MMA Fighting · Mar 13, 2020
UFC’s bungled coronavirus response proves yet again, athletes are secondary concern
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesLike dominos falling, sports and entertainment events were knocked down yesterday as organizations came to the realization that the show must not go on. Not right now, when a virus that our own government has said is 10 times more lethal than the flu has been declared a global pandemic. This includes the NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball, the NCAA, Formula 1, Champions League, Disney Parks and all of Broadway. Almost every major producer of such events weighed in on their plans by announcing postponements or cancellations, pointing to concern for customers and employees as a priority.
There was one glaring exception: the UFC.