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“Most stupid thing”, “It’s a joke” – Fans confused about Chael Sonnen’s Submission Underground “elbow touch” during coronavirus pandemic

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The world is in the grip of the coronavirus pandemic and most top sporting leagues have suspended operations.

There are travel restrictions and also on how many people can be in one room at a time, but that isn’t stopping Submission Underground doing their bit.

Chael Sonnen has backed Conor McGregor to face Nate Diaz (Image credit: Getty)

Chael Sonnen’s promotion is geared more towards fighters submitting their opponents, but this is still a contact sport.

The coronavirus can spread via contact and thousands are getting affected daily across the world. Many top leagues suspended their operations because of this, however, Submission Underground tried to work around that.

In one of the clippings from Submission Underground 12, two performers are seen touching their elbows rather than shaking hands or bumping fists.

Suffice to say, some were unimpressed by this and let rip on social media.

Fans split about Submission Underground

Truth be told, this decision to not shake hands or bump fists but elbow touch doesn’t make much sense in the grand scheme of things.

Mixed martial artist Chael Sonnen attends the UFC 170 event at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on February 22, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The promotion is still contact-based and there is no guarantee that hands don’t touch during the fights.

Many fans on social media shared their views and most of them weren’t flattering to the promotion:

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However, some actually suggested that this was a joke, and many missed the point:

The UFC has also taken some drastic decisions regarding the coronavirus. They suspended operations after UFC Brasil but are hopeful of UFC 249 taking place.

Khabib Nurmagomedov (L) faces off against Tony Ferguson (R) during a press conference (Digital Trends)

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson is the main event and Dana White has claimed he has a location ready for this.

However, the UFC president has had to change the fight card due to several issues. It will be interesting to see how things take place in the coming weeks, especially with UFC 249 on 18 April.

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Saiyed Adeem Karim

Ditching a corporate job to follow a dream isn't easy, but when football comes calling, who can say no? Been following the beautiful game since 1998. Liverpool addict, F1 fanatic!

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