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UFC Postpones Its Next Three Events After Being A Sports Holdout Amid Outbreak
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deadline.comBy Erik Pedersen Managing Editor The UFC is ending its holdout. The mixed martial arts outfit, which has been resisting canceling events amid the coronavirus outbreak, today postponed its next three events, though April 11.
UFC president Dana White confirmed the news in an email to staffers today, saying that UFC Fight Night events set for March 21, March 28 and April 11 have been grounded after the White House’s advisory about limiting gatherings to 10 people or fewer.
White noted, however, that the high-profile lightweight bout between Tony Ferguson and the undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov remains on tap for April 18. “That will still happen,” White told ESPN in an interview today. “We have no choice now but to postpone these fights.
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