Cancelled UFC event on April 9, 2020
| Cancelled UFC event on April 9, 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| Date | April 9, 2020 |
| Venue | TBD |
| City | TBD |
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Cancelled UFC event on April 9, 2020 was a cancelled mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was scheduled to take place on April 9, 2020 at Astana Arena in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[1][2]
Background[edit]
This event was initially planned to take place at Astana Arena in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan and would have been the first that the promotion had contested there.[1][2] However, it was announced by UFC president Dana White on April 9 that starting with UFC 249, all future events were indefinitely postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
While not officially announced by the organization, the promotion was also targeting a bantamweight bout between former WSOF Bantamweight Champion and UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Marlon Moraes and Petr Yan to serve as the original event headliner.[4]
Abreu was initially targeted to face Gadzhimurad Antigulov on June 13, 2020 at UFC Kazakhstan.[5] Subsequently, the Kazakhstan event was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] As a result, Abreu was rescheduled to face Jamahal Hill on May 30, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns.[7] He lost the fight via technical knockout in the first round.[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Staff (2020-03-03). "Khadis Ibragimov meets Roman Dolidze during UFC Nur-Sultan in Kazakhstan". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2020-03-03. Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Steven Marrocco (2020-02-25). "UFC targets Kazakhstan for June 13 event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ↑ Damon Martin (2020-04-09). "UFC 249, upcoming events postponed due to coronavirus pandemic, Dana White promises 'Fight Island' will proceed". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- ↑ Farah Hannoun (2020-03-04). "Marlon Moraes, Petr Yan agree to headline UFC Kazakhstan". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ↑ DNA, MMA. "Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Klidson Abreu toegevoegd aan UFC Nur-Sultan". Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- ↑ "UFC FIGHT NIGHT KAZAKHSTAN Has Been Cancelled Due To The Coronavirus". theringreport.com. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ↑ Staff (2020-05-04). "A light heavyweight bout between Jamahal Hill and Klidson Abreu is set for UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns". theringreport.com. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ↑ Mike McClory (2020-05-30). "UFC Vegas Results: Jamahal Hill Makes Quick Work of Klidson Abreu". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
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