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UFC President Dana White has reacted after the lineups for several recent UFC cards have been walloped by coronavirus-related shakeups.<\/p>\n

Last weekend’s UFC Vegas 9 card was particularly hard-hit by the COVID-19 induced lineup changes, and ultimately went down with far fewer fights on the bill than originally anticipated. This weekend’s UFC Vegas 10 card has also been banged up by the virus, as the originally scheduled<\/a> Thiago Santos vs. Glover Teixeira light heavyweight main event was cancelled when the latter tested positive.<\/p>\n

White, while no doubt frustrated, seems to be taking things in stride.<\/p>\n

In fact, he seems to be quite proud about the way the promotion is handling things.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook at the history here,\u201d White told reporters backstage at the UFC APEX after this week’s episode of Contender Series (via MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cLook at what we\u2019ve done and how it\u2019s all worked out. One of the things that we\u2019re not doing that other sports are doing is there\u2019s people that keep testing positive but they have no symptoms and they\u2019re not contagious. They\u2019re letting those guys play, whether it\u2019s the NBA or Major League Baseball. We\u2019re not. That\u2019s the difference.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just had a situation last week where they tested negative, negative, then tested positive,\u201d White added. \u201cThis thing is f*ckin wacky and you do the best you can. We\u2019re doing everything the right way and, who knows with this thing? Nobody has been able to get this thing figured out yet. We\u2019ve been solid.\u201d<\/p>\n

While White claims the UFC is setting precedents in terms of COVID-19 precautions, he’s rarely seen wearing a mask and has been particularly brazen when it comes to hand-shaking. Don’t expect that to change.<\/p>\n

\u201cThink about me: I\u2019ve been there, I shake their hands, I do all this other stuff and I haven\u2019t had COVID,\u201d White said. \u201cI will shake people\u2019s hands until the day I die.\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you think of these comments from Dana White?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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