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Amanda Nunes’ announcement that she will not participate in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s planned May 9 card—she cited a lack of preparation time—was almost certainly a harbinger of things to come. If sports return without fans in the coming months, it will present athletes with greater competitive challenges than most have ever faced in their professional lives. Mixed martial arts is no exception to that rule, and fighters like Nunes are going to struggle to enter into competition with the optimal level of preparation to which they are accustomed.