UFC holds fight card in Brasilia amid coronavirus pandemic

  • UFC stages full card in empty arena on Saturday in Brazil
  • Promotion says sports world is ‘panicking’ with cancellations
  • Oliveira stops Lee with a guillotine choke in main event

The Ultimate Fighting Championship staged a full fight card in an empty arena Saturday night in Brazil’s capital city, sticking to its plan to keep fighting in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

Charles Oliveira stopped lightweight Kevin Lee with a guillotine choke in the third round of the main event in the UFC’s first show since many other sports organizations around the world postponed and canceled competitions.

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