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New guidelines could open door for UFC to hold Florida events during COVID-19 pandemic

The WWE isn’t the only sports (or sports-entertainment) organization that can theoretically head over to Florida during this coronavirus pandemic.

As outlined in an April 9th memo by the office of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the “essential services” aspect of the stay-at-home order now includes “employees at a professional sports and media production with a national audience — including any athletes, entertainers, production team, executive team, media team and any others necessary to facilitate including services supporting such production — only if the location is closed to the general public.”

Why in the world would sports behind closed doors be considered an essential service in Florida when it is decidedly not essential virtually everywhere else?