The UFC challenges the coronavirus with the Khabib fight on the horizon: “It is going to be celebrated, we will not stop”

The UFC is the only major contact sports competition in the United States that has not been suspended, unlike the NBA, NHL or MLS.

“We talked to the president and vice president, and they said, 'Be careful, but live your life and have no panic'. Everyone has panicked, and instead we are working with healthcare personnel to keep the sport safe and continue the events. “

It is Dana White, responsible for the UFC and great Donald Trump's friend, unlike their counterparts in the NBA basketball, the NHL ice hockey MLB baseball and the MLS of football, has decided not to cancel the famous'Ultimate Fighting Championship', one of the great sports competitions in the world, the hand-to-hand fight based on mixed martial arts, despite the serious health crisis caused by the coronavirus all over the world.

The organization has decided to move some headquarters events because it had them scheduled in states of U.S that right now they have decreed a state of emergency, and that they have taken measures so that events such as the UFC are not held while the coronavirus epidemic continues to grow. Among those states, Nevada, where is Las Vegas, the headquarters of the UFC, whose Athletic Commission suspended all events until March 25.

White explained in an appearance on ESPN that the UFC, in addition to considering the possibility of carrying out fights without the public, plan install infrared technology at event venues to detect spikes in the body temperature of attendees or participants. A measure that has been criticized by several representatives, since the Covid-19 can also appear in asymptomatic people.

At the moment, there was a show of the UFC in Brasilia (Brazil) without public and next week there will have to be one at the O2 in London, which the organization will have to move since Trump has imposed more restrictions on flights between the United States and Europe. “They announced restrictions so we are not going to be able to fight in London, but the fight will take place. We are working on a new headquarters, surely in the United States. It can't be in Las Vegas either, but we continue, we don't stop. The only thing that will stop us is total confinement, “White said.

The next big UFC event, meaning the next millionaire button, is number 249, due to take place in New York on April 18 and in which Khabib Nurmagomedov he will have to fight Tony Ferguson. “That fight is going to be done. The fans are crazy about her, don't worry. Khabib vs. Tony. Pass, “explained the head of the UFC on ESPN.