After Canelo Alvarez's win against William Scull, Turki Alalshikh announced that his fight against Terence Crawford will take place on September 12. However, earlier this month Alalshikh apparently changed his mind,

LAS VEGAS – Amid talk from boxing power brokers that the uncertainty over the setting for the Canelo Alvarez-Terence Crawford megafight is “holding the sport hostage,” another turn rocked officials connected to the event on Friday.

Dana White was originally scheduled to promote the event, but he was replaced due to a clash with UFC 320, due to take place at Arena Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico, on the same night. However, the third annual Noche UFC show was relocated and downgraded during UFC Vegas 107.