Triller postpones Triad Combat 2 event due to COVID-19 concerns

Triller has decided to postpone their scheduled Triad Combat 2 event for later this month.

Following an initial report by Ariel Helwani , MMA Fighting received confirmation from promotion officials on Friday. The event was slated to take place Feb. 26 at the Toyota Center in Houston — which will be the host arena for next Saturday’s UFC 271 event — and feature a concert from country star Jason Aldean, but is being pushed to a later date due to the rising cases of COVID-19 in the area.

” We made this difficult decision because of our mutual concern for Jason Aldean’s fans and the Fight Club fighters. “We determined, given the Omnicron virus situation, that it was in the collective interests to delay this major arena event,” Triller stated in a statement. All tickets will be refunded. Stay tuned for more exciting information about where and how we will fight and rock our next .”

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There is currently no information on the date and location of the new card.

Multiple UFC veterans were scheduled to compete on the card, including former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos, light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort, longtime ranked bantamweight Jimmie Rivera, and former contestant on The Ultimate Fighter Sam Sicilia.

Former boxing champ Shannon Briggs was reappointed as a coach to the MMA and boxing teams. Quinton “Rampage”, Jackson is an ex-UFC champion. Team MMA defeated Team Boxing in the first event. This included an upset victory for Mike Perry, a former UFC welterweight fighter and current BKFC fighter.