UFC's Statement on UFC Columbus and UFC Portland
Mar. 13, 2020
UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Rozenstruik, originally scheduled for Saturday, March 28, at Nationwide Arena, in Columbus, Ohio, will be relocated following the State of Ohio’s ban on large gatherings of 100 or more. In addition, UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris, originally scheduled for Saturday, April 11 at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, will be relocated following the State of Oregon’s ban on large public gatherings of 250 or more. These events will now take place in UFC APEX in Las Vegas on the same dates, Saturday, March 28, and Saturday, April 11, respectively. Both events will proceed with only essential personnel in attendance and without spectators. UFC is working directly with Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Bob Bennett on implementing a process to screen the competing athletes for the coronavirus to ensure their health and safety. These events are scheduled to be broadcast live on ESPN’s platforms here in the U.S., and by UFC’s media partners around the world.
We know many of our fans in Ohio and Oregon are disappointed, as are we. Ticket holders may seek a full refund at the point of purchase. We look forward to returning to Columbus and Portland at the earliest opportunity.
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So no events will be cancelled but some moved to the UFC apex and might be contended with no audience. A little like TUF or Contender series then I guess, but with bigger names. Works for me!
I just wanted to say that I'm really happy they are not cancelling events! In a difficult situation I think they made a good choice. Of course its not the ideal, fights with no audience, but its a lot better then no fights!
BKFC 11 was just postponed due to the virus and other events as well. Even if I understand why they do it I'm glad that UFC are finding a different solution that fits the fans as well as the fighters.
Can the virus go away soon please, starting to get tired of this crap. Someone invent a cure!
