UFC is Back to full Capacity!
The UFC is back and sports fans couldn’t be happier to hear the results from it. “A packed crowd”, Chants of Duval. Even more chants of USA. Stars and celebrities everywhere. A night that Jacksonville waited for was worth every bit of the wait (Barney).” Jacksonville welcomed back UFC Fans on April 24th, 2021 with a full crowd of celebrities and die-hard fans. According to Sources it said “A sold-out crowd of 15,269 for the star-packed UFC 261 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (Barney).” This is great news for all sports fans because this gives them hope that their sport will do the same.
UFC 261 isn’t just known for being the first sold-out sporting event since the COVID-19 breakout but for being one of the best UFC Fight nights of all time. As stated in the report “I don’t think it gets any better than tonight,” said UFC president Dana White. “I mean, you couldn’t have a better night than tonight. I mean I don’t know how you guys felt but the whole night was a holy **** night. … It was amazing. The crowd was amazing. The fights were amazing (Barney).” I’m not the biggest fan of the UFC but this sounds amazing for all fans of the great sport of Mix Martial Arts. I just hope soon Major League Baseball will pick up this rule of full capacity and let all Cubs Fans back into Wrigley Field.
This night also brought out one of the worst injuries I’ve ever seen in my life. All over Twitter, I saw Chris Weidman snap his leg. It was so nasty I highly recommend not watching the video but it’s something you can’t keep your eyes off of. I wish the best of luck to Weidman for a quick and fast recovery and hopefully, he’s in the octagon again.
COVID-19 was not really a matter and the UFC gave a few rules on the subject. Masks were optional and not many in the crowd donned them and tickets came with a COVID-19 waiver attached to them(Barney).” I feel like that is reasonable and believe that’s fair with vaccines getting bumped out every day.
I’m very glad that the UFC put on this event and went as smoothly as it did. I believe all major professional sports leagues should look towards the UFC and maybe add a couple of their rules. I personally believe that life is slowly but surely coming back to normalize and I couldn’t be a happier gentleman
dom • Mar 9, 2022 at 12:01 pm
i really liked this articale about ufc i dont really watch ufc often but this articale helped me chatch up
Lathen Reeser • Aug 31, 2021 at 9:00 am
Great article! I really think it is good that they opened it to full capacity, because UFC fights are really crazy and fun to watch.
Luke Davis • Aug 10, 2021 at 8:53 am
I love the article Jack! UFC is a sport that is not the same with an empty building. The energy of a full arena is unmatched. Now that things are going back to normal for one sport, hopefully the other sports will follow.
Aiden H • May 12, 2021 at 9:48 am
IT was a very informational artical i liked it alot
Olivia Packard • May 7, 2021 at 10:03 am
You did so amazing with this article!! I do not really keep up with this kind of stuff, but I really did enjoy reading your article to get a better understanding on it. Keep it up and enjoy the last few weeks of your junior year!
Braxton Armstrong • May 5, 2021 at 2:43 pm
Great article Jack! I am so glad that the UFC took the first step in going back to normal. I cannot wait until everything is back to normal and we can be done with the masks. Keep up the good work!
Enoch Hines • May 5, 2021 at 2:10 pm
Great article Jack! It is good that the UFC is back in full swing. The crowd at fights like this is just irreplaceable and it is not the same without the fans. I really like how you mentioned exactly how COVID-19 affected the UFC. Keep up the great writing!
Rochelle Pense • May 5, 2021 at 2:01 pm
Amazing article Jack! I don’t watch sports, but reading your article makes me happy that sports are able to finally have fans be at the events. Some of my relatives watch UFC so I can only imagine what they saw when Weidman snapped his leg. Keep up the great work!
Gannon Davis • May 5, 2021 at 1:38 pm
Great article Jack! I enjoyed reading your article about the UFC getting most of their fans back for UFC 261. I think it is incredible that this event was the first sporting event to have a full attendance of live fans for it since the covid-19 pandemic started. I didn’t watch the event but I did hear that the fights were really good. Keep up the outstanding writing Jack!
Kaw Kee La • May 5, 2021 at 9:50 am
I want to grow up and fight everyone in the ring sounds like a bunch of fun.