UFC 249 canceled after ESPN and parent company Disney intervene
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Promotion says card won’t happen on 18 April as scheduled
Disney and ESPN stepped in, asking for Dana White to cancel
UFC defiance of Covid-19 outbreak is reckless, irresponsible
UFC 249 was canceled Thursday after ESPN and parent company Disney stopped UFC president Dana White’s plan to keep fighting amid the coronavirus pandemic.
After defiantly vowing for weeks to maintain a regular schedule of fights while the rest of the sports world halted, White announced the decision to cease competition on ESPN, the UFC’s broadcast partner. Continue reading...