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UFC mixed martial arts event in 2020
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Weidman
was a
planned
mixed martial arts
event produced by the
Ultimate Fighting Championship
originally planned to take place on May 2, 2020 at
Chesapeake Energy Arena
in
Oklahoma City
,
Oklahoma
, United States.
[1]
Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Oklahoma
, UFC president
Dana White
announced on April 9 that starting with
UFC 249
, all future events were indefinitely postponed.
[2]
The event was officially cancelled on April 20.
[3]
Background
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The event would be the third that the promotion has contested in Oklahoma City, following
UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard
in September 2009 and
UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee
in June 2017.
[1]
A middleweight bout between former
UFC Middleweight Champion
Chris Weidman
and
Jack Hermansson
had been slated to serve as the event headliner.
[4]
A women's bantamweight bout between Sarah Alpar and Duda Santana was scheduled for the event. However, Santana was removed from the event for undisclosed reasons and replaced by Vanessa Melo.
[5]
A women's bantamweight bout between
Julia Avila
and
Karol Rosa
was expected to take place at
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris
. However, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
[6]
The pairing was rescheduled for this event.
[7]
Due to
travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
, some Brazilian fighters were unable to compete due to visa issues on the original date ?
Marina Rodriguez
(who was expected to face former
UFC Women's Strawweight Championship
challenger
Claudia Gadelha
) and Vanessa Melo (who was expected to replace Santana against Alpar).
[8]
Cancelled fight card
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See also
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References
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