Report: UFC 311 Still Scheduled for LA amid Wildfires; Status Being Monitored

Amid the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles, the UFC is keeping its options open with UFC 311 scheduled to take place at the Intuit Dome on Jan. 18.

Per MMA reporter Ariel Helwani, the UFC is still planning to hold the event in Los Angeles, but will be "ready to move" if needed, with Las Vegas the likely replacement site.

Helwani noted there has been no discussion of delaying the show.

The wildfires have already impacted several sporting events in the city this week. A game between the Charlotte Hornets and Los Angeles Lakers scheduled for Thursday night was postponed by the NBA.

The Lakers and Clippers—who play their home games at the Intuit Dome—both have home games scheduled for Saturday, but the NBA has yet to make an announcement about whether they will be played.

An NHL game between the Calgary Flames and Los Angeles Kings scheduled for Wednesday was postponed. The NFL announced the upcoming Wild Card Round game between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams on Monday night will be moved from SoFi Stadium to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

Per CNN.com, there are five active wildfires in Los Angeles County. The Pacific Palisades area has sustained the most damage with more than 20,000 acres burned. High winds in the area helped escalate the scope of the damage, as well as made it difficult for aircrafts to safely drop water to contain the fires.

There have been 10 confirmed deaths and more than 180,000 people ordered to evacuate their homes, per NBC News.

The Los Angeles Times noted city officials said as of Thursday night more than 9,000 homes, businesses and other structures have been damaged and destroyed by the Palisades and Eaton fires.

UFC 311 is slated to be the first UFC event at the Intuit Dome. The show features a double-main event with Merab Dvalishvili defending the men's bantamweight title against Umar Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev putting the men's lightweight title on the line against Arman Tsarukyan.