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UFC vs Coronavirus live updates: News, cancellations, and analysis as the pandemic affects combat sports.
There’s a global pandemic, and this is how the UFC and other organizations are dealing with it. Follow along for the latest updates on COVID-19 and how it affects the UFC, MMA and other combat sports.
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June 9, 2020
NSAC greenlights three more UFC events for June
It was widely expected, but the next three events that the UFC wanted to run in June have been approved in Nevada.
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June 9, 2020
Russian MMA coach who assaulted store clerk over COVID-19 measures presses charges
The Russian MMA coach claims to be the victim despite being caught on camera assaulting the store clerk.
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June 4, 2020
Dana White: ‘Fight Island’ likely starting June 27th
For fans and fighters waiting and wondering when they’ll get their first glimpse of ‘Fight Island,’ it looks like it could come before the month is out.
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June 1, 2020
NSAC: UFC on ESPN 9 ‘extremely successful’ regarding COVID-19 protocol
The Nevada State Athletic Commission was happy with the UFC’s performance at UFC on ESPN 9.
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June 1, 2020
Report: Khabib refused COVID-19 test after father’s infection
The UFC champion reportedly wanted the doctor’s attention to be focused on his ailing father instead.
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June 1, 2020
Understanding the legal ramifications of UFC’s COVID-19 waiver for fighters
Zach Arnold gives his break down of the fighters’ options — or lack thereof — when trying to challenge the terms in the UFC’s COVID-19 waiver.
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May 30, 2020
Dana White didn’t pull Jacare sooner, ‘because I didn’t want to’
Dana White gave a rather prompt response when asked why he did not pull Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza from UFC 249 once learning he had contact with a suspected COVID-19 case.
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May 29, 2020
Report: White may watch UFC events from his room due to mask policy
It sounds like the UFC boss is unwilling to wear a mask during fight week events, and may wind up watching this week’s UFC card from his private room because of it.
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May 28, 2020
Dana: Jones asked for an ‘absurd amount of money’ to fight Ngannou
Dana says Jon Jones priced himself out of a heavyweight showdown, at the "worst possible time".
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May 27, 2020
UFC improving COVID-19 plans, but enforcement is key
The UFC updated its COVID-19 safety and health plan, but the plan needs to be enforced to succeed
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May 25, 2020
UFC enhances COVID-19 protocols
With an expected fight night card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas this Saturday, the UFC has revised their COVID-19 protocols ahead of a planned Wednesday Nevada State Athletic Commission meeting.
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May 25, 2020
Andre Pederneiras tests positive for COVID-19
Nova Uniao leader Andre Pederneiras caught the coronavirus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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May 23, 2020
White targeting ‘three or four fights in a month’ on ‘Fight Island’
New "Fight Island" updates from the boss.
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May 22, 2020
UFC and Top Rank’s Vegas returns in NAC hearing agenda
Nevada is slowly gearing up for the return of combat sports.
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May 20, 2020
Report: Modafferi vs. Murphy targeted for June Fight Night
Two TUF 26 contestants will meet at a UFC event on June 20th.
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May 20, 2020
Khabib confronts COVID-19 deniers: ‘In my village, 500 people fell ill at once’
The UFC lightweight champion has limited patience to deal with coronavirus deniers.
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May 19, 2020
Khabib’s father placed on life support after condition worsens
Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov is once again in a coma as his condition has worsened after suffering a stroke due to COVID-19.
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May 19, 2020
Feature: Dagestan — Russia’s MMA hotbed — is struggling to contain COVID-19
The Republic of Dagestan is one of the least equipped regions of the Russian Federation to handle the coronavirus outbreak.
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May 19, 2020
White targets Arizona as venue for May 30 event
Dana White reveals the UFC’s contingency plan for their scheduled May 30 event.
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May 19, 2020
Winkeljohn compares lockdown to Nazi Germany in wildly inaccurate post
Mike Winkeljohn is trying to justify making gyms reopen with completely inaccurate social media posts.
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May 18, 2020
Dana White responds to John Oliver, says he is using ‘selective facts’
Dana White wanted to set the record straight concerning what John Oliver said about the UFC on Last Week Tonight.
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May 18, 2020
UF-Sea: Last Week Tonight mocks ‘Fight Island’
The UFC got some special attention for their hard drive to keep putting on events during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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May 18, 2020
Editorial: White’s claims UFC Jacksonville events were successful are premature
We won’t know until the end of the month if UFC Jacksonville events were safe
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May 15, 2020
Report: Khabib’s father suffered heart attack brought on by COVID-19
Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov remains in critical condition after undergoing heart surgery in Moscow.
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May 14, 2020
White: I’d tell Arum to ‘go f—k himself’ if he asks for UFC APEX
Dana White isn’t willing to lend the UFC APEX facility to rival promoter Bob Arum.