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UFC 249 has been canceled at the request of Disney and ESPN
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Despite reports that UFC president Dana White was planning to hold UFC 249 on a private island or on a Native American reservation to get around coronavirus restrictions, the next UFC event has been canceled. UFC 249 had been scheduled to air on ESPN on April 18. "Today, we got a call from the highest level you can go at Disney, and the highest level at ESPN ... and the powers that be there asked me to stand down and not do this event on Saturday," White told ESPN.
TOPICS: UFC, ESPN, Dana White, Disney
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