Mixed Martial Arts: UFC Schedule Continuing Despite Coronavirus

Mixed Martial Arts: UFC Schedule Continuing Despite Coronavirus
Dana White, president of the UFC, speaks at a news conference after the UFC 229 mixed martial arts event in Las Vegas on Oct. 6, 2018. AP Photo/John Locher, File
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Mixed martial arts is one sport bucking the trend of cancellations, saying it plans to stick to its schedule albeit without fans. As virtually the entire American sports industry, and much of the world’s, shuts down due to coronavirus concerns, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will carry on regardless.

“Everybody is panicking,” UFC president Dana White told ESPN.