UFC 232 is making news for all of the wrong reasons, as headliner Jon Jones has once again forced the company to make tough decisions in order to save an occasion.
By now, it has been widely reported that the 31 year old light heavyweights once more tested positive for a prohibited substance, and UFC President, Dana White, made the unprecedented call to relocate the entire event from Las Vegas to Las Angeles seven days before the battle.
“Listen, it is not a simple decision to make,” stated White in Friday’s event press conference. “You have to pull the trigger and you have got to make moves.
“You can’t make everyone happy. Not every fan, each fighter, but we gave the fans in Las Vegas the opportunity to get tickets and the tickets are cheaper. We had over 3,000 people purchase tickets that had tickets in Vegas. We did what we can to make it simpler. We did what we could do.”
While this last minute venue change does put event ticket holders at a difficult predicament, the enhanced media buzz might potentially help the fight’s PPV results. Combat sports have depended on controversy and hype to sell tickets, and while unlucky, this overdue audible from the UFC has undoubtedly increased the fight’s exposure.

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