Tag: COVID-19

UFC’s July 31st ‘Fight Night’ Loses Co-Main Event

3:51PM EDT UPDATE: Niklas Stolze vs. Jared Gooden has reportedly been placed back into the UFC lineup. The article has been updated to reflect this change. Troubles continued for UFC's July 31st "Fight Night" on the morning of the event, as the card lost another fight. The recent changes have taken the total number of … Continue reading UFC’s July 31st ‘Fight Night’ Loses Co-Main Event →

UFC Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes Forced Out of UFC 265 Lineup Due To COVID-19

UFC Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes has been pulled from her August 7th fight after testing positive for COVID-19, per a report from Mike Coppinger of ESPN. Nunes was scheduled to defend her belt against Julianna Pena in the co-main event of UFC 265. Now the plan is for the fight to be rescheduled to a … Continue reading UFC Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes Forced Out of UFC 265 Lineup Due To COVID-19 →

COVID-19 Protocol Boots Chris Daukaus vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov To July 31st UFC ‘Fight Night’

A heavyweight bout between Chris Daukaus and Shamil Abdurakhimov has been pushed ahead by a week due to COVID-19 protocols. The bout was first set to happen on July 24th but is now expected to happen on July 31st, per a report from Damon Martin of MMA Fighting. The fight still has the same location … Continue reading COVID-19 Protocol Boots Chris Daukaus vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov To July 31st UFC ‘Fight Night’ →

UFC’s June 5th ‘Fight Night’ Card Loses Three Bouts

UFC's next event, a June 5th "Fight Night" card, has suffered numerous losses as of late. Three bouts have recently been scrapped from the lineup, leaving the show with 11 bouts in total for now. All changes were confirmed by Marcel Dorff of MMA DNA earlier this week, with further updates provided later by MMA … Continue reading UFC’s June 5th ‘Fight Night’ Card Loses Three Bouts →

ONE Championship Postpones ‘Empower’ Card, Announces Pre-Taped ‘Full Blast’ Broadcast

ONE Championship's all-women May 22nd event has been postponed recently due to COVID-19, per a press release sent out by the promotion earlier this week. The event was set to be headlined by 125-pound champ Xiong Jing Nan, who would fight Michelle Nicolini. The card was also set to have the opening round of an … Continue reading ONE Championship Postpones ‘Empower’ Card, Announces Pre-Taped ‘Full Blast’ Broadcast →

Bellator To Sell Tickets For June Events At Mohegan Sun Arena

Bellator will return to hosting live crowds next month, planning to sell limited tickets to their June 11th and 25th events at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, USA. Tickets for both events will go on sale on Friday, per a press release sent out by the promotion Wednesday. Bellator 260, which is set … Continue reading Bellator To Sell Tickets For June Events At Mohegan Sun Arena →

RIZIN Delays Tokyo Dome Card To June 13th Following Pandemic Attendance Restrictions

RIZIN's debut at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan will have to wait, as the promotion has moved their event at the venue ahead from May 23rd to June 13th. The change comes after Tokyo was put under what some called a "quasi-emergency" state earlier in the month which stopped live events from holding more … Continue reading RIZIN Delays Tokyo Dome Card To June 13th Following Pandemic Attendance Restrictions →

‘COVID-19 Protocol’ Forces Ricardo Ramos Out of April 17th UFC Bout Against Bill Algeo

UFC's April 17th "Fight Night" card has lost a featherweight bout, as COVID-19 protocol has forced Ricardo Ramos out of a match against Bill Algeo. News of the cancelled bout was first reported by John Morgan of MMA Junkie on Wednesday. The 145-pound pairing was set to be the opening bout of UFC's event at … Continue reading ‘COVID-19 Protocol’ Forces Ricardo Ramos Out of April 17th UFC Bout Against Bill Algeo →

Eduard Folayang Replaces Sage Northcutt In April 28th ONE Championship Fight Against Shinya Aoki

Former UFC fighter Sage Northcutt has been forced out of his upcoming ONE Championship fight against Shinya Aoki due to dealing with the long-term effects of contracting COVID-19. He will be replaced by Eduard Folayang, per a report from Marc Raimondi of ESPN. The new matchup is set to air on the promotion's April 28th … Continue reading Eduard Folayang Replaces Sage Northcutt In April 28th ONE Championship Fight Against Shinya Aoki →