Published By: Vivek Ganapathy
Last Updated: November 16, 2023, 15:34 IST
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Ultimate Fighting Championship mentioned Thursday that its first occasion in China because the Covid pandemic has been relocated to Las Vegas due to “logistical issues”.
The Fight Night was supposed to have been in Shanghai on December 9 however will now happen at UFC APEX in Las Vegas on the identical date, a UFC spokeswoman mentioned.
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She gave no additional particulars on the problems that led to the change.
The Shanghai occasion had been set to embrace bouts for the Road to UFC, in which rising abilities compete to win UFC contracts.
UFC has a state-of-the-artwork coaching and efficiency centre in Shanghai, however its final occasion in China was in 2019 in Shenzhen.
China imposed tight journey and quarantine restrictions from early 2020 to staunch the unfold of the pandemic.
The coverage led to the cancellation of most worldwide sports activities occasions in the nation till Beijing abruptly lifted curbs late final yr.
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – AFP)
