Overview
- Reports on Thursday placed Cardiff’s Principality Stadium as the leading compromise venue, with Nov. 28 floated as a possible date by multiple sources.
- The Welsh government must approve a temporary lift of the stadium’s usual 10:30pm curfew to allow an estimated 2am start that would suit U.S. broadcast windows.
- Promotional tensions remain high as UFC boss Dana White warned he could walk away and Eddie Hearn insisted White is no longer part of the deal.
- Matchroom says Anthony Joshua’s signed contract requires a U.K. site and has submitted addenda seeking extra pay and tax protections if the fight moves to the U.S., a change that could cut Joshua’s net purse.
- Next steps hinge on the Welsh curfew decision, formal broadcaster and financier sign‑offs and a possible press conference this week that could confirm the venue or push the fight out of the November window.