UFC Introduces New Rule Weeks Ahead of UFC 274

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UFC's new rule!

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No flags allowed during walkout to the Octagon.

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UFC fighters disbarred from using their country flags

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UFC fighters draped in their country flag has become a common sighting.

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While UFC hasn't officially announced the same, UFC Bantamweight Chito Vera suggested a possible reason for the same.

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In conversation with Jose Luis Santacruz, Chito Vera opined how he was not allowed to walkout with his country flag of Ecuador, possibly because of the on-going conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

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Why did the UFC ban country flags during walkouts?

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