- UFC 249, the first major sport event to resume since coronavirus shuttered the country, was held without fans. It had originally been scheduled for April 18 in New York.
- All personnel undergo Covid-19 testing before being allowed to enter the arena.
- Jacare Souza tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday. His two cornermen also tested positive. His middleweight bout was cancelled.
- Judges and broadcasters work from separate tables.
- The cage floor is disinfected between bouts and pads are wiped clean.
- Fighter Anthony Pettis described the feeling inside the ring. “It’s hard to assess without the crowd. When I land stuff, I hear the crowd and know it was a good one. This time, there was no crowd. I saw his head pop, but there was nothing behind it, so it’s hard to tell.”
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