While the rest of the sports world shuts down in effort to contain the coronavirus as much as possible, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is saying that the “show must go on.” As a result, UFC Fight Night 170 will go on as planned tomorrow night (Sat., Mar. 14, 2020) live on ESPN+ from inside Nilson
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Image: @francisngannou on Instagram UFC heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou has released a statement after the UFC Columbus card was moved to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Ngannou was expected to headline the UFC Columbus card on March 28 against fellow heavyweight contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik, but the coronavirus outbreak put the entire event in jeopardy.
Oct 30, 2019 Anna Katherine Clemmons Close Anna Katherine Clemmons is a contributing writer for ESPN The Magazine. Editor’s note: This story was originally published before UFC 244. Walker’s next fight takes place on March 14. Good luck finding a recent UFC fighter who’s had quite the rapid rise as that of Johnny Walker. The
The UFC is not hitting pause on its spring event schedule, but it will make adjustments to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. The promotion expects to promote its UFC Brasilia event on Saturday as a staff-only affair at Nilson Nelson Gymnasium, UFC President Dana White confirmed to ESPN on Thursday night. White added
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Fernando Quiles Jr., MMA News UFC president Dana White has issued a statement on the impact the coronavirus will have on future UFC events. COVID-19 has impacted the world of sports and MMA is no exception. We’ve seen promotions cancel shows and others, such as the UFC and Bellator will be hosting empty arena events.
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Just yesterday, Robert Whittaker vs. Darren Till was announced as the official headliner for UFC Fight Night 178, which is currently set to take place on Sat., Aug. 15, 2020, from Dublin, Ireland. Though the exact circumstances of every future event is very up in the air right now, betting odds
Following a split-decision loss to Miles Johns to close out his 2018, bantamweight Adrian Yanez was looking to make a statement in 2019. In three fights in 2019, Yanez was able to make that statement with three wins, including two finishes in his three victories. “(Against Warren Stewart) I was able to show my patience
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Kevin Lee is entering his UFC Brasilia main event fight against Charles Oliveira with a ton of confidence. Lee, who is coming off of a first-round knockout win over Gregor Gillespie, will go into enemy territory to battle Oliveira. Yet, the atmosphere will be a little different as there will be no fans in the
6:44 PM ET The Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix semifinals will be set Friday night. And that weight division’s title will be on the line. It all will happen in an empty Mohegan Sun Arena, as promotion president Scott Coker announced Thursday that, “out of an abundance of caution” over the coronavirus pandemic, Bellator 241
Bellator 241 will proceed, but without fans in the audience. The Viacom-owned promotion has followed in the footsteps of several major sporting leagues in limiting attendance to a sporting event in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed the move after an initial report
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(Photo: MMAFighting) Gilbert Burns isn’t ruling out a submission victory against Demian Maia. On March 14, Burns and Maia will collide in the co-main event of UFC Brasilia. The bout is set to take place inside the Ginasio Nilson Nelson. The event reportedly will be closed to the public due to concerns over the coronavirus.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently made the decision to proceed with UFC Fight Night 170, set to go down inside Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasilia, Brazil this Saturday (March 14, 2020), with no fans in attendance. And now Bellator MMA is following suit. Per Scott Coker, tomorrow night’s (Fri. March 13) Bellator 241 event, which