Let’s turn the clock back to March 11, 2020. In the MMA world, the UFC was gearing up for a Fight Night card in Brasilia, Brazil the following Saturday. At the time, Dana White‘s promotion was going full-speed ahead and everything appeared to be going according to plan.
The very same day, however, the entire world changed. All facets of life which were seemingly perfunctory the previous day were now suddenly put into their proper place. Grocery store employees, for instance, found themselves being classified as essential workers.
Social distancing became a part of the greater lexicon in the United States overnight.