Titan Fighting Championship officials have announced the promotion will hold Titan FC 60, in their home state of Florida, on Friday, May 29. The card, which is still under development, will be held at a yet undisclosed location with no fans in attendance.
The event, which was originally scheduled for April 24, but delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has swept the globe, will be broadcast live on UFC Fight Pass, the world’s leading digital subscription service for combat sports.
The postponed April 24 fight card ,which was to take place at the Pabellón De Esgrima, Centro Olimpico in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and headlined by a welterweight title unification bout between current 170-pound champion Michael Graves (9-1-2) and interim champion Kamal Magomedov (8-0) was one of many fight cards that were impacted by the near global lockdown. That bout will not be moved to the May 29 card as travel restrictions will prevent Magomedov from entering the United States.
As both the nation, and the rest of the globe, begin to work towards returning to normalcy, many gyms and mixed martial arts facilities and promotions are eager to resume operations.
Jared Moskowitz, Director of Florida’s Division of Emergency Management, issued a memorandum on April 9, making several additions to what Governor Ron DeSantis deemed essential services. Among them, sporting events will be allowed to pick up where they left off if proper protocols are put into place.
“Employees at a professional sports and media production with a national audience — including any athletes, entertainers, production team, executive team, media team and any others necessary to facilitate including services supporting such production — only if the location is closed to the general public.”
Titan FC COO Lex McMahon, a lifelong advocate for the sport of professional mixed martial arts, is eager to produce a fight card for the fans, but he wants to do so under the right conditions.
“The global pandemic and resultant economic devastation brought about by the Coronavirus has brought the world and specifically sports to a standstill,” said McMahon. “However, as governmental lockdown restrictions begin to ease and with sports being deemed an essential business by Governor DeSantis, Titan FC is preparing to promote our first event since the outbreak of the pandemic. We understand that we have a responsibility to both provide entertainment to the world but bear a greater responsibility to ensure the safety of our athletes and those who work our events. In preparation for our return to promoting live MMA events on May 29th, I have consulted with Governor DeSantis’ office, the offices of Senator Rubio and Senator Scott and the Florida Boxing Commission. Titan FC has crafted and will implement a safety plan that will limit the number of people at each event, will test in various manners the athletes that will compete and the team that will promote and work the event, facilitate appropriate social distancing, and ensure a sanitized environment. We look forward to putting on great fights in conjunction with our broadcast partner UFC Fight Pass for fight fans around the globe.”
Bouts for the card will be announced shortly.
The event, which was originally scheduled for April 24, but delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has swept the globe, will be broadcast live on UFC Fight Pass, the world’s leading digital subscription service for combat sports.
The postponed April 24 fight card ,which was to take place at the Pabellón De Esgrima, Centro Olimpico in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and headlined by a welterweight title unification bout between current 170-pound champion Michael Graves (9-1-2) and interim champion Kamal Magomedov (8-0) was one of many fight cards that were impacted by the near global lockdown. That bout will not be moved to the May 29 card as travel restrictions will prevent Magomedov from entering the United States.
As both the nation, and the rest of the globe, begin to work towards returning to normalcy, many gyms and mixed martial arts facilities and promotions are eager to resume operations.
Jared Moskowitz, Director of Florida’s Division of Emergency Management, issued a memorandum on April 9, making several additions to what Governor Ron DeSantis deemed essential services. Among them, sporting events will be allowed to pick up where they left off if proper protocols are put into place.
“Employees at a professional sports and media production with a national audience — including any athletes, entertainers, production team, executive team, media team and any others necessary to facilitate including services supporting such production — only if the location is closed to the general public.”
Titan FC COO Lex McMahon, a lifelong advocate for the sport of professional mixed martial arts, is eager to produce a fight card for the fans, but he wants to do so under the right conditions.
“The global pandemic and resultant economic devastation brought about by the Coronavirus has brought the world and specifically sports to a standstill,” said McMahon. “However, as governmental lockdown restrictions begin to ease and with sports being deemed an essential business by Governor DeSantis, Titan FC is preparing to promote our first event since the outbreak of the pandemic. We understand that we have a responsibility to both provide entertainment to the world but bear a greater responsibility to ensure the safety of our athletes and those who work our events. In preparation for our return to promoting live MMA events on May 29th, I have consulted with Governor DeSantis’ office, the offices of Senator Rubio and Senator Scott and the Florida Boxing Commission. Titan FC has crafted and will implement a safety plan that will limit the number of people at each event, will test in various manners the athletes that will compete and the team that will promote and work the event, facilitate appropriate social distancing, and ensure a sanitized environment. We look forward to putting on great fights in conjunction with our broadcast partner UFC Fight Pass for fight fans around the globe.”
Bouts for the card will be announced shortly.
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