The Rock will be in attendance for the big UFC 244 pay-per-view event for a special reason.
UFC President Dana White confirmed while doing an interview with TMZ Sports that the future WWE Hall of Famer will present the winner of Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz with the “Baddest Mother F*****r” title belt.
This is part of the promotion for this blockbuster fight that will headline the show. The title will cost around $50,000 to make.
“He’s gonna, he’s taking my job. Listen, if The Rock wants to do it, The Rock gets what The Rock wants,” White stated.
It’s been reported that WWE officials are trying to have the former WWE Champion appear on the premiere episode of SmackDown on FOX come October 4th but his status has yet to be confirmed.
The UFC 244 pay-per-view event is set to take place on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The promotion will be announcing more bouts for this show in the coming weeks. Here is the updated card:
- Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz
- Kelvin Gastelum vs. Darren Till
- Stephen Thompson vs. Vicente Luque
- Derrick Lewis vs. Blagoy Ivanov
- Corey Anderson vs. Johnny Walker
- Julio Arce vs. Hakeem Dawodu
- Katlyn Chookagian vs. Jennifer Maia
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