safety procedures it was supposed to follow.