Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White said Tuesday he believes many sports leagues could resume competition but it would come at a price.
"Listen, it's expensive. You're going to lose your live gate, which is millions and millions of dollars," White said on "." "You're going to lose a lot of money. And it's going to cost you a lot of money now to put on the sport, to make sure that it is safe. It can be done. The question is are they willing to do it."
Other sports, including Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association, have not announced when they will start again. Some team executives and player agents have lobbied the NBA toThe upcoming UFC events will have no fans and staffing levels more than 50% below normal, White said, and all the fighters and staffers involved will be tested for the coronavirus.
The mixed martial arts organization is also looking at staging events on an island over the summer to avoid travel restrictions that countries around the world have imposed to slow the spread of the virus, White said.
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