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Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate says she is OK with UFC president Dana White’s plans to keep the UFC running during the coronavirus pandemic \u2014 as long as he does so safely.<\/p>\n

Even with the pandemic ravaging the world, White announced this week that he plans on following through with the UFC’s upcoming events, with the first four taking place at Tachi Palace in California and then the next batch of events taking place on a mysterious private island. By contrast, ONE Championship \u2014 which employs Tate<\/a> \u2014 has canceled its upcoming two cards, despite originally announcing they would take place behind closed doors.<\/p>\n

The contrast between what White and the UFC are doing and what ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong is doing is stark, and Tate realizes that.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the South China Morning Post<\/a>, Tate explained that she’s glad that ONE has postponed its events but also can’t fault White for following through with his plans.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe’ve been ahead of the curve in every aspect when it comes to safety and we\u2019re definitely not looking to challenge the authorities and what they’re trying to do to mitigate this process,\u201d Tate said of ONE’s decision-making during the pandemic. \u201cIt was the right decision to make, and we\u2019re looking to throw live events again as soon as a safe opportunity presents itself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cDana is a totally different animal and he is a bit hard-headed in his approach,” Tate added. “I think, for the UFC, he\u2019s been a great leader for the most part. He has been exactly what they needed. I mean, where would the UFC be without Dana White?<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t expect Dana to be the kind of man that he is and do everything he\u2019s done to make the UFC a success and then all of the sudden change when something like this happens,” Tate continued. “Dana is who he is, and I give him props because he\u2019s done some amazing things, but I appreciate that we [at ONE] err on the side of caution because I don\u2019t want people to get sick. I don\u2019t want people to die.”<\/p>\n

\u201cDana has a different approach, but Dana\u2019s not going to do anything illegal. If he can find a way to throw an event within the guidelines, I\u2019m not going to knock the guy for being ambitious. But I hope he does take into consideration that the rules need to be followed. It needs to be safe. I think he\u2019s willing to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

At this stage, it’s impossible to say if Dana White’s plans will work out, or if he’ll wind up wishing he canceled events like ONE Championship did.<\/p>\n

Do you agree with Miesha Tate and her take on Dana White’s plans?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 4\/9\/2020. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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