Coker: ‘Ambitious’ UFC 249 event will ‘affect everybody’ in MMA if something goes wrong

The UFC is looking to defy all odds by being the only professional sports league to hold events amid the current global crisis. On Friday, the company announced that it will push through with UFC 249 on May 9th, as well as three other cards scheduled for May 13th, 16th, and 23rd.

Company officials did give the assurance that health and safety measures will be taken for the said events. Without knowing the specifics, Bellator CEO Scott Coker expressed some concerns, which he says will affect the sport across the board.

“That’s pretty ambitious. I don’t know what’s their protocol,” Coker told MMA Junkie. “That’s the one thing I would say: Let’s all be sensible because at the end of the day, if…