Updated UFC COVID-19 protocol falls short of addressing all concerns

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC With the final UFC fight card of 2020 on the horizon, the promotion is tightening its COVID-19 protocol.

In an email the UFC sent to fighters and their teams, which was obtained by Bloody Elbow’s Alex Scaffidi, the UFC briefly detailed the policy that will be in place for travel in and out of the fighter hotel for UFC Vegas 17, which is headlined by a welterweight bout between Stephen Thompson and Geoff Neal.

“To ensure the integrity of UFC’s [COVID-19] testing and quarantine protocols, no athlete or corner will be permitted to use any vehicle not officially approved or arranged by UFC once the athlete or corner has checked in for Fight Week,” the notice states.…