Saturday night saw a major live sports event staged in America for the first time in weeks. But Dana White wanted some details kept quiet
On Saturday night, the Ultimate Fighting Championship became the first major organization to hold a live sports event in the US during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, rather than being hailed as an entertaining night of cagefighting designed to distract sports fans in self-isolation, the focus has instead fallen on the UFC’s questionable protocols, and the lengths the promotion is willing to take to ensure that no one involved in the event can speak out.
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Written by Karim Zidan
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/may/11/ufc-249-mma-dana-white-legal-waiver under the title “Why did UFC try to silence journalists and fighters as it returned to action?”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
