The coronavirus has made one state take wide-sweeping action, forcing all California combat sports events to shut down until June.
According to ESPN on Thursday, the California Department of Consumer Affairs has shuttered every event pertaining to combat sports for the next two months. This includes boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, grappling and MMA, and the ban will be in effect until June. The Department will revisit the ban in the future and make a later decision on if it needs to be extended, as it observes the fallout from the coronavirus.
On the California State Athletic Commission event schedule, 22 cards will no longer proceed forward, and most notably this will impact UFC San Diego.