UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan (also known as
UFC Fight Night 211,
UFC on ESPN+ 69 and
UFC Vegas 61) is an ongoing
mixed martial arts event produced by the
Ultimate Fighting Championship taking place on October 1, 2022, at the
UFC Apex facility in
Enterprise, Nevada, part of the
Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
Usually the UFC sells a limited number of VIP tickets for events at the
UFC Apex, but it was announced at the beginning of fight week that this event would be closed to the public and media. Media Day and the weigh-ins were available for media, but fight night was off-limits.
[2] Though no reason for those measures was revealed, it was rumored that co-founder of
Facebook and its parent company
Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook, Inc.)
Mark Zuckerberg booked the arena for a private event, something that UFC president
Dana White vehemently denied.
[3] Despite the denial, Zuckerberg and his wife were the only fans spotted at the Apex during the broadcast.
The event is expected to be headlined by a women's strawweight bout between
Mackenzie Dern and
Yan Xiaonan.