The Global pandemic has now targeted Ultimate Fighting Club (UFC) scheduled to take place on 18th of this month, resulting in its cancellation.

The news confirmed by its president, Dana White; reported Reuters.

Dana White said,

“Mixed martial arts promotion came under pressure to cancel or postpone the event from the Disney corporation, which owns broadcast partner ESPN.

White said he had received calls from “the powers that there (at Disney), and they asked me to stand down and not do this event next Saturday”.

With sparking rumours that the event would take place at a casino in California, state senator Dianne Feinstein called for the event to postponed as it contrary to the state’s “shelter in place” directive which in place to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

Earlier it was revealed that Muslim Mixed Martial Artist Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson will take place despite fears that the Ultimate Fighting Club fight would cancelled due to coronavirus.