.@O2industries
to provide free face coverings to fans attending
#UFC261 and
#UFC262 .More information :https://t.co/mMVO3FyBYg
— UFC News (@UFCNews)
April 20, 2021
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is making sure its first event
in front of fans since March 2020 will proceed as safely as
possible.
UFC
261 will take place at Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in
Jacksonville, Fla., with no audience limitations for the
15,000-seat venue. According to the promotion, tickets for the
event
sold out in minutes, breaking the record for the highest gross
in arena history.
With that comes enhanced COVID-19 protocols for fans who will
attend UFC 261. The Las Vegas-based organization has partnered with
CLEAR to provide that company’s Health Pass service to fans.
According to a release, Health Pass “is a free, mobile experience
by CLEAR that securely connects a user’s verified identity to
multiple layers of COVID-19-related health information to help
reduce public health risk.”
Those who purchase tickets will be able to use Health Pass to
access a confidential, COVID-19-related questionnaire. Those who do
not want to use the app will be directed to a kiosk outside of
Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena to complete a physical copy of the
questionnaire.
Attendees are required to complete the questions in advance of the
event, and those who are issued a green notification on the Health
Pass app will be granted entry into arena. Ticket holders whose
responses result in a red notification will not be allowed to enter
and will be advised on how to seek proper medical attention as well
as refund information.
According to a relese, “more than 60 organizations across the
country use Health Pass to create safer environments, including
teams across all major sports leagues.”
Additionally, the promotion has partnered with O2 Industries to
provide free face coverings to fans attending both UFC 261 and UFC
262, which is set for the Toyota Center in Houston on May 15. Fans
will be offered the masks by UFC staff upon entering those arenas,
per a release.