By this point we are all aware of the seriousness of the Coronavirus and its spread throughout the United States. First, the idea was to play games without fans, but after Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz tested positive for the Virus, the NBA decided to suspend all games until further notice. Since the NBA is the king of the (non-football) sports betting calendar, and is the driver behind most major decisions, every single one of the American sports leagues is following suit, including the combat sports and UFC.
Dana White has promised that the UFC will continue to put on shows. White seems to think he and the UFC will have no problem continuing despite the spread of Covid_19 and is looking at UFC 249 for the next big event. With all that being said, NJ-Bet is going to try and continue to provide you with all the latest online sports betting news and updates. Here is the latest breakdown (as of March 25, 2020).
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League |
Action Taken |
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UFC |
Fights continuing in empty stadiums (UFC 249 is next scheduled event) |
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Horse Racing |
Kentucky Derby postponed to September 5 |
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NFL |
Offseason schedule to continue per normal, League to hold draft on original date despite suggestions from GMs |
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Summer Olympics |
Postponed until Summer 2021 |
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College Basketball (March Madness) |
Men’s/Women’s tournaments cancelled |
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Aussie Rules Football |
Matches and awards have been cancelled |
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NBA |
Season suspended for at least 30 days (likely mid-to-late June) |
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MLB |
Season originally pushed back two weeks, now will begin in Mid-May at the earliest (originally projected to start March 26th) |
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World Baseball Classic |
Postponed indefinitely (supposed to start in April) |
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NHL |
Season suspended indefinitely |
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PGA |
Tournaments through April 5th cancelled; Masters (biggest tournament) postponed |
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International soccer leagues (Champions/Premier/Europa) |
Suspended indefinitely |
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Euro 2020 |
Pushed back to 2021 |
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NASCAR |
Races cancelled for next two weeks |
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XFL |
Suspended indefinitely |
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MLS |
Suspended indefinitely |
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ATP (tennis) |
Tournaments cancelled for next six weeks |
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Indian Premier League (cricket) |
Season pushed back 2 weeks (originally projected to start March 29th) |
