Odgovor smo dobili u petak, kada je predsjednik UFC-a najavio kako "se šou nastavlja". Današnji event u Brasiliji će se odraditi pred praznim tribinama, onaj u Londonu za tjedan dana bi se trebao normalno održati, a naredna dva eventa su preseljena u APEX centar u Las Vegas. No, svi zakazani mečevi i sve zakazane priredbe za sada idu prema planu.
Javnost je podijeljena. Neki vjeruju da UFC tako ugrožava zdravlja svojih zaposlenika, boraca i njihovih timova. Drugi su očekivano oduševljeni jer će ipak moći pratiti mečeve koje iščekuju. Pa makar i ispred praznih tribina.
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Doesn't matter where the fight is at, we're still going to perform and put on the fun for the fans stuck at home. Happy that the @ufc found a way to make this happen at the UFC Apex. One of the most state of the art facilities in sports. Let’s go #areyounotentertained
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) March 13, 2020
Perform all canceled fight cards in the TUF cage with no audience. Won’t cost a penny and everyone will still watch on tv. Boom. https://t.co/yBXs9hnF1I
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) March 12, 2020
I’m good with fighting in an empty arena. Let’s not panic too crazy, let us fight, entertain the people stuck at home. #UFCBrasilia
— Kevin MTP Lee (@MoTownPhenom) March 12, 2020
I could give two shits about fighting right now, this is bigger than sports https://t.co/4XQf6XHXe0
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) March 13, 2020
A bunch of bellator fighters tweeted praising bellator for canceling the fights u think somethings fishy about that ...dork get off Ali’s nuts https://t.co/KwIq4ZkFQf
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) March 14, 2020
1000000% when we sign that contract we’re willing to die in there. Thank you @ufc @danawhite for finding a way to keep the business running despite the pandemic going on in this world. We are a different breed of athletes. https://t.co/RWX97PBWbP
— Dan “50k” Ige (@Dynamitedan808) March 13, 2020
They closing all these professionals events for the safety of the the fans and the players who already have a set salary. But if the @ufc was to cancel there events the Athletes would NOT get paid a single dime. We only get paid to perform. Let them fight! #UFCBrasilia #ufc
— Corey Anderson UFC (@CoreyA_MMA) March 14, 2020
Maybe I'm not the right person to ask but I'm happy ufc is findin ways to keep the fights going. Fighters fight and we need a way to feed our family. As long as health is in concern and we are safe to compete I'm all in. Hope we scoop up sum new fans being the only show in town
— Frankie Edgar (@FrankieEdgar) March 13, 2020
