COVID-19 Forces Ban On Attending Multiple Sporting Events In The Wake Of Global Crisis
BY Scottie “The Context” White
Atlanta Georgia (March 12, 2020) The world as we know it is reeling from in the reality of the COVID-19 virus, a serious outbreak now elevated as a Coronavirus pandemic. A brief summation of the COVID-19 is this
“ Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more serious diseases such as pneumonia, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). COVID-19 was originally thought to have spread from animal to person, but person-to-person spread is now occurring.
Usually when it comes to the Art of War, the preparation consists of countless battle plans in executing effective combat strategies, with a strict method to annihilate the physical element resulting in maximum casualties as possible. The threat of this attack is much different than dressing up our military and publishing the order in deploying tactical units into enemy territory.
In a sense, the COVID-19 is a deadly contagious virus with unbelievable contracting ability to infect multiple entities from different areas without warning. This virus has eliminated our proactive engagement for the lack of knowledge to its source. Identifying the risk for infection is the priority, especially in global state of emergency which has forced us to respond with reactive preventive protocols. The report now is the virus can be transmitted from person-to-person and most recently an airborne epidemic.
COVID-19 has taken the lives of several hundred people as reported from the associate press. On a larger scale, full contact sports as we know it are being fragmented from the virus outbreak. Combat Sports, Basketball, and potentially various other sports are witnessing the ban of large gatherings in the wake of circumventing the expansion of this deadly virus.
As of recent, the global mix martial arts organization (UFC) Ultimate Fighting Championship have decided to move forward with their upcoming fight card in Brasilia. A scheduled appointment for the Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in the Brazilian capital, a venue which is cleared for the card to proceed but absent of a large gathering for its attendance. This is following an ordered issued down from city governor Ibaneis Rocha. A huge difference outside of the fight card usual format. The event will be exclusive for staff, teams, and fighters who will contend as usual in the absence of crowd participation. The order also bled over to a banned enforcement for concerts, schools, religious services, and sporting events hosting a hundred or more. A fantastic decision for the UFC to commit in accordance with global safety concerns expeditiously, with a pure understanding in protecting the welfare for this global and regional safety risk.
The planned UFC schedule will host the main showcase of Charles Oliveira (28-8 MMA, 16-8 UFC) and Kevin Lee (18-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC. CO-main attractions will be welterweight clash between fellow Brazilians Gilbert Burns (17-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) and Demian Maia (28-9 MMA, 22-9 UFC). Check out the entire card below –
The UFC on ESPN+ 28 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Kevin Lee vs. Charles Oliveira
- Gilbert Burns vs. Demian Maia
- Damir Hadzovic vs. Renato Moicano
- Nikita Krylov vs. Johnny Walker
- John Makdessi vs. Francisco Trinaldo
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)
- Jussier Formiga vs. Brandon Moreno
- Randa Markos vs. Amanda Ribas
- Aleksei Kunchenko vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
- Enrique Barzola vs. Rani Yahya
- Maryna Moroz vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
- David Dvorak vs. Bruno Silva
- Veronica Macedo vs. Bea Malecki
Soon enough, there will most likely be an official statement pertaining to these changes. The event schedule will be televised on ESPN+. Fans will notice the fight week of events have also been canceled, such as media day and the ceremonial weigh-ins.
The sport of basketball quickly file suit in protecting their players to, feeling the effects from the outbreak and prohibiting them from performing in the presence of large gatherings. To date, the AP has reported a pair of NBA players have been confirmed to have the COVID-19 virus. As a result, the remainder of the season has been suspended. To addition these cancellations, the college level basketball league has darkened the lines of demarcation in cancelling their big NCAA tournaments as well.