Published 07:07 IST, May 17th 2020

First virtual Mixed Martial Arts event takes place behind closed doors in Nicaragua

The first virtual Mixed Martial Arts event took place behind-closed-doors in Nicaragua on Friday.

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first virtual Mixed Martial Arts event took place behind-closed-doors in Nicaragua on Friday.

NFC 57 saw a total of 12 fights taking place, first to be held since coronavirus pandemic.

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standout clash was between Byron Wilson - affectionately dubbed ' phemenal' and Armando Aguilar.

Approximately 120 people attended event despite it being closed off to public, with medics, firefighters, security guards in arena toger with fighters coaching staff and referees.

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virtual event - first of its kind in country, was being streamed live on official Facebook account of NFC and also on its YouTube channel.

07:07 IST, May 17th 2020