UFC Mexico is proceeding as scheduled in the aftermath frightening cartel-related turmoil in Jalisco and Guadalajara.<\/p>\n
This past weekend, violence erupted in the resort town of Puerto Vallarta in the town of Jalisco following the death of drug boss Nemesio Rub\u00e9n Oseguera Cervantes a.k.a. \u201cEl Mencho.\u201d Following Cervates\u2019 death, members of his Jalisco New Generation Cartel reportedly attacked the resort as well as the Guadalajara airport in retaliation, resulting in many vacationers being stranded in Mexico.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, the UFC hosts an event in Mexico City, which is approximately 335 miles east of Jalisco and Guadalajara, so a fair distance away from the reported incidents. According to a report from TMZ<\/a>, UFC officials have said the card \u201cis proceeding as planned at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n Mexico-based MMA reporter Rodrigo Del Campo Gonz\u00e1lez reported the same on Monday, noting that sources have told him \u201cnothing has happened in or around Mexico City\u201d in regards to the gang attacks, though officials are \u201cmonitoring the situation.\u201c<\/p>\n Gonz\u00e1lez added that moving the card from Mexico City to the UFC\u2019s Meta Apex in Las Vegas would be logistically difficult to several of the matchups involving Latin American fighters who would likely face work visa issues.<\/p>\n UFC Mexico is headlined by Mexico\u2019s own Brandon Moreno fighting England\u2019s Lone\u2019er Kavanagh.<\/p>\n