UFC Mexico is proceeding as scheduled in the aftermath frightening cartel-related turmoil in Jalisco.
This past weekend, violence erupted in the resort town of Puerto Vallarta in the state of Jalisco following the death of drug boss Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes a.k.a. “El Mencho.” Following Cervates’ death, members of his Jalisco New Generation Cartel reportedly retaliated by burning cars, creating blockages in streets and causing chaos in several areas, including Guadalajara International Aiport, affecting travel for many vacationers.
On Saturday, the UFC hosts an event in Mexico City, which is approximately 335 miles east of Jalisco and Guadalajara, so a fair distance away from the reported incidents. According to a report from TMZ, UFC officials have said the card “is proceeding as planned at this time.”
Mexico-based MMA reporter Rodrigo Del Campo González reported the same on Monday, noting that sources have told him “nothing has happened in or around Mexico City” in regards to the cartel activity, though officials are “monitoring the situation.“
González added that moving the card from Mexico City to the UFC’s Meta Apex in Las Vegas would be logistically difficult to several of the matchups involving Latin American fighters who would likely face work visa issues.
UFC Mexico is headlined by Mexico’s own Brandon Moreno fighting England’s Lone’er Kavanagh.
As of Monday, the U.S. State Department is continuing ongoing security operations in Jalisco State and Nayarit State, urging U.S. citizens in potentially dangerous locations to “shelter in place.” Airports outside of Guadalara and Puerto Vallarta have been marked as safe for travel.
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