VIDEO: Storm 'destroys' UFC London arena and boxing belt fight

Roof of the O2 Arena was damaged by storm Eunice (Photo: Reproduction/Twitter)

This Friday (18), a storm generated in the Atlantic Ocean hit England and Ireland, generating winds of up to 160 kilometers per hour, leaving tens of thousands of people without power, forcing planes to abort landings and leaving images of chaos and undoing.

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One of the places most devastated by Storm Eunice was the O2 Arena, home of the next UFC London and the World Boxing Organization belt dispute between Lawrence Okolie and Michael Cieslak.

Images circulating on social media show the arena with a huge hole in the roof. According to an official statement from the venue's administration, the venue was evacuated and the performance by the musical group Fugees, scheduled for Friday night, will be postponed.

It is not yet known how long the O2 Arena will remain closed and whether scheduled sporting events will need to be rescheduled. The World Boxing Organization belt fight between Lawrence Okolie and Michael Cieslak is scheduled for next Saturday, February 26th, while the UFC London is scheduled for March 19th and its main fight is a duel between heavyweights Alexander Volkov e Tom aspinall.

See some footage of the destruction on the roof of the O2 Arena:

Dome update – six panels shredded and counting ! pic.twitter.com/p2AVhf17Ly

—Ben Hubbard (@BJFHubbard) February 18, 2022

This seems not good…pic.twitter.com/XPDH8jjq7j

— Jake Kanter (@Jake_Kanter) February 18, 2022

Huge hole now, hope no one was due to have a gig tonight 😅 #StormEunice pic.twitter.com/KUF8pfaR7W

— Tom Henry (@TomHenry19) February 18, 2022