UFC athletes will not be asked to cover the costs of their required pre-fight COVID-19 testing. While recent reports indicated that UFC fighters and their corners would be responsible for paying for their own pre-fight screens moving forward, UFC officials today released the organization’s updated policy, which clarifies the new plan. “Please be advised that we are updating UFC’s COVID-19 testing program to give all athletes and corners the freedom and flexibility to secure their own COVID-19 test prior to departing for their scheduled UFC event,” UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell stated in a document distributed to all UFC athletes on Wednesday that MMA Junkie also obtained.
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