Even Though UFC And Canelo Go Head To Head This Weekend Dana White Makes A Canelo Exception

This week is a big week for Mexico and Canelo Alvarez but the same night in the same city of Las Vegas a big UFC will also happen.

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It is thought the UFC could do a record gate this weekend and still do big numbers regardless of the Canelo fight:

UFC Noche vs. Canelo

It’s also worth noting that Dana White reduced the gate estimate from $25-27 million to $21 million.

Ticket prices opened at a staggering $3,000 apiece for nosebleeds, with premium seats running as high as $12,000. With less than two weeks until showtime,… pic.twitter.com/pTAoxwnZG1
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Despite the heated rivalry this weekend, Dana White the UFC President knows how big a date on the Mexican calendar it is.

He will be honoring Alvarez as other Mexicans regardless of the competition this weekend:

🇲🇽Dana White said that Canelo Alvarez will be honored on the Sphere event as every other fighter from Mexico.

"We gonna honor everybody who ever came from Mexico and fought for anything. Canelo is definately part of it."

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