“If you’re afraid to come and you don’t want to risk it, don’t come.”
That was long time MMA promoter Monte Cox, addressing the criticism for hosting an event with a live audience during a pandemic.
Despite having around 38,000 cases in the area, the event pushed through Saturday night in Davenport, Iowa, and it featured two fighters way past their primes. 52-year-old former UFC champion Pat Miletich took on 57-year-old former boxing champion Michael Nunn in a kickboxing contest on Saturday night.
Even with the threat of COVID-19, people still attended the show to watch a crossover bout between two of the biggest combat sports stars from Iowa.