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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Kicks, punches and grunts echoed through the empty arena. Coaches, commentators and camera clicks resonated like never before. Blood, sweat, swollen eyelids and face masks signaled the return of UFC, the first major sporting event to resume since the coronavirus shuttered much of the country for nearly two months.

As President Trump plots how to return the country to the playing field and back to work, he will be closely monitoring how the UFC handles its return this weekend, according to UFC President Dana White.

When the UFC leads North America’s major sports back into action Saturday night with a pay-per-view show in Florida, Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje know they can’t do anything tentatively.

President Trump has been consistent about his desire to see live sports action return to American televisions with or without fans.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) star Conor McGregor has expressed his anger at governments allowing businesses to fly in migrant workers while the people “cannot go to the funerals of our loved ones”.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UFC 249 was canceled Thursday after ESPN and parent company Disney stopped UFC President Dana White’s plan to keep fighting amid the coronavirus pandemic.

UFC chief Dana White announced that he has nearly secured property on a private island to hold events during the ongoing coronavirus scare.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) No. 3 ranked light heavyweight Anthony Smith used a kitchen knife to fight off a home invader Sunday morning in Nebraska.

UFC fighter Jon Jones was arrested on Thursday and charged with drunk driving and negligent use of a deadly weapon, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones was arrested Thursday morning for driving while intoxicated and a gun charge, according to TMZ Sports.

London (AFP) – UFC star Conor McGregor has spent one million euros on protective equipment for hospital staff treating patients with the coronavirus in Ireland.

While the coronavirus debate in much of the world focuses on finding a balance between lockdown, and not sending the economy into another recession, or worse. UFC superstar and Irish national hero Conor McGregor is passionately pleading with his countrymen and their leaders, to embrace a “total lockdown.”

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The UFC has postponed its next three scheduled events through April 11, finally giving up on President Dana White’s plan to keep fighting amid the coronavirus pandemic.

UFC President Dana White says that he spoke to President Donald Trump about the impact of the coronavirus, and he decided the show will go on.

On Thursday, UFC chief Dana White posted a message to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, urging him to come to Las Vegas to join the Raiders.

UFC Chief Dana White says that he “doesn’t give a sh*t” if fight fans are upset that he is friendly with President Donald Trump.

Trash talking is a proven, time honored way of hyping fans and piquing interest before a big fight. However, sometimes trash talking can get taken way too far.

“I’m not a very political person, I’ll start there, but let me say this, there’s things that I can tell you about the President of the United States that you don’t hear on TV, that you don’t hear from other people,” White said.

The State of Texas is a destination state for thousands of people looking to improve their lives, because, in addition to great BBQ and no state income tax, Texas is a well-run state.

“Congratulations on your big UFC WIN!” Trump wrote on Twitter, highlighting McGregor’s praise of him as “quite possibly” the greatest American president of all time.

It should go without saying, but if you ever feel the urge to talk trash about MMA fighters in the presence of a UFC heavyweight, don’t.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kamaru Usman sent a bloodied, bleary Colby Covington spiraling to the ground for the second time. Usman then leaped on him and went to work on Covington’s badly injured face, battering his dazed opponent with hammer fists until the referee mercifully intervened.

UFC wrestler Bryce Mitchell offered President Donald Trump help to beat up some Washington, DC, politicians after a match victory on Saturday.

“Congratulations to Tito Ortiz on tonight’s huge WIN,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “A Great American Patriot!”

Alistair Overeem was winning his UFC heavyweight bout on Saturday night, right up until things took a sudden and gruesome turn.

Donald Cerrone posted a booze-fueled photo to hype his anticipated fight against Conor McGregor: A bottle of Cerrone’s preferred cheap American-style beer vs. the Irish fighter’s own whiskey.

Just so you know, UFC fighter Jake Matthews is taking his upcoming fight very seriously. How seriously? So seriously that he signed his contract in blood.

President Trump has made the attending of sporting events a centerpiece of his re-election efforts. Now, according to a new report, he’s ready to increase his profile on the broadcast of sporting events as well.

A man who has been accused of kidnapping 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard, the stepdaughter of UFC heavyweight Walt Harris, has been arrested.

President Trump became the first sitting president in U.S. history to attend a UFC fight on Saturday night. However, CNN’s Brian Stelter would like to know who invited the Commander-in-Chief, and why?

President Donald Trump shared a video on Twitter of UFC fighter Jorge Masvidal respectfully calling him a “bad motherfucker.”

DUBLIN (AP) — Conor McGregor has been fined 1,000 euros ($1,120) for assaulting a man in a pub.

Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz will clash at UFC 244 as they both try to win the UFC’s newest title belt: The Baddest Motherf*ck*r in the Game, belt. However, according to Masvidal, there will be another “bad motherf*ck*er” in attendance Saturday night: President Trump.

President Donald Trump is reportedly scheduled to attend a mixed martial arts fight on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The White House announced that the president is planning to attend an UFC fight at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday night.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) may have thrown her hat in the ring for the presidency, but last weekend she jumped into a different kind of ring when she laced up some boxing gloves to spar with UFC Champ Weili Zhang.