Ufc 249 Canceled After Espn, Disney Halt Promotion's Plans

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Thu, 04/09/2020 - 11:29am

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 confirmed the decision to cease competition in a text to The Associated Press. “I was ready to go on Saturday, but Disney and ESPN asked me to step down,” White wrote.Read more on NewsOK.com

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