The outlook for Australia’s Eternal MMA promotion had never been brighter than it was at the beginning of March.
Having signed a UFC Fight Pass streaming deal in October 2019 and having successfully pulled off back-to-back-to-back shows—Eternal MMA 50 in Auckland, New Zealand, Eternal MMA 51 in Perth, Western Australia, and Eternal MMA 52 in Gold Coast, Queensland—in three consecutive weekends between Feb. 22 and March 7, partners Cameron O’Neil and Ben Vickers felt confident they had put some distance between Eternal and its competitors on Australia’s regional MMA scene.