Today's gala in Brasilia, including the Swedish bantamweight Bea Malecki, is the first to be influenced and decided without audience.

This week's activities such as media days and weigh-in have either been canceled or made under special forms without public to minimize the spread of infection.

- We follow all the competitors closely and no fights have shown any symptoms, says Cristiano Sampaio, of the Brazilian Sports Commission CABMMA, to the site MMAfighting.com.

"Talking to Trump"

UFC's longtime president Dana White points out that the organization has not had a single death during its 27-year history and that they are doing everything to protect their faults.

- I have even personally spoken to President Trump and the Vice President about this. They take the situation seriously. Everyone is panicking right now, but instead of panicking, we work closely with doctors and government to keep the sport safe while we can continue with our events, ”says White.

Next weekend, a gala is waiting in London on March 21. The two subsequent crowds, which would be decided on major venues in Columbus (March 28) and Portland (April 11), are instead moved to the UFC's own training facilities in Las Vegas.

May be stricter measures

White believes that the UFC can now safely conduct its competitions for the athletes, but he admits that even more stringent measures may be needed in the future.

- We follow the situation around the corona virus closely and how it can affect the health and safety of all our fajters, our staff and fans around the world. Right now we are continuing with all our events, but we will adapt to this situation, which is unparalleled, he says.

If the next really big gala, UFC 249 in New York on April 18, is affected, it is currently unclear.

CLIP: Here's the chaos in the sport after the corona virus

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Here is the chaos in the sport after the corona virus