UFC 232 is making information for all the wrong reasons, as headliner Jon Jones has once again forced the organization to make difficult decisions so as to save an event.
By now, it’s been widely reported that the 31 year old light heavyweights once more tested positive for a prohibited substance, also UFC President, Dana White, made the unprecedented call to relocate the whole event from Las Vegas to Las Angeles six days prior to 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 motions.
“You can not make everyone happy. Not every fan, every fighter, but we gave the fans at Las Vegas the chance to get tickets and the tickets are cheaper. We had over 3,000 people buy tickets here that had tickets in Vegas. We did. We did what we could do.”
While this last minute venue change does put event ticket holders in a challenging predicament, the increased media buzz might potentially help the fight’s PPV results. Combat sports have depended on controversy and hype to sell tickets, and while unfortunate, this late audible from the UFC has undoubtedly increased the battle’s vulnerability.

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