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Stacked UFC 251 To Feature Three Huge Title Fights, Will Take Place On 'Fight Island'

Stacked UFC 251 To Feature Three Huge Title Fights, Will Take Place On 'Fight Island'

The UFC will hold a super-card on July 11.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

UFC 251 is expected to have three huge title bouts and will take place on 'Fight Island' on July 11.

The mysterious 'Fight Island' is set to play host to UFC 251 on July 11 and the super-card will feature three UFC title fights, according to ESPN.

UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is set to headline UFC 251 against an unnamed opponent with the promotion also targeting a featherweight title clash between Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway. The other championship bout in the works is Petr Yan vs. Jose Aldo for the vacant UFC bantamweight title.

The original plan was for Usman to defend his belt versus BMF champion Jorge Masvidal. But the UFC and 'Gamebred' are currently embroiled in a dispute over pay.

So, per ESPN, Gilbert Burns, who beat Tyron Woodley at UFC Fight Night, is the front-runner to face 'The Nigerian Nightmare'.

All three match-ups aren't official for UFC 251, but those are the plans for the July pay-per-view event.

UFC 251 fighters have yet to receive confirmation on the location of the show, though 'Fight Island' is the plan.

UFC 251:

Welterweight title: Kamaru Usman (c) vs. TBC

Featherweight title: Alexander Volkanovski (c) vs. Max Holloway II

Vacant bantamweight title: Petr Yan vs. Jose Aldo

UFC president Dana White plans to stay on 'Fight Island' for the whole month of July as he rolls out multiple cards amid the global pandemic.

"People are very intrigued by 'Fight Island,' and I'm excited for it," he said. "Right now, we're looking at June, and we're literally gonna knock out three or four [events] in a month. And I'm gonna stay on the island for a month. I'll probably be there the whole month of July."

He added: "I'll have pictures of the (Fight Island) infrastructure next week and have more details for everybody."

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Topics: Fight Island, UFC News, Fight News, UFC 251, UFC, MMA, Dana White, Kamaru Usman

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado, and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Darren Till, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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