Currently in Brazil for UFC 224, head Dana White, along with members of his staff, feared for their lives after being held at gunpoint outside the host hotel.
ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported the robbery:
UFC President Dana White revealed “several employees and others associated with UFC 224” were held at gunpoint near the host hotel. Okamoto added that UFC employees are “definitely involved,” but there have not been any fighters’ names mentioned. Those affected have had to cancel stolen credit cards and passports.
Nobody was reported hurt and local authorities are investigating the event.
UFC 224 is taking place at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday night headlined by Amanda Nunes vs Raquel Pennington for the bantamweight title.