On the same day that the UFC announced the signing of the main event for UFC 249, the Association of Ringside Physicians recommended that all combat sporting events be postponed until further notice. A portion of the statement posted on its website read: It is our recommendation that all combat sporting events be postponed until […]
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Report: UFC close to securing location for UFC 249
ESPN reports that the UFC is finalizing in on a location for UFC 249 April 18th. The article states that the location is on the West Coast of the United States and will be home to multiple events. The April 18th event anticipates a fight between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje. Khabib Nurmogomedov pulled out […]
Khabib announces that he is out of fight with Ferguson April 18th
Khabib Nurmagomedov took to Instagram to formerly announce that he will not be fighting Tony Ferguson on April 18th. In an Instagram post, Nurmogomedov stated that “the whole world should be in quarantine, governments of all countries, famous people around the world urge people to follow all safety requirements in order to limit the spread […]
Report: DAZN withholding rights fees, will furlough employees
John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal reports that DAZN will be withholding rights fees for canceled sports content. Due to the global pandemic caused by COVID-19, sporting events have been postponed or canceled. As a result the streaming company announced the move. In addition, DAZN will be furloughing employees in the coming weeks. SBJ […]
Bellator postpones 3 events in May
Bellator announced on Monday that it was postponing three of its events in May due to Covid-19. Through a press release, Bellator announced the postponement of Bellator 242 which was scheduled to occur May 9th in San Jose, Bellator European Series London a week later on May 16th in London and Bellator 243 in Temecula […]