The event disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has deprived fighters of a means of earning. Louis Smolka, for one, had his UFC Columbus fight cancelled, along with his supposed paycheck.
With most countries imposing a quarantine on their citizens, Smolka came up with an idea on how his fellow fighters can earn money while on lockdown.
“We’re not going to try to kill each other or show everything we’ve got,” the 28-year-old bantamweight told MMA Fighting. “We’re just going to provide entertaining interactions for community sanity.”
Smolka seems optimistic about this plan, and hopes others would follow suit.