UFC cancels event in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: Reproduction Facebook/UFC
For the first time since 2013, Brazilian fans will not be able to attend an Ultimate event in person for a year. After UFC Brasilia, in March, be held without an audience, and the cancellation of the UFC 250, in São Paulo, in May, the franchise will also not hold UFC Rio, in November. The information is from the Canal Combate website.
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According to the report, Ultimate canceled the reservation for the Jeunesse Arena, in Barra da Tijuca, in the capital of Rio de Janeiro. The reason for the cancellation is the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.
The last event in Tupiniquim territory with a public presence was the UFC Sao Paulo, in November 2019. At the time, in the main fight of the show, the Polish Jan Blachowicz derrotou Ronaldo Jacare in the unanimous decision of the judges.
On the other hand, the last Ultimate show in Rio de Janeiro brought a lot of joy to the Brazilian fans. At the UFC 237, in May 2019, Jessica Stacker knocked out Rose namajunas and won the franchise's strawweight belt.
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